Recorded April 28, 2025

I chat with Brandon Kucera, a former HBA student of mine when I taught at Ivey Business School. We talk about the Canadian reaction to Trump, why school doesn't help one find a fulfilling career, and investing in stocks.

---Amazon link to my book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5N6F1FV

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00:58 -- How Canadians feel about the trade war

09:28 -- Are we better off not knowing when eating meat?

15:13 -- The prophet who foresaw NVDA

18:58 -- The psychology of meme coin investing

20:24 -- Why crypto took off quickly in South Korea

21:58 -- Bryan asks: What did we not teach in school that we should have?

24:58 -- Why don't we ask what brings us joy more often?

29:43 -- Students don't realize what's happening

31:28 -- What Ivey HBA won't help you figure out

33:40 -- Looking back, what would have helped Brandon more?

38:20 -- Is Brandon an outlier among his peers?

44:28 -- Why people have crises

45:38 -- Is a world without insecurity a lazy one?

47:53 -- What if kids were encouraged to do what they love?

51:13 -- We have a cynical societal structure

52:23 -- Brandon explains emergence

54:58 -- We have a positive and negative future, at the same time

58:58 -- The explosion of life coaches

01:00:53 -- Bryan's tech strategy course

01:04:43 -- Most people on financial news don't know much

01:06:58 -- Why studying finance doesn't help you pick stocks

01:09:48 -- Renaissance Technologies

01:11:43 -- Factor models and investing

01:12:35 -- An easy way to beat the stock market indexes?

01:20:23 -- Each style of investing has its camp

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Disclaimer: The content in this video is for entertainment purposes only and nothing we say should be considered financial advice.