Remember the Telescope Investing podcast? Hosts Luke and Albert are back for a special reunion episode! While Krzysztof is taking a well-deserved break, Luke and Albert have plenty to catch up on since their last show in 2022.

They'll discuss how investing fueled their early retirement, the lessons learned from pandemic-era stock picks (both the wins and the losses!), and the exciting new companies they're watching. Expect laughter as they reminisce about Luke's surprise dance routine at Albert's wedding. And of course, they'll swap their favorite (and maybe not-so-favorite) TV recommendations.

If you're looking for an investing podcast that's as insightful as it is entertaining, this episode is for you. Join Luke and Albert for a candid and informative conversation about money, markets, and life's unexpected twists and turns.

Companies mentioned in this episode include Shopify ($SHOP), MercadoLibre ($MELI), Nvidia ($NVDA), CuriosityStream ($CURI), Fiverr ($FVRR), Teladoc Health ($TDOC), Block ($SQ), Mastercard ($MA), Rocket Lab ($RKLB), SpaceX (private company), Shockwave Medical ($SWAV), TransMedics ($TMDX), Palantir ($PLTR), ZScaler ($ZS), and Trump Media & Technology Group ($DJT). ---
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In Episode 25, Luke reflects on his magnum-opus 50-day portfolio review on X, including selling $AMZN “too early” to buy a couple of cars. We debate whether that was a mistake or using money appropriately to live fully?

https://twitter.com/7LukeHallard/status/1781627421243908513

Monkey wonders how Luke got through 2008 beating the market by double-digits: was it luck in owning $ISRG at the right time, or an aggressive risk profile appropriate for life-stage and life circumstances?

How to Beat the Market Principle 2: Look for founder-led companies like Tesla's $TSLA Elon Musk, Crowdstrike’s $CRWD George Kurtz and Apple's $AAPL Steve Jobs. What does founder-led mean and why does that matter?

Tesla earnings results included the promise of a lower-price-point entry car and a cross-roads for investors according to Musk: "Only invest in Tesla if you believe we can solve autonomy" -- is this a fair claim to make?

Tesla also made vital regulatory progress in China in terms of autonomous driving which was enough for Monkey to add it to his King of the Jungle portfolio; we review and look back on our strategies and how they've played out thus far, six months into the contest.

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You can find more episodes of the podcast at wallstreetwildlife.com, and you can follow us at:
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Fed up with the stock market giving you a hard time?
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- Discover the world's leading companies
- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst
- Learn how to start investing
- Essential investing principles to boost your returns
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This week's podcast is a repost from the 7investing podcast feed, where Luke & Krzysztof are Lead Advisors.

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If you’ve ever travelled abroad or tried to send money across international borders, hidden fees and unfair exchange rates have no doubt been a massive and expensive headache.

In this week's episode of the 7investing podcast, Lead Advisors Luke Hallard & Krzysztof Piekarski sit down with Rina Wulfing, Senior Manager for the North American policy team at Wise ($WIZEY) to discuss the company's original founding story and mission: to empower its users with a transparent system that sends money cost effectively and instantly across borders.

We discuss junk fees — what they are and how Wise is working with regulatory agencies to limit their adverse impact on customers.

We also discuss why direct access to US banking systems is limited to certain types of financial institution, and why this hits US consumers and businesses (and visitors!) in the pocket.

If you ever travel internationally, or are looking to upgrade your legacy banking arrangements, today's episode is a must listen conversation that will give you better insight into the finance industry, and will save you money!

You can learn more about Junk Fees here:

https://wise.com/community/junkfees

--- A humble request to all our listeners: please leave us a review on Apple or Spotify if our Wall Street Wildlife episodes have helped you become a better investor. We're still sub-scale, and it will help us a lot!
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X.com/7LukeHallard
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- Discover the world's leading companies
- Sharpen your best investing practices and ditch the worst
- Learn how to start investing
- Essential investing principles to boost your returns
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