Morgan Housel

Seattle

@collabfund The Psychology of Money: https://t.co/Q2XICE6VhE Same As Ever: https://t.co/1HOKjvZAcU Director at Markel Group

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The meaning of life is ikigai

2 weeks ago | postanly.substack.com | Morgan Housel |Thomas Oppong

Postanly Weekly is a reader-supported smarter living newsletter. To support my work, you can upgrade to a paid subscription for $7 per month or $40 for a year. With a modest contribution, you’re not only helping keep Postanly Weekly going, you also get free instant access access to Thinking Toolbox (mental models for life) and Mental Wealth Toolbox (practical concepts for smarter decisions). NEW: The little book of Japanese concepts for a good life.
Beautiful vs. Practical Advice

1 month ago | collabfund.com | Morgan Housel

I heard a phrase recently: “Magazine architect.”It’s a derisive term architects use for their colleagues who design buildings that look beautiful, grace magazine covers, and win awards, but lack functionality for the tenants. Intricate roofs look amazing – and are notorious nightmares for leaking. Oddly shaped buildings win awards – and offer little flexibility to remodel interior layouts. Fancy materials glisten—but good luck finding someone skilled enough to maintain or replace them.
The Motley Fool's Market Volatility Toolkit

1 month ago | fool.com | Morgan Housel |Andy Cross |David Meier

Get our 5-step checklist:Foreword: Paying the Cost of AdmissionThe stock market is the greatest wealth-generating machine history has ever known. Every dollar invested in the S&P 500 at the start of 1925 is today worth $1,285 -- and that's adjusted for inflation. The fact that this money machine is available to ordinary people would have seemed preposterous to someone even two generations ago. In 1929, 5% of Americans owned stocks. Today, more than 60% do.
3 Stock Picks From a Great Investor

1 month ago | aol.com | Morgan Housel

Managing money is hard. Most professionals aren't very good at it and underperform their benchmark index. According to the Vanguard Group, "When removing the effects of survivorship bias, the percentage of [mutual] funds that
Education, Pensions, Housing, Emergencies, Hedging

1 month ago | sharpenyouraxe.substack.com | Morgan Housel |Rupert Cocke

"Filthy Lucre" by .Larry Page is licensed under CC BY 2.0.This week’s email might be too long for inbox. If it is, please click on the headline and read it on Substack!When people I know socially find out that I earn a living as a financial journalist, some of them ask me about the stock market.
Pure Independence

1 month ago | collabfund.com | Morgan Housel

A simple formula for a pretty nice life is independence plus purpose. Purpose is different for everyone. Sometimes it’s family, sometimes it’s community, religion, work, whatever. But independence is more universal. Our desire to be independent, why we want, what prevents us from achieving it, and why some people sabotage their ability to have it, is such a common story across cultures and generations. I have a parenting story. My son has always been shy. Painfully shy.
2025: The year "The Streaming Wars" flipped to "The Distribution Wars". '

2 months ago | rameez.beehiiv.com | Morgan Housel

2025: The year "The Streaming Wars" flipped to "The Distribution Wars". ' In other words, The Great Rebundling is fully underway BUT, the way in which rebundling takes place is still anyone's best guess. It's easy to make snarky comments about the cable bundle returning but the magic takes place in the details. Let's dive into the 5 strategies in play in these Distribution Wars: 1) CABLE 2.0 [Charter] As we saw with Charter's 2023 Disney deal, many Charter Subscribers now receive Disney+ for free.
11 books that have changed my fucking life

2 months ago | florencegiven.substack.com | Eckhart Tolle |Martha Beck |Morgan Housel |Anthony de Mello

If you haven’t read any of the following books I am about to list in this newsletter, congratulations. I am officially VERY fucking envious of you!I would do anything to experience them for the first time again. These are the books that I have SHOVED into the hands of everyone I love - the books that have changed how I think, create, dream and live.
Interview: Tae Kim, Author of "The Nvidia Way"

2 months ago | fool.com | Mary Long |Morgan Housel

Tae Kim is a senior technology writer at Barron's and author of the new book The Nvidia Way. In this podcast, best-selling author Morgan Housel interviews Kim for a conversation about:The early days at Nvidia and its long path to "overnight" success. What drives Nvidia's employees. How Jensen Huang takes long-term thinking to the extreme. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center.
Storytelling With Morgan Housel, Randi Zuckerberg, and David Gardner

2 months ago | nasdaq.com | David Gardner |Mary Long |Morgan Housel

In this podcast, Motley Fool co-founder David Gardner is joined by superstar guests Randi Zuckerberg and Morgan Housel as they each share three stories -- one to educate, one to amuse, and one to enrich. From investing lessons that last a lifetime to laugh-out-loud anecdotes and heartwarming life insights, these nine stories are packed with inspiration and practical takeaways. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool's free podcasts, check out our podcast center.