Phil Town's Rule #1 Podcast

Episode 8 Walking through a decision on buying Google using the Rule #1 principles.

Episode 7 Valuing Whole Foods.

Episode 6 In “Bet on the Jockey”, Phil Town explores what it means to be a CEO and the various types of CEOs that exist—what works and doesn’t work as a business leader.

Episode 5 In “Margin of Safety,” listeners learn more about this key concept and are introduced to the beginning steps necessary to determine sticker price, including the “Rule of 72.”

Episode 4 In “The Moat’s the Thing. Or At Least One of Them.", listeners are given a crash course in the basics of identifying and verifying a moat—a sort of protection by which a business automatically wards off competitors.

Episode 3 In “Those Yummmmy 4 M’s”, listeners receive a refresher on the 4 M’s – Meaning, Moat, Margin of safety, and Management – which were presented in the 2nd podcast of the series. This podcast also delves deeper into...

Episode 2 In “Two Guys Meet the 4 M’s”, listeners learn more about the 4 M’s – Meaning, Moat, Management and Margin of Safety – while examining real examples from visitors to Phil Town’s blog.

Episode 1 This is the first episode in a series of podcasts where Phil Town, author of the book and audiobook RULE #1, introduces listeners the first rule of investing, one that was pioneered by Columbia University's Benjamin Graham and...