Want to follow the great investors? Then good luck beating the market. Aswath Damodaran is a Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Bill Mann caught up with Damodaran for a conversation about: - Corporate lifecycles, and why investors should understand them. - The problem with trying to follow great investors. - The fall of research analysts, and the rise of passive investing. - An investing lesson from Charlie Munger. Companies mentioned: TSLA, META, BIRK, DIS, NOK Host: Bill Mann Guest: Aswath Damodaran Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Desireé Jones Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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