Rule Breaker Investing

David slips on his Fred Roger’s cardigan to revisit five valuable lessons, intertwined with the theme of “how to win in life.” Pulled from classic episodes spanning the last decade of weekly podcasts, David spotlights lessons that light candles—at a time when too many are busy fanning flames.

The five growth-minded blasts from the past:


Roy Spence on being a “For” Person

“Do you have a ________ friend?”

Accept responsibility; blame no one

Judge yourself by your results, and others by their intentions

Sam Horn’s “proactive grace”


An oh-so-timely Blast from the Past—equal parts warmth and backbone—here to help you lead with character, win with kindness, and keep the light on for others. Fool on!



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Host: David Gardner

Producer: Bart Shannon
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It’s a Mailbag of gratitude as the reviews are rolling in for David’s new book. A listener invests $100 for each of his daughters’ birthdays, positioning them for success in their financial futures, as another listener follows David’s advice: “Add up, don’t double down.” David also shares some Strat-o-matic memories and reminds us that the math is always against you when it comes to sports betting. Plus, listener and host swap stories on selling Netflix (years ago) to build and buy their homes…



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Host: David Gardner

Producer: Bart Shannon
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Welcome back to our quarterly Market Cap Game Show! Two past champions—Andy Cross and Yasser El-Shimy—take the stage to test their market-cap mettle (and yours) across ten public companies, vying for a spot in the 2026 March Market Cap Madness World Championships. From tech titans and international hotel brands to down home Texas fare and online car shopping, the matchups run from familiar to delightfully unexpected—plus plenty of banter.

Can you outscore Andy, Yasser, or both? Play along, challenge your market cap intuition, and discover the surprising values of companies you know and love (and maybe a few you’ve never heard of!).



Companies mentioned: ASR, CARG, CEG, CME, GOOG, LKQ, MAR, NXPI, PGR, TXRH



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Host: David Gardner

Guests: Andy Cross, Yasser El-Shimy

Producers: Bart Shannon, Dan Boyd
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A 5-minute listen from Chapter 3 of the Rule Breaker Investing audiobook, out September 16. In “After Yesterday,” David tells the CNBC story of a co-host stunned that he still liked cloud stocks—after yesterday—and why Rule Breaker investors don’t let yesterday’s tape write tomorrow’s script. Enjoy the excerpt, then share it with a friend who could use a smarter, happier, richer mindset.



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Host: David Gardner

Producer: Bart Shannon
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All year long we’ve opened each episode with a “Page Breaker Preview” sneak peek from David’s forthcoming book. Today, we’ve stitched those 35 snippets into a single, chronological highlight reel—a mini-audiobook that traces the arc of Rule Breaker Investing: from first principles and habits, through stock-picking traits and portfolio rules, to the capstone ideas that tie it all together. With light context, lots of personality, and a lively tempo, this week’s one-of-a-kind episode plays like a curated mixtape of the book’s big ideas.

It’s out next week!

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Host: David Gardner

Producer: Dan Boyd

Companies mentioned: ADBE, AMZN, AXON, CMG, CRM, ISRG, META, NFLX, NVDA, SBUX, SHOP, TSLA


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