Episode Details

In this episode, William Green chats with Christopher Tsai, President & Chief Investment Officer of Tsai Capital. Christopher, who’s beaten the S&P 500 over the last 24 years, explains why Tesla is his biggest position; why investors routinely underestimate the impact of disruptive technologies; why it was so challenging to be the son of America’s first celebrity fund manager; what 3 habits help him most; & what he learned from his famed mentors, Peter Kaufman & Charlie Munger.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

04:15 - How Christopher Tsai’s family survived war & oppression in China.

18:02 - How his father became America’s first celebrity fund manager.

21:38 - What lessons Christopher drew from his father’s successes & failures. 

39:51 - Why Tesla is Christopher’s biggest investment.

46:32 - Why we tend to underestimate the impact of disruptive technologies.

57:31 - Why the costliest mistake is to sell great compounders too early.

1:07:08 - What tailwinds he’s riding with Microsoft, Visa, & Mastercard.

1:14:21 - How his views on diversification have changed.

1:16:36 - What 3 habits help him to be focused, peaceful, & productive.

1:43:01 - How he became a money manager at 16.

1:57:07 - What Peter Kaufman taught him about the 7 steps to success.

2:06:48 - Why Christopher won’t invest in China.

2:10:41 - What Charlie Munger taught him.

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

• Christopher Tsai’s investment firm, Tsai Capital.
• Christopher Tsai’s white paper on Investing in an Age of Disruption.
• Christopher Tsai’s white paper on The Power & Challenges of Compounding.
• Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.
• Adam Seesel’s Where the Money Is.
• Maxwell King’s The Good Neighbor.
• William Green’s podcast episode with Peter Keefe | YouTube Video.
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