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The Motley Fool

David Gardner, co-founder of The Motley Fool, is among the most respected and trusted sources on investing. As a best-selling author, hugely successful stock picker, and financial authority,...

Episodes

20 of 624 episodes

Financial Horror Stories, Vol. 5: The All-Monster Edition

The witching hour approaches! For the fifth consecutive Halloween, Motley Fool retirement expert Robert Brokamp returns to haunt Rule Breake...

53:48Oct 21, 2026

Breaking the Rules of Sports, Vol. 2: American Football

It’s football season! America’s most popular sport is in full swing, at both the NFL professional level and, of course, the college professi...

53:51Oct 14, 2026

Pet Perks, Vol. 3: Seven Little Things That Make Everything Better

A Pet Perk doesn’t need to be profound; it's the noticing that makes it profound. This time around, we leave investing and business behind f...

33:44Oct 7, 2026

September 2026 Mailbag: 16 Years Old to 25 Years Foolish

This month, eight correspondents bring us questions and stories from very different points along the Foolish journey. We talk time freedom,...

59:43Sep 30, 2026

Market Cap Game Show: What’s Rare Earth Worth?

Price per share is only half the story. Multiply it by shares outstanding and you get the number that matters: market capitalization, the ma...

68:48Sep 23, 2026

ChatGPT Asks & David Answers, Vol. 4

ChatGPT is back on the mound, David is back in the batter’s box, and for the first time in more than a year it’s time for five fresh pitches...

50:23Sep 16, 2026

10 Years Later: 5 Low-Risk Stocks for the Next Year

en years ago, amid plenty of bearish sentiment, David did something unique in the history of his 5-Stock Samplers: he picked five stocks spe...

46:18Sep 9, 2026

Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 11

Every once in a while, Rule Breaker Investing sets aside the theme and embraces the hodgepodge. Something Old, something New, something Borr...

34:32Sep 2, 2026

August 2026 Mailbag: The Scores We Keep

After three weeks of Authors in August, the authors step aside and Rule Breaker listeners take the conversation somewhere new. A middle-scho...

35:46Aug 26, 2026

Authors in August: Dave Ulrich & Why We Work

Why do we work? A paycheck matters, of course. And, when so much of life is spent working, might we reasonably hope for something more?Closi...

74:47Aug 19, 2026

Authors in August: Vasant Dhar & “Thinking With Machines”

Artificial intelligence may feel suddenly everywhere, but AI pioneer Vasant Dhar has had a front-row seat for more than four decades—teachin...

70:41Aug 12, 2026

Authors in August: Thi Nguyen’s “The Score”

Authors in August is back! It’s our 9th year featuring authors of books that David loves and thinks you’ll love too. So for the third time,...

61:53Aug 5, 2026

July 2026 Mailbag: Year Twelve Begins

As Rule Breaker Investing enters its twelfth year, it is fitting to hand the microphone back to the people who have helped shape it from the...

48:09Jul 29, 2026

Five Idle Thoughts of a Summer’s Day, Vol. 3

It’s become something of a midsummer tradition on Rule Breaker Investing: set aside the markets for a week and simply follow curiosity where...

43:32Jul 22, 2026

10 Years Later: 5 Brexit-Inspired Stocks

In the anxious days following Brexit, rather than predict the future, David asked a different question: Where are the opportunities? The res...

47:39Jul 16, 2026

Great Quotes, Vol. 22: A Nation Forever Young

Every so often, five quotations come along that don’t merely make you nod. They make you stop, put the book down, and think.This week we exp...

45:51Jul 8, 2026

What You’ve Done to Create Financial Freedom, Vol. 4

Each Independence Week, Rule Breaker Investing asks a simple question: What have you done over the past year to create financial freedom—for...

34:11Jul 1, 2026

June 2026 Mailbag: “Do You Know Its Market Cap?”

This month’s Mailbag ranges from Washington, D.C. to Germany, from the SEC to the moon, and from individual stock ownership to the deeper qu...

44:03Jun 24, 2026

Market Cap Game Show: The King-Sharon Rule Debuts

The Market Cap Game Show returns for its 42nd installment, with longtime Motley Fool personalities Charly Travers and Jason Moser battling f...

66:17Jun 17, 2026

Stock Stories, Vol. 12: Time Travel Investing

For the twelfth time, we gather around the campfire for one of RBI’s favorite traditions: Stock Stories. Five Fools. Five investing lessons....

47:47Jun 10, 2026