Go Ahead, Covet Your Neighbor’s Wife. – Ep 114

Vitaliy recently asked another value investor if he wanted Warren Buffett's success. While this may seem like a rhetorical question, the truth is many value investors are quietly envious of Buffett. In this podcast, Vitaliy shares an old piece of...

Vitaliy recently asked another value investor if he wanted Warren Buffett’s success. While this may seem like a rhetorical question, the truth is many value investors are quietly envious of Buffett. In this podcast, Vitaliy shares an old piece of Jewish wisdom on how to deal with envy, and how Stoics use a special technique to internalize the good qualities of someone you admire.

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