Episodes

How do you start investing when you are worried about making the wrong first move? Before choosing an investment, consider what the money is for, when you may need it, and how much risk you can realistically take. In this episode of Fool Disclosure, Bill Mann and Shelby McFaddin discuss how beginners can start investing based on their goals, time horizon, and financial situation. They explain the difference between risk tolerance, how much risk feels comfortable, and risk capacity, how much ris...

What separates successful long-term investors from everyone else? It often isn’t having more information. It’s knowing what deserves your attention and what doesn’t. In the premiere episode of Fool Disclosure, Bill Mann and Shelby McFaddin introduce the investing philosophy behind Motley Fool Asset Management and explore why patience, curiosity, and independent thinking can be valuable advantages in an increasingly noisy market. They share their own paths into investing, discuss lessons they’ve...

Welcome to the Fool Disclosure podcast with Bill Mann and Shelby McFaddin from Motley Fool Asset Management. Each episode brings intellectual curiosity, candor, and a genuinely foolish perspective to markets, businesses, and current events. Drawing on Motley Fool Asset Management’s idiosyncratic view of what makes businesses and business leaders great, Bill and Shelby explore the long game through conversations that are honest, a little unconventional, and always grounded in real experience. Y...