Today’s returning guest is Aswath Damodaran, a professor at NYU, where he teaches corporate finance and equity valuation. In today’s episode, Professor Damodaran delves into the intricacies of investing and the lifecycle of companies. He also covers the challenges of valuation in a changing economy, the trend of buybacks versus dividends, and the evolving role of AI in finance. Be sure to stick around to hear him critique ESG investing and share insights on the broken media landscape. To see links or read the transcript of the episode, visit us at https://www.themebfabershow.com/episo... (00:00) Intro (1:55) Mag7 stocks (7:28) Corporate life cycle (9:47) Factors influencing startup success & characteristics of mature companies (24:41) Capital allocation (26:52) The IPO landscape (34:05) AI in the investment process (39:12) OpenAI's corporate structure (45:48) ESG & the media landscape (50:24) Sports economics ----- Sponsor: YCharts enables financial advisors to make smarter investment decisions and better communicate with clients. Get 20% off your initial YCharts Professional subscription when you start your free trial. https://go.ycharts.com/meb-faber ---- Follow Meb: X: https://x.com/MebFaber LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mebanefaber/ Website: http://mebfaber.com/ To learn more about our products and follow us, subscribe to our mailing list: https://theideafarm.us1.list-manage.c... Listen and subscribe on the platform of your choice: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gEEIpE... Follow The Idea Farm: Subscribe (FREE!): www.theideafarm.com X: https://x.com/TheIdeaFarm LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thei... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mebfabershow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mebfabersho...