💰Click here to download your FREE guide to Stop Worrying About Your Finances In 4 Simple Steps: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/subscribe-youtube/ 📱Take ownership of your Bitcoin with Foundation. Attain self-custody with Passport hardware wallet: https://foundationdevices.com/?mtm_campaign=theinvestorspodcast Clay is joined by Aswath Damodaran who is widely referred to as the dean of valuation.  Aswath Damodaran is a professor at NYU of corporate finance and valuation and has taught thousands of students how to value companies and pick stocks.  He has written numerous books on valuation and has also made all of his university courses available online for free. Aswath is one of the clearest teachers of finance and investing in the industry. ▶️ RELATED EPISODES: - Valuation Lessons You Must Know | The Little Book Of Valuation By Aswath Damodaran Review: https://youtu.be/nkEJCtf5PLo - Valuation Lessons, Investing, & Life w/ Aswath Damodaran: https://youtu.be/caHm_2U9pUA IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 0:00:00 - Intro 0:00:50 - Whether recent technological advances should lead us to think about investing differently than in years past. 0:02:44 - The role intangible assets play into valuation. 0:06:37 - How he determines which companies he wants to dive in and research. 0:15:14 - How Aswath thinks about setting an appropriate discount rate in valuation. 0:17:30 - His thoughts on whether investors should deem the US treasury rate as the risk free rate available to investors. 0:21:14 - The future expected return of the S&P 500 implied by the market as of August 2023. 0:25:15 - How Aswath thinks about the risks of investing in China. 0:28:50 - Aswath’s updated views on the valuation of Nvidia & Meta. 0:39:49 - The potential dangers of a buy and hold approach. 0:43:52 - How to think about using adjusted EBITDA in stock analysis. 0:46:18 - How Aswath thinks of the macro. 0:55:47 - Why Aswath recommends a strong understanding of statistics to invest well. 🎧 Listen to our episodes here: https://open.spotify.com/show/28RHOkXkuHuotUrkCdvlOP 🖊️ Access the transcript and learn more about the guest here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/episodes/valuation-masterclass-w-aswath-damodaran/ 💡 OTHER RESOURCES - Seeking Alpha is a crowd-sourced content service for financial markets. Take control of your financial future — Use our link here for a 14-day free trial: https://www.sahg6dtr.com/59QC8Z/R74QP/ - TubeBuddy help optimize our YouTube videos - https://www.tubebuddy.com/pricing?a=TheInvestorsPodcast ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ABOUT OUR SHOW 🎙  On We Study Billionaires, we interview and study famous financial billionaires including Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and Ray Dalio. We teach you what we learn and how you can apply their investment strategies in the stock market. 🌍 Website: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/we-study-billionaires/  ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 📚OUR FREE INVESTING COURSES/RESOURCES https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-academy/ 📊TRY OUR STOCK INVESTING TOOL: TIP FINANCE https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ DISCLAIMER: This show is for entertainment purposes only. Before making any decisions consult a professional. This show is copyrighted by The Investor’s Podcast Network. Written permission must be granted before syndication or rebroadcasting.