My guest today is billionaire and investing titan, David Rubenstein. David is most known for being the co-founder of The Carlyle Group, a now publicly traded Private Equity firm which currently has $376 billion in assets under management. David is also known as the host of The David Rubenstein Show and Bloomberg Wealth. He’s on the board of organizations like the World Economic Forum, The Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Duke University and half a dozen others. Additionally, he’s an original signer of the Giving Pledge with Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and others pledging to donate the majority of their wealth. David began writing books at the age of 70 and plans on releasing one per year. His fourth book is focused on investing. The title is How to Invest: Masters on the Craft. In the book, he interviews famous investors such as Larry Fink, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, Stan Druckenmiller, John Paulson and others. The book has received praise from other billionaires such as Bill Gates and Jamie Dimon.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:23 - David’s current thoughts on market headlines surrounding the war in Ukraine and Russia’s chokehold on energy 00:20:31 - David’s thoughts on the current fundraising environment 00:24:47 - David’s early career in politics and how it led him to PE 00:28:42 - How David built Carlyle into a global PE institution 00:36:05 - The current state of higher education and ESG policies 00:49:53 - How David approaches philanthropy ✔️ Subscribe to the We Study Billionaires channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/WeStudyBillionaires 🖊️ Access our free show notes and transcript here: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/episodes/how-to-invest-w-david-rubenstein 📖  BOOK MENTIONED: - How to Invest by David Rubenstein: https://amzn.to/3LtnIBh Disclosure: Some of the links above are affiliate links that we may earn commission from. This helps keep our show going! 😀 💡 OTHER RESOURCES - Check out The Carlyle Group: http://www.carlyle.com/ - Watch The David Rubenstein Show: https://www.bloomberg.com/peer-to-peer - Seeking Alpha is a crowd-sourced content service for financial markets. Take control of your financial future — Use our link here for a special $140 discount: https://bit.ly/3PVyNfF ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ 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/ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ LISTEN OR WATCH 🎧 OTHER SHOWS FROM OUR NETWORK: 🏆 Learn from high-profile guests on how to succeed in markets and life on Richer, Wiser, Happier: https://bit.ly/3p3pcHZ 💸 Get introduced to the world of investing and business on Millennial Investing: https://bit.ly/3QakOTf 🏘 Learn the ins and outs of real estate investing on Real Estate 101: https://bit.ly/3JDBXm1 ₿ Get updated on all things Bitcoin on Bitcoin Fundamentals: https://bit.ly/3JEE1di 💰 Learn everything you need to know about investing on The Investor’s Podcast Network: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheInvestorsPodcastNetwork ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ OUR FREE INVESTING COURSES/RESOURCES: 📧Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies with our daily newsletter, We Study Markets: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/newsletters/  📱Check out our hosts’ favorite apps and services for investing, personal finance, and education: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/affiliates/  ✏️We Study Billionaires Starter Pack: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/we-study-billionaires-starter-packs/  🔥 If that is not enough:  https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-academy/ MY FAVORITE STOCK INVESTING TOOLS: 💲 (Paid) TIP Finance Tool: https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/tip-finance/ 🎁 (Free) Fizviz: https://finviz.com/screener.ashx ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ WHO I AM: I’m Trey Lockerbie and host of We Study Billionaires🎙. I used to study options trading but pivoted to value investing 💵 after a life-altering dinner with Warren Buffet. Back in the day I was traveling around the world as a musician, but I’ve now settled in Los Angeles with my wife and two children. Together with my wife I started Better Booch 🥃 - a nationally distributed Kombucha company. ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ GET IN TOUCH WITH ME 💬: I’d love to hear from you! Send me a tweet 🐦 directly at https://twitter.com/TreyLockerbie if you’d like to have a quick exchange of thoughts! ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ⏤ ❗ 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.