In this episode, William Green chats with Arnold Van Den Berg, a revered investor whom he spotlighted in his book, Richer, Wiser, Happier. Against all odds, Arnold has run a highly successful investment firm for 50 years. Here, he discusses what he’s learned about how to succeed in markets & life; shares practical tools that he’s found transformative; & explains how he’s positioned to survive & thrive in the most overvalued US stock market he’s ever seen.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
06:57 - How extreme focus saved the life of Arnold Van Den Berg’s father.
14:05 - How to develop one-pointed focus & get into a flow state.
18:50 - What Dostoevsky taught Arnold about avoiding lies & discerning truth. 
40:58 - How Arnold overcame a terrible self-image & “reprogrammed” himself.
40:58 - How he taught himself to be a successful investor. 
01:34:51 - What habits he practices every day, including his favorite affirmations.
01:47:53 - How he remains optimistic amid adversity.
01:51:56 - Why he’s betting big on gold, silver, uranium, oil & natural gas.
01:51:56 - Why he thinks the S&P 500 “is one of the worst things you could buy.”
01:57:54 - Why he warns against long-term Treasury bonds & “anything with leverage.”
02:02:24 - How he & his firm are harnessing Artificial Intelligence.
02:09:59 - What brings him the greatest happiness. 
02:19:02 - What you’ll learn from his favorite book about the “real secret to life.”

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

﻿BOOKS AND RESOURCES
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 <li>Inquire about William Green’s <a href="https://williamgreenwrites.com/masterclass/">⁠Richer, Wiser, Happier Masterclass⁠</a>.</li>
 <li>Arnold Van Den Berg’s investment firm, <a href="https://centman.com/">Century Management</a>.</li>
 <li>Write to request Arnold’s report on <a href="https://centman.com/contact-us">one-pointed focus</a>. </li>
 <li>Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7vBwo1ynx8cOz8JwTAGU5mrNc4VrAT1ZAfGuRXeBrrfQs82Uyi0fg4gLYLJG2UxuBBsv61aORs8p5ZKIO-RvJrFvowPFSbRRFCgLElf47VwPA7hIKuwlBm3EWgT_SJw_L17SwKvq3VJAKmMYbdXnWxFKKffwKyFT77LMBHth2mCyOB6hUfwPwlyNaDls29o9ZSynT_hF7VJt8YE21N6cEg_SXKp95OKfwoadB5R6llU.M_fRj8FxCZYdBnQHnXuZBjP6y9L77mb704EsStzVJdE&qid=1759525355&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=9ac75ffbf8bc524fd4a5bc47e651fc5e&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">⁠Flow⁠</a>.</li>
 <li>Victor Frankl's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mans-Search-Meaning-Viktor-Frankl/dp/0807014273?crid=15N4IWSMT3U1M&keywords=man%27s+search+for+meaning+by+viktor+frankl&qid=1651719188&s=books&sprefix=man%27s+%2Cstripbooks%2C79&sr=1-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=d21812db3a4100204cf499166d770df1&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Man’s Search for Meaning⁠</a>.</li>
 <li>Fyodor Dostoevsky's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brothers-Karamazov-Original-Annotated-Illustrated/dp/B0FL6PBVQ9?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.J8hv2reoU8A-jl8WfyQGUq9F_FxNnJmTS41tPDqL5-tnAiJVTiD69QPc_M6L7pSkkpLu0BD0l4iqIydyOOniodmjygZvDrfeeLlyhzt1_iIdjZQXgFikB8dzUj7KE0-szLSfPoxAbwXtni-DFJhMURZZ-Px0Uya4DZA6rMqfGCjECMB2fFEl4csUgaQPOWFQNRAyJVZfagqHE7RnrhjJaRXATOCsy4if2wtKHESovlM.m-hC78pf8SuKhq3IOCx53L3ooxY82Uao_VfZWPVwpjU&dib_tag=se&hvadid=557464438695&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=1023419&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=8562572903646931567--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=8562572903646931567&hvtargid=kwd-1330313854934&hydadcr=20108_13297647&keywords=brothers+karamazov+amazon&mcid=489e4ebad98b33938cbbb22d6216389f&qid=1759525025&sr=8-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=c6cb7207e67ddca4b53055193e0a5372&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">⁠The Brothers Karamazov.⁠</a>
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 <li>James Nestor's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Breath-New-Science-Lost-Art/dp/0735213615?crid=1KFNXG0MMXNDW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HKGxCc7DR5B0XQP3eC49g6FPc2qRFplC20Tc_GQLXqfvUv9UoJgOdq7OlmLgCMkLbwfRs0pAofS4clzK5YnGG9FDi72CvmgPqRW50DEjiVVAu4xYp7L-VMVd3wYePuTqgTfIsE7vDxNIVCu9LSx-FR3PZOwEYFHf5-H_cb_jeB1YTxbGG1DfsjwYW13V9Dqu96OAQHdvVrhgM4xg4wusxBsKs3NgL0ApqxYV0JxCjis.vk37b3vQmosrKC4IIRkEbXCMlobJ7NNYjEXKupT9fkY&dib_tag=se&keywords=james+nestor+breath&qid=1759525073&sprefix=james+nesto%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=8f8041f17dcd5b0c9104d78da9e49652&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Breath⁠</a>.</li>
 <li>Leslie Lecron's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Self-Hypnotism-Techniques-Daily-Living/dp/0138033390?crid=OE1T7BJ6VRZN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.IsgQeRquIEXMvPvM0YcRcxYWooDWNk7jHAkMhNpwpvTWmi8y54YXFL251YLQBzeGVkdncbPLkRTzvu0O_-FF8iIfm6ZBghkztS21Jb-R6UGW3BN0YjJ4wR2H5yi6uVhYV6ZoRg14lWTWUV0LEODv1w.oTalAzvFaJJRB6oha6HKT745QYs_d_K8kWUBVKH5OKU&dib_tag=se&keywords=self-hypnosis+leslie+lecron&qid=1759525117&sprefix=leslie+lecron%2Caps%2C110&sr=8-2&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=ef88f769a4faa6ed0ccb9f7e54dbb381&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Self Hypnotism.⁠</a>
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 <li>Harry Carpenter's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Genie-Within-Subconcious-Mind-How-Works/dp/1438276826?&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=138602c732b4311bae1c40b1f687b2a8&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">The Genie Within⁠</a>.</li>
 <li>Harry Carpenter’s <a href="https://thegeniewithin.com/affirmation-cds/">audio recordings</a> for relaxation & self-hypnosis.</li>
 <li>James Allen' <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mind-Master-Complete-James-Treasury/dp/1585427691?crid=1RMA6WA8FUIUX&keywords=mind+is+the+master+by+james+allen&qid=1651719017&s=books&sprefix=mind+is+the+master+james+allen%2Cstripbooks%2C64&sr=1-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=95474169b781f65c3c218fafe8db875a&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Mind is the Master⁠</a>, including “From Poverty to Power”.</li>
 <li>William Green’s <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/richer-wiser-happier/master-your-mind-w-arnold-van-den-berg/">2022 podcast</a> interview with Arnold Van Den Berg.</li>
 <li>William Green’s <a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/richer-wiser-happier/from-poverty-to-power-w-arnold-van-den-berg/">2023 podcast</a> interview with Arnold Van Den Berg.</li>
 <li>William Green’s book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Richer-Wiser-Happier-Greatest-Investors/dp/1501164856?&linkCode=ll1&tag=tipnetwork-20&linkId=178a49c7c9cfbf9e85fe8f04e22b55a8&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">⁠⁠⁠read the reviews of this book⁠⁠⁠</a>.</li>
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