In this episode, William Green chats with Arnold Van Den Berg, a revered investor whom he spotlighted in his book, Richer, Wiser, Happier. Against all odds, Arnold has run a highly successful investment firm for 50 years. Here, he discusses what he’s learned about how to succeed in markets & life; shares practical tools that he’s found transformative; & explains how he’s positioned to survive & thrive in the most overvalued US stock market he’s ever seen.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
06:57 - How extreme focus saved the life of Arnold Van Den Berg’s father.
14:05 - How to develop one-pointed focus & get into a flow state.
18:50 - What Dostoevsky taught Arnold about avoiding lies & discerning truth.
40:58 - How Arnold overcame a terrible self-image & “reprogrammed” himself.
40:58 - How he taught himself to be a successful investor.
01:34:51 - What habits he practices every day, including his favorite affirmations.
01:47:53 - How he remains optimistic amid adversity.
01:51:56 - Why he’s betting big on gold, silver, uranium, oil & natural gas.
01:51:56 - Why he thinks the S&P 500 “is one of the worst things you could buy.”
01:57:54 - Why he warns against long-term Treasury bonds & “anything with leverage.”
02:02:24 - How he & his firm are harnessing Artificial Intelligence.
02:09:59 - What brings him the greatest happiness.
02:19:02 - What you’ll learn from his favorite book about the “real secret to life.”
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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- Arnold Van Den Berg’s investment firm, Century Management.
- Write to request Arnold’s report on one-pointed focus.
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow.
- Victor Frankl's Man’s Search for Meaning.
- Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.
- James Nestor's Breath.
- Leslie Lecron's Self Hypnotism.
- Harry Carpenter's The Genie Within.
- Harry Carpenter’s audio recordings for relaxation & self-hypnosis.
- James Allen' Mind is the Master, including “From Poverty to Power”.
- William Green’s 2022 podcast interview with Arnold Van Den Berg.
- William Green’s 2023 podcast interview with Arnold Van Den Berg.
- William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book.
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