Rule Breaker Investing
Episodes
Gotta Know the Lingo, Vol. 8
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some financial terms sound scarier than they are. Others sound familiar… right up until you realize you don’t actually know what they mean.This we...
Mental Tips, Tricks & Lifehacks, Vol. 11
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can you quickly decide which AI companies deserve your attention—and which to skip? What do you believe that most people don’t? And is there a sim...
Blast From The Past, Vol. 12: ABB
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Some truths are too good to say only once. This week, David re-blasts five timelessly powerful ideas from the past—about identity, investing, sereni...
March 2026 Mailbag: Habits, Hacks & “Boom”
25 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
March Madness may be over, but the Mailbag is just beginning—and as always, you’re the star of the show. This month we hear from listeners who tra...
2026 March Market Cap Madness Championship: Loren v. Emily
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The bracket is complete. The stakes are highest. And now… it’s time to crown a champion.This week on Rule Breaker Investing, defending champion Em...
2026 March Market Cap Madness: Emily vs. Bill (BEMILY 2!)
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Madness continues! This week on Rule Breaker Investing, the second semifinal of March Market Cap Madness tips off as defending world champion Emil...
2026 March Market Cap Madness: Andy vs. Loren
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
March Market Cap Madness tips off its Final Four this week on Rule Breaker Investing, and you’re not just watching—you’re playing. Past world ch...
February 2026 Mailbag: Countless… Right?
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Mailbag picks up where Pet Peeves left off—and then some. Listeners write in with their own linguistic grievances, from “10 straight...
Pet Peeves, Vol. 9: Buy Now, Pay Later… Right?
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been 27 months since this series’s last installment, which means David has had time to quietly bottle up a fresh batch of entirely new irrita...
10 Years Later: 5 Stocks to Feed the Bear
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years ago this week, in the teeth of a downturn, David picked five stocks under the banner “5 Stocks to Feed the Bear.” This week, he and long...
Let’s Talk About the Future in 2026 with Kevin Kelly
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Kelly—founding editor of Wired magazine and a lifelong observer of technology in motion—returns to Rule Breaker Investing for a conversation...
January 2026 Mailbag: Values, Kids, Games & Inspiration
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Rule Breaker Investing Mailbag brings together beautiful questions and stories to start the new year. We wrestle with a values-alignment...
Calculating Risk Foolishly, Vol. 4: ETSY v. DUOL
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Risk gets talked about a lot in investing—and often defined poorly. This week on Rule Breaker Investing, David is joined by Motley Fool analysts A...
Healing Leaders: An Inside-Out Path to Better Decisions
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Rule Breaker Investing, David is joined by Raj Sisodia and Nilima Bhat, co-authors of Healing Leaders, for a conversation about lead...
Essays From Yesterday, Vol. 8
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we open 2026, David looks backward to get clearer about what really matters going forward. In the eighth installment of Essays From Yesterday, he ...
December 2025 Mailbag: “Am I a Fool?”
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the final Rule Breaker Investing podcast of 2025, and the year ends as it always does—with your Mailbag. David shares his annual year-forward...
Market Cap Game Show: Bubble Wrap & Sidewalk Robots
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time once again for the Market Cap Game Show Holiday Edition, where intuition meets valuation and everyday life meets market caps. Bill Barker ...
The Besties of 2025
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
t’s the 50th week of the year, which means it’s time once again for the Besties—a celebration of the episodes that educated, amused, and enrich...
Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 10
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, David returns to one of his favorite flexible formats: Old, New, Borrowed, Blue. In this tenth volume, he brings back a few personal life...
Games, Games, Games, Vol. 7
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s that time of year again—our annual tabletop gift guide returns with Games, Games, Games, Vol. 7. From family-friendly favorites to rich, str...
November 2025 Mailbag: Be a FOR Person
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As November comes to a close and Thanksgiving arrives, our Mailbag is brimming! From Gratitude Challenge triumphs to a brand-new five-stock sampler, f...
Extra: Funding the Future with Gooding
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David is joined by George Khalaf, executive director of the Fool Community Foundation, for a special Weekend Extra featuring Gooding — musician, sto...
Gratitude: 2025
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the final months of 2025 ebb away, it is time once again to pause, reflect, and openly acknowledge the gratitude we feel. From great companies that...
10 Years Later: 5 Lesser Known Rule Breakers
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with the second episode of a new series—10 Years Later—where we blast through time to peek in on a 5-Stock Sampler from 10 years in t...
Great Quotes, Vol. 21: The Primary Pull is the Vision
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 21st installment of one of our longest-running series, David shares five insightful quotes—really more like passages this time—particularl...
October 2025 Mailbag: Add Up, Don’t Double Down
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Diwali’s lights in India to a “spiffy-drop” on Netflix, this Mailbag travels widely and thinks deeply. A listener celebrates the Rule Break...
Financial Horror Stories Vol. 4, Grave Financial Robbing
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
By the pricking of my thumbs, something SPOOKY this way comes. That icy chill in the air tells us that it’s that season again. It’s that time of y...
Stock Stories, Vol. 11: Silicon, Supply Chains & Spicy Wings
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every stock tells a story. This week we gather around the campfire for five fresh tales—from silicon driving the AI era to supply-chain software ...
9 Foolish Truths I Hold to Be Self-Evident: 2025
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today is that day—once every two years—when this podcast goes back to basics and we restate and recommit to the eternal verities David sees in bus...
Blast from the Past, Vol. 11: Character
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David slips on his Fred Roger’s cardigan to revisit five valuable lessons, intertwined with the theme of “how to win in life.” Pulled from class...
September 2025 Mailbag: The House That Netflix Built
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a Mailbag of gratitude as the reviews are rolling in for David’s new book. A listener invests $100 for each of his daughters’ birthdays, po...
Market Cap Game Show: Planes, Steaks & Automobiles
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our quarterly Market Cap Game Show! Two past champions—Andy Cross and Yasser El-Shimy—take the stage to test their market-cap mett...
Extra: Audiobook Sneak Peek—“After Yesterday”
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A 5-minute listen from Chapter 3 of the Rule Breaker Investing audiobook, out September 16. In “After Yesterday,” David tells the CNBC story of...
“Rule Breaker Investing” Highlight Reel
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All year long we’ve opened each episode with a “Page Breaker Preview” sneak peek from David’s forthcoming book. Today, we’ve stitched those ...
10 Years Later: 5 Stocks for the Next 5 Years
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re launching a new series—10 Years Later—where we open a time capsule, revisit a 5-Stock Sampler on its 10th birthday, and see what really ha...
August 2025 Mailbag: Sports Bettor Turned Investor
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For summer’s final Mailbag, a listener shares how he dropped sports betting and picked up investing, while another wants to know how to allocate por...
Authors in August: “Rule Breaker Investing” with David Gardner & Chris Hill
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To close out the 2025 Authors in August series, we flip the script—and the mic. Chris Hill, longtime Fool and creator of Motley Fool Money (and host...
Authors in August: “Talking On Eggshells” with Sam Horn
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our eighth annual Authors in August series, David welcomes Sam Horn, renowned communications strategist and founder and CEO of the Intrigue...
Authors in August: Arthur Brooks’s “Happiness Files”
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode of our eighth annual Authors in August series, David welcomes back bestselling author, Harvard professor, and Atlantic colum...
July 2025 Mailbag: Spiffy-Rocket-Pop
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grab the popcorn—this Mailbag goes well beyond beach talk. A listener uses Rule Breaker tactics, keeps adding as the stock climbs, and lands their f...
2025 Wimbledon Champion & Fool, Sem Verbeek
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off of his mixed doubles title at Wimbledon, Sem Verbeek sits back down with David (three years later) to share his journey from professional te...
Five Idle Thoughts of a Summer’s Day, Vol. 2
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As summer in the Northern Hemisphere kicks into second gear, David unveils the second volume in this episodic series. He explores the four types of ca...
Reviewapalooza 2025
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re approaching the 10-year anniversary of the dawn of our 30 five-stock samplers, picked from 2015 to 2021. In this special episode, David reflec...
What You’ve Done to Create Financial Freedom, Vol. 3
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Independence Week in the United States is the perfect time to explore financial freedom. This week’s podcast highlights nine key points leading to f...
June 2025 Mailbag: Top Quantitative Traits for Rule Breaker Stocks
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
June brings us another motley mailbag, where your notes nudged David to share, among other things: *his top quantitative traits for a great stock ...
Market Cap Game Show: “Boring Stocks… Eh?!”
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The penultimate Wednesday of every quarter… it’s time again for the Market Cap Game Show! This time around, longtime Fool Jason Moser and podcast ...
A Fool for Life, with Rick Engdahl
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here's an experiment: Take a young artist with no interest in investing, no financial savvy, and a ton of debt, and then drop him into the deep end of...
Mind Your PQ with Shirzad Chamine
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week our old friend Shirzad Chamine is back to remind us who we are and who we've always been. Embrace your superpowers and defeat your saboteur...
May 2025 Mailbag: More than a Marathon
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're taking another lap around the sun, buying to hold for decades, or literally running for miles on end, life is more than a marathon. Whe...
Earning Attention with Seth Godin
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI, marketing, brand, creativity... just a few of the subjects that Seth Godin can talk about with eloquence and insight. This week the "Purple Cow" a...
What You Have Learned from David Gardner, Vol. 6
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The best gifts are the ones that keep on giving, and that's what this episode is all about! Today's show highlights the things you've told us that you...
Gotta Know The Lingo, Vol. 7
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If knowledge is power, today's show will give you superpowers! Our all-Fool cast is here to help you understand some common and not-so-common investin...
April 2025 Mailbag: Better Than it Seems
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tariffs, corruption, political posturing... it's no wonder that the market is crashing! But wait, is it? Back up that graph a bit and the market is st...
Extra: Boxing & Business with George Foreman
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In remembrance of the life of George Foreman, we've gone back to the Motley Fool Radio Show vault to bring you this interview with the former heavywei...
Breaking the Rules of Sports
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We don't break the rules to cheat; we break them to improve. When conventional wisdom grows stale and unhelpful, it's the contrarians who lead the way...
ChatGPT Asks & David Answers, Vol. 3
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks, because we're back at the ol' ball game with some softball, hardball, curveball, screwball, and knuckleball que...
Every Purchase Matters, with Paul Rice
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today David hosts the founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, Paul Rice, who explains how trade can be more effective than aid in improving the world's eco...
Essays From Yesterday, Vol. 7
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time once again to dust off David's old writings and pull some lessons forward into the light of today. We discuss re-recs and buying stocks that...
March 2025 Mailbag: Chalkboard Wisdom and Our Favorite Words
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
March 2025 Mailbag: Chalkboard Wisdom and Our Favorite Words March Madness isn’t just for basketball—it’s taken over Rule Breaker Investing too!...
2025 March Market Cap Madness Championship: Andy v. Emily
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It all comes down to this... the final event of March Market Cap Madness! Defending Champion Andy Cross has held off all contenders and pretenders, bu...
2025 March Market Cap Madness: Bill vs. Emily
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We hope you've filled out your bracket because we're back with the second match of the March Market Cap Madness Final Four. Today it's the birthday b...
2025 March Market Cap Madness: Andy vs. Matt
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympics. The World Cup. The Super Bowl. These competitions bring the world together to back their favorite teams as they compete for the ultimate...
February 2025 Mailbag: Simple Stocks
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Lynch taught us to buy what we know. Can successful investing be that simple? And if we know and love the companies we own, how should we go abo...
Pet Perks, Vol. 2
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Little things can make a big difference. From spotting hidden competitive advantages in investing to rediscovering the joy in work, this episode is pa...
Stock Stories, Vol. 10: Frosty Campfire, Fiery Stocks
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Every stock tells a story; it takes humans to find the meaning in it. This week, five Fools gather around our suddenly snowy campfire once more to sha...
Old, New, Borrowed & Blue, Vol. 9
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some ideas stand the test of time. Others push us forward into an exciting, ever-changing future. This week, we revisit an old lesson about building b...
January 2025 Mailbag: Investing as a Game
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you get kids not just thinking about investing, but actually doing it? One Foolish father shares a brilliant approach—turning investing into ...
Three Fools, with Morgan Housel & Randi Zuckerberg
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you bring together three storytellers, three themes, and a podcast devoted to making you smarter, happier, and richer? You get Thre...
Stonemaier Games & the Business of Fun
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, eight years later David welcomes back game designer and publisher Jamey Stegmaier for a lively conversation about scaling a creative ...
Great Quotes, Vol. 20: Build Yourself a Great Story
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this 20th installment of one of our longest-running series, David shares five fresh quotes from the likes of Sir Philip Sidney, Danny Meyer, Raj Si...
Blast from the Past, Vol. 10
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David kicks off 2025 by revisiting five timeless lessons drawn from classic episodes spanning nearly a decade of weekly podcasts—now approaching 500...
December 2024 Mailbag: Portfolio-Level Thinking
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From a preschool teacher newly inspired to invest at 73 to a lifelong Fool whose Microsoft shares became a 500-bagger, this year-end Mailbag brims wit...
Market Cap Game Show: An Un-Carrier, an Un-Company & an Un-Tripled Stock
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Market Cap Game Show returns! David welcomes Motley Fool favorites Emily Flippen and Mac Greer to the stage as they test their knowledge—and you...
The Besties of 2024
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What were the 10 “Bestie” Rule Breaker Investing podcasts of 2024? From timely and timeless optimism, to risk-rating frameworks, to cutting-e...
Games, Games, Games, Vol. 6
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From family-friendly fun to complex strategies for seasoned gamers, David shares his annual tabletop gift guide in Games, Games, Games, Vol. 6! Start...
November 2024 Mailbag: Community Encouragement Cycle
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How do you thank someone for saving your life? In this year’s Gratitude episode, Boyd Dunleavey shares his extraordinary journey from beating cancer...
Gratitude: 2024
20 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As another year winds down, it’s time to pause and reflect on the year of 2024 and the gratitude we feel. From groundbreaking achievements in busine...
ChatGPT Asks & David Answers, Vol. 2
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This June, ChatGPT took its first swing with five big questions about Rule Breaker Investing, and a new episodic series was born. Now, we’re back fo...
Mental Tips, Tricks & Lifehacks, Vol. 10
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever felt the chill of a silent room after asking for questions, only to be met with zero raised hands? Or maybe you’ve found yourself buried in com...
October 2024 Mailbag: Non-Partisan Pre-Election Special
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mailbag! This week, David welcomes back an expert as we open up focusing on risk... in its prominent forms of tolerance and also capacity. Then, a non...
Financial Horror Stories Vol. 3, Ruin Your Retirement
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to hear something really scary? The kind of scary that could drain your accounts and seize your assets? Do not adjust your podcatcher, Foo...
Gotta Know The Lingo, Vol. 6
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You're already pretty smart, but let's go for even smarter! Our all-Fool cast is here to help you understand some common and not-so-common investing t...
Innovating the Future with XPRIZE’s Elaine Hungenberg
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Rule Breaker Investing, David welcomes Elaine Hungenberg, Senior VP of Partnerships & Impact at XPRIZE. Elaine explains how XPRIZE’s u...
Stock Stories, Vol. 9: You Have More Than You Think
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every stock tells a story. This week on Rule Breaker Investing, we gather around the campfire for the ninth time to share our best stock stories. Fro...
September 2024 Mailbag: What’s Your Magnificent Seven Score?
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the road and looking at a light mailbag, David writes his own beautiful question this month, using it as an opportunity to highlight five favorite ...
Market Cap Game Show: Throwdowns & Long-Term Wins
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to our quarterly Market Cap Game Show! This week, two past champions, Matt Argersinger and Yasser El-Shimy, face off in a battle of wits ...
Rand Stagen on Long-Term Leadership, Business, and Life
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investing rewards those who play the long game. While short-term trading can capture gains, true wealth comes from thinking in years, even decades. Th...
Essays From Yesterday, Vol. 6
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this sixth installment of Essays from Yesterday, David takes us on a journey back through time to revisit some of his earliest (and sometimes proph...
August 2024 Mailbag: Dancing Through Life
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Light mailbag as we pre-recorded early in the month. But always a few things to talk about. Small things come in good packages! Happy Labor Day Weeken...
Authors in August: “Games” with C. Thi Nguyen
28 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Games have always been central to the human experience, shaping the way we think, interact, and understand the world. This week, as part of our Author...
Authors in August: Neuroscientist David Eagleman’s “Sum”
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Rule Breaker Investing, David welcomes neuroscientist and bestselling author David Eagleman for a mind-expanding conversation about his b...
Authors in August: Whole Foods Founder John Mackey’s “Whole Story”
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our 7th annual Authors in August series, David welcomes John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods Market, for a deep dive into his 2024 book, ...
Authors in August: Of Investing & the Fools I Sing
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off our 7th annual Authors in August series, David pivots from an unexpected cancellation to a special Poetry of Rule Breaker Investing episod...
July 2024 Mailbag: Beautiful, Stupid Questions
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this, our 105th consecutive monthly Mailbag episode, we explore the power of asking beautiful questions, the importance of engaging sincerely with ...
Great Quotes, Vol. 19: Authors in August
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With August imminent, David reminds listeners of the three authors we’re hosting next month and gives one great quote from each of their books as a ...
Five Idle Thoughts of a Summer’s Day, Vol. 1
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
“Where my whimsy takes me.” It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere! Pretty hot, too. In this new episodic series, David shares a five-thought sa...
Reviewapalooza Ultima: 30 Five-Stock Samplers in 10 1/2 Chapters
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this landmark episode, David reviews and shares perspectives and learnings from the entire collection of 30 five-stock samplers picked from 2015 to...
What You’ve Done to Create Financial Freedom, Vol. 2
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Independence Week in the United States is the perfect time to explore financial freedom. This week’s podcast highlights five key points leading to f...
June 2024 Mailbag: Technology Is Our How
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Rule Breaker Investing’s first-ever outtake — what stock could we NOT feature on last week’s Market Cap Game Show, and why? Bill Barker j...
Market Cap Game Show: Our First-Ever Twin Bill
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first of the new season, this week’s Market Cap Game Show features an epic showdown between two Bills full of humor, precision(!), wild guesses,...