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How does a maker of pesto sauce become a 28-bagger? The recipe calls for profitability, focused management, and sustainable earnings, along with a few other ingredients. Ian Cassel is a micro-cap investor, the founder of MicroCap Club, and the author of two books. Motley Fool Senior Analyst Buck Hartzell caught up with Cassel for a conversation about investing in the smallest kinds of public companies. They also discuss: - How to evaluate companies with market caps less than $500M. - What makes an “intelligent fanatic.” - Why growing a stock position is like cultivating a relationship. Host: Buck Hartzell Guest: Ian Cassel Producer: Mac Greer, Mary Long Engineer: Chace Pryzlepa, RIck Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Companies, investors, and countries are all having a hard time knowing what the future holds. And that makes forecasting hard. (00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: - The market’s correction reaction to tariffs, and what higher prices might mean for consumers that are already spending less. - The market’s questions around Tesla’s tough start to 2025, slipping european sales, and Elon Musk. - Earnings from Adobe, Vail, and Docusign. (19:22) Macro-focused investor Richard Bernstein walks Ricky Mulvey through the big picture he’s seeing, and how tariffs, trade uncertainty, and how it all flows into what we’ve seen in the stock market over the past few weeks. (32:51) Jason and Matt break down where they turn to celebrate Pi Day and two stocks on their radar: Ansys and Starbucks. Stocks discussed: TSLA, ADBE, MTN, DOCU, ANSS, SBUX Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Richard Bernstein, Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch

Volatility is the price of admission for long-term investing. (00:21) Anthony Schiavone and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Investing mindset for market corrections. - Earnings results from Dollar General. - Why Americans are spending less at convenience stores. Then, (14:08) Nick Sciple joins Ricky to chat about TKO Group and the company’s new boxing league and why company insiders are buying up shares. Companies discussed: DG, SCHD, SPG, HSY, TKO Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Anthony Schiavone, Nick Sciple Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wall Street is fearful. Should you be greedy? (00:21) David Meier and Mary Long discuss: - What’s changed and stayed the same since March 2020. - If cooling inflation data is enough to calm markets. - Meta’s plan to train an AI chip in-house. Then, (21:12), IWG CEO Mark Dixon joins for a conversation about hybrid work, changing downtowns, and how companies can measure the financial benefits of in-person connection. Host: Mary Long Guests: David Meier, Mark Dixon Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

And what’s that mean for long-term stock investors? (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The tech stock sell-off. - If the investing thesis for Tesla has fundamentally changed. - No more free bags on Southwest Airlines (for most fliers). Then, (19:18) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss Social Security’s funding challenges and how investors should prepare. Companies/tickers discussed: QQQ, TSLA, LUV Build your Range Rover Sport at www.landroverusa.com Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Asit Sharma, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl, Heather Horton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deals are back! Rocket Companies sees a fixer upper with Redfin and ServiceNow steps into the agentic AI era with Moveworks. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Rocket Company’s plans to own even more of the homebuying process with its all-stock purchase of Redfin. - ServiceNow’s step into agentic AI and Salesforce’s turf with its $2.8B purchase of Moveworks. (17:03) Vail Resorts kicked off the winter season with some rough conditions despite having snowy slopes. Motley Fool analyst Anthony Schiavone joins Mary Long to check in on the ski resort owner before the company’s quarterly report after the bell today. Companies discussed: RDFN, RKT, NOW, MTN Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Anthony Schiavone, Mary Long Engineers: Tim Sparks, Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Benioff is the founder and CEO of the cloud-based software company Salesforce. Dylan Lewis caught up with Benioff to discuss: - Why Salesforce doesn’t plan to hire any software engineers this year. - Lessons learned from major acquisitions, like Slack and Tableau. - Where AI goes next. Companies discussed: CRM, MSFT, LEN, DIS Host: Dylan Lewis Guest: Marc Benioff Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl, Heather Horton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When uncertainty spikes, our ability to look out into the future shrinks. (00:21) Emily Flippen and Matt Argersinger discuss: - How the shifting tariff picture is driving uncertainty across markets, economic forecasts, and investor outlooks. - Target’s continuing troubles, and why even Costco can’t escape the retail slowdown. - What’s behind Okta’s 25% post-earnings pop. (19:11) Five years from the beginning of the pandemic, Malcolm Gladwell reflects on our COVID response, his past works, and his latest book Revenge of the Tipping Point. (31:44) Emily and Matt break down two sides of 24-hour trading and what’s on their radar this week: private equity firms and Lovesac. Stocks discussed: TGT, COST, OKTA, BN, BX, KKR, APO, LOVE Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Emily Flippen, Matt Argersinger, Malcolm Gladwell. Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the first call since Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen’s departure, not a mention of the former CEO was heard. (00:21) Nick Sciple and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Kroger’s business results. - Why some investors are becoming more pessimistic about Abercrombie & Fitch. - A small-cap tobacco company playing in a fast-growing trend. Then, (17:22) Karl Thiel joins Mary Long to discuss advanced-robotics company, Intuitive Surgical. Companies discussed: KR, ANF, TPB, ISRG, GOOG, GOOGL Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Nick Sciple, Mary Long, Karl Thiel Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

BlackRock wants to buy ports; Trump wants to buy crypto. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Mary Long discuss: - How investors can prepare for potential “disturbance.” - BlackRock’s latest acquisition. - The reasons for and against a national “strategic reserve” of cryptocurrency. Then, (14:50), Ricky Mulvey and Mary go to a crypto conference in downtown Denver. Tickers mentioned: BLK, CKHUY, BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA Host: Mary Long Guests: Asit Sharma, Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico are now in effect. Is this a negotiation tactic? A new long-term reality? (00:21) Jason Moser and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The impacts of tariffs on investors and companies. - If Target is a value play. - Okta’s market opportunity in security verification. Then, (17:20) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp offer financial planning tips for solopreneurs. Companies discussed: HD, TSM, TGT, OKTA Build your Range Rover Sport at www.landroverusa.com Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Jason Moser, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fresh IPO, outgoing CEO, and Domino’s finally joining the field on stuffed-crust pizza. (00:21) Bill Barker and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Mixue’s splashy debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange, and how the boba tea chain stacks up to Starbucks and McDonald’s. - Rodney McMullen’s departure from Kroger and what’s next for the nation’s largest grocery chain. - Domino’s finally delivering what the people want: stuffed crust pizza. (17:41) Have you seen a med spa in your neighborhood? Mary Long caught up with analyst Nick Sciple to find out why this industry is booming and one company that’s selling a few products that can help you look a little younger. Article discussed: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-19/med-spas-boom-with-botox-lip-filler-weight-loss-drugs-in-demand Companies discussed: LKNCY, KR, DPZ, PZZA, ABBV, EOLS Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Bill Barker, Nick Sciple, Mary Long Producer: Mary Long Engineers: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

$150 billion. That’s how much some experts estimate weight-loss drugs could bring in in sales within the next five years. Motley Fool analyst Karl Thiel joins Ricky Mulvey to check in on the GLP-1 landscape. They also discuss: - How weight-loss drugs actually work, and how big-name prescriptions differ from each other. - What investors need to know about Ozempic and Mounjarno’s patent cliffs. - The scenarios in which Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are actually undervalued. Companies discussed: LLY, NOVO, HIMS, PFE, RHHBY, VKTX, GPCR, ISRG Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Karl Thiel Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great buildout for AI and GLP-1 drugs continues. (00:21) Jason Moser and Matt Argersinger discuss: - How Nvidia continues to deliver in the face of great expectations, but even those great results haven’t kept the market happy with the chipmaker or big tech stocks to start 2025. - Apple and Eli Lilly’s plans to expand manufacturing and development in the U.S. - Earning updates from Home Depot, Axon, and Cava. Here is Jason’s fabled at-home Cava recipe: https://moribyan.com/spicy-lamb-meatballs-cava-copycat/ (19:11) Jason dives deeper into Axon’s earnings with President Josh Isner, breaking down some of the major growth opportunities ahead, and how the company is approaching the focus on government budgets and tariff talks. (34:53) Matt and Jason break down two stocks on their radar: Marqueta and EPR Properties. Stocks discussed: NVDA, AAPL, LLY, HD, AXON, CAVA, MQ, EPR Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Jason Moser, Matt Argersinger, Josh Isner Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad c

The tech giant is a data center business. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - Why Wall Street is shrugging off Nvidia’s 78% yearly revenue growth. - CEO Jensen Huang’s vision for AI in the coming years. - Short sellers targeting digital ad seller, AppLovin. Companies discussed: NVDA, APP, META Host: Ricky Mulvey Guest: Asit Sharma Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Axon Enterprise is facing new questions about its competition, but the earnings continue to look strong. (00:21) Jason Moser and Mary Long discuss: - Axon earnings, and the headline that sent the stock down nearly 30% last week. - What artificial intelligence looks like in policing. - What success looks like for TJX Companies. Then, (19:34), Emily Flippen and Ricky Mulvey take a look at Dutch Bros, a fast-growing coffee chain with a sugary valuation. Companies/tickers discussed: AXON, TJX, BROS Host: Mary Long Guests: Jason Moser, Emily Flippen, Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some of the most speculative names in the market are seeing steep declines. What did you expect? (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The recent declines for Palantir and Microstrategy. - If Home Depot’s cash flow story is intact. - Celsius’s $1.8 billion acquisition of Alani Nu. Then, (19:30) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp discuss Warren Buffett’s estate plan, and the lessons for regular investors. Companies/Tickers discussed: PLTR, MSTR, QQQ, HD, CELH, PTON, BRK.A, BRK.B Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Jim Gillies, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp Producer: Dylan Lewis Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Berkshire’s cash hoard is approaching “Dr. Evil” levels. (00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Warren Buffett’s message to investors and Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in his annual letter. - Berkshire’s growing cash position and what it might say about his view of the investing opportunities out there. - Apple’s $500B commitment to its Advanced Manufacturing Fund, AI development, and R&D efforts. (16:33) American's pharmaceutical options for legally treating mental health issues could expand soon. MindMed is testing the effects of LSD on depression and Anxiety, the company’s CEO Rob Barrow talks Ricky Mulvey through his company's work and the future of psychedelics and mental health. Companies discussed: BRK.A, BRK.B, AAPL, MNMD Host: Dylan Lewis Guests: Tim Beyers, Rob Barrow, Ricky Mulvey Producer: RIcky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you haven’t changed your mind on anything in the past two decades, you should reconsider your beliefs. Malcolm Gladwell’s latest book is Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering and he is the host of the podcast Revisionist History. Dylan Lewis caught up with Gladwell for a conversation about: - How social engineering effects your life. - Why real diversity can prevent leaders from doing stupid things. - The demand to return to more in-person experiences. Host: Dylan Lewis Guest: Malcolm Gladwell Producer:Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The key in retail right now? Multiple business segments that can carry companies through reduced discretionary spending. (00:21) Asit Sharma and Jason Moser discuss: - Walmart’s approach to tariffs, and what their results – paired with earnings from Etsy – say about the state of the consumer. - How MercadoLibre’s multi-pronged strategy keeps pushing it to new highs - The real opportunities the market is giving investors with Wingstop and Block, and why investors should continue to be careful with China’s large tech companies. (19:11) To celebrate his 500th Rule Breaker Investing episode, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner and friends Randi Zuckerberg and Morgan Housel talk about some of the enduring lessons from their time in college, where they look for true insight in the world, and a fun way to use AI for perspective. Catch the full episode here: https://www.fool.com/podcasts/rule-breaker-investing/2025-01-22-three-fools-with-morgan-housel/ (31:50) Jason and Asit break down two stocks on their r