On today’s episode, Kyle Grieve chats with Ian Cassel about the art of success in the private investing world, key investing skills to help manage stress, simple methods for finding new investing ideas, consolidating your stock buying framework, the challenges that must be overcome to hold a stock successfully, when they sell a stock, how to develop perseverance like a legendary investor, and a whole lot more! Ian had a long history as a full-time private investor of microcaps. He then transitioned to become the founder of Intelligent Fanatics Capital Management. He is the founder of MicroCapClub.com and co-founder of IntelligentFanatics.com. He’s co-authored two books on Intelligent Fanatics. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00 - Intro 02:15 - The stresses that must be overcome with being a private investor. 05:18 - Why you shouldn't project performance through a bull market with performance going forward (good performance through a bull market is unlikely to remain the same over a full cycle). 12:20 - How to think about survival with your portfolio through brutal bear markets. 17:11 - A sneak peek into Ian's framework for the skills of investing that are required for outperformance. 23:49 - How to build the skill of identifying stock ideas and Ian's five favorite ways. 28:53 - The power of thinking about the downside before thinking of the upside in investing. 36:21 - Why you can pay double your initial price for a business with increasing earnings power and get a better deal at a higher price. 42:50 - The potential weaknesses of coffee canning and why it does not work on every investment. 46:38 - The four reasons for selling a stock. 1:03:51 - How to deal with biases with being a long-only investor. Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, Kyle, and the other community members. Read the MicroCapClub Blog and sign up for the newsletter here. Join the MicroCapClub here. Follow Kyle on Twitter and LinkedIn. Check out all the books mentioned and discussed in our podcast episodes here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: River Toyota Range Rover TastyTrade The Bitcoin Way Vacasa Found Onramp Fundrise American Express SimpleMining Facet AT&T USPS Shopify Fundrise HELP US OUT! Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm