In this special "toolbox" episode, Jason and Jeff strip away the jargon to teach you how to actually read the three most important documents in investing: the Income Statement, the Balance Sheet, and the Statement of Cash Flows. Using Nvidia’s recent Q3 earnings report as a real-world case study, the hosts walk through these important financial statements line by line.

01:33 The Importance of Financial Statements

04:59 Understanding the Income Statement

11:07 Revenue and Cost of Goods Sold

16:02 Operating Expenses and Income

18:39 Interest, Taxes, and Net Income

23:06 Depreciation, Amortization, and Goodwill

28:33 Introduction to the Balance Sheet

31:42 Understanding Current Assets and Liabilities

33:18 Accounts Receivable and Revenue Recognition

34:49 Inventory Management Insights

39:59 Exploring Goodwill and Intangible Assets

44:21 Diving into Liabilities and Working Capital

47:04 Cash Flow Statement Breakdown

58:32 Using Tools to Analyze Financial Statements

Companies mentioned: AAPL, BRK.B, INTC, MKL, NVDA, TGT, TJX, TREX

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Brian Feroldi, founder of Long-Term Mindset, joins us to explain how he uses AI tools like Gemini and NotebookLM to supercharge his stock research. We discuss the difference between a "price bubble" and an "earnings bubble" (and which one Nvidia might be in), share specific prompting strategies to stop AI from hallucinating, and run a live demo analyzing Green Brick Partners from scratch.

00:55 Introducing the Guest: Brian Feroldi

01:43 AI in Investing: A Game Changer

03:40 Understanding AI Bubbles

07:08 Using AI for Stock Research

10:57 Optimizing AI Prompts for Investing

16:59 The Role of AI in Investment Decisions

19:42 AI Tools and Techniques

26:25 Understanding AI's Learning Process

26:49 Effective Prompting Techniques

26:54 Role Assignment and Citations

27:45 Step-by-Step Instructions for AI

28:08 Resources for AI Prompting

28:26 Using Notebook LM for Data Sources

29:55 Practical AI Prompt Demonstration

30:53 Analyzing Green Brick Partners

32:45 Evaluating AI's Financial Analysis

39:35 Customizing AI Prompts for Investment

45:12 Challenges and Future of AI in Finance

Companies mentioned: AAPL, CRWD, GILD, GOOGL, GRBK, LEN, LGIH, META, NVDA

Check out Brian’s work at https://www.longtermmindset.co/

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We kick off 2026 by auditing our own 2025 portfolio performance, where Jeff confesses to trailing the market by 3% and Jason explains why his 401(k) only returned 9% (and why he is perfectly okay with that). We also discuss why Jason's "boring" dividend portfolio outperformed the AI-driven market, and explore the dangers of "investing echo chambers".

01:32 Reflecting on 2025: Portfolio Performance

04:30 Jeff's Personal Investment Breakdown

14:22 Jason's Investment Strategy and Performance

23:25 Transitioning Investments to Bonds and Cash

24:21 Building a High-Yield Dividend Portfolio

26:13 Reflecting on Investment Performance

28:41 The Importance of Long-Term Investment Perspective

31:13 Analyzing Stock Picking Strategies

34:44 Echo Chambers in Stock Picking

Companies mentioned: BEP, BIP, BRK.B, CTRE, GOOGL, KNSL, MELI, NOW, NTB, PSX, PYPL, RKLB, S, SPG, TFSL, TSM, TTD

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