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Berkshire Hathaway reported financial results over the weekend, providing investors with insights from the world of insurance. It was also the company’s biggest quarters for buybacks in years, giving Jon, Matt, and Rachel a chance to talk about the important concept of intrinsic value, and whether Berkshire stock trades below its intrinsic value. To wrap up, the team talked about Coinbase’ new federal approval with the OCC before closing up with insights from the world of enterprise software, courtesy of monday.com’s latest quarterly financial report.

Jon Quast, Matt Frankel, and Rachel Warren discuss:

-Berkshire’s declining insurance profit and pivot towards playing offense.

-Berkshire’s $9.6 billion buyback, which is a big step up from recent years.

-Coinbase’s national trust company approval.

-Our analysts’ outlook on the crypto market.

-monday.com’s Q3 results and AI initiatives.

-The company’s large buyback while revenue growth declines.

Companies discussed: Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)(BRK.B), Coinbase (COIN), monday.com (MNDY)

Host: Jon Quast

Guests: Matt Frankel, Rachel Warren

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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For the first time in sports history, a professional league is going public — and Ice Cube wants everyday fans to be the ones buying in. Motley Fool host Matt sits down with Ice Cube, founder and CEO of the BIG3 basketball league, to talk about what’s behind the decision to list on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol TONT. They get into how the league went from a basketball hangover to a global vision, how the franchise model is scaling, what surviving COVID proved about the league’s staying power, and why Ice Cube believes this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for investors who’ve been locked out of sports ownership until now.

Host: Matt Frankel

Guest: Ice Cube

Producers: Bart Shannon, Lauren Budabin

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November is the month of gratitude and the beginning of the season of giving. So for this month’s installment of the 2026 Financial Planning Challenge, Robert Brokamp and Stephanie Marini discuss tax-smart ways to give to charities – and how to gift investments to family members, because nothing says “I love you” like compounding growth.

Topics covered:-New rules for 2026 about deducting charitable contributions-The benefits of donating appreciated investments, and how to do it-The benefits of donor-advised funds and qualified charitable distributions-The tax consequences of giving money or investments to friends or relatives-Three non-profits to consider supporting: CURE Childhood Cancer (CUREchildhoodcancer.org), Together We Bake (Togetherwebake.org), and the Fool Community Foundation (Foolfoundation.org)

Host: Robert Brokamp, CFP®, EAGuest: Stephani Marini, CFP®, CRPC®Engineer: Bart Shannon

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AI stocks took a hit this week, but does the selloff signal a lasting shift in the market’s biggest trade? Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Emily Flippen discuss the future of AI spending, companies fighting disruption, and Tesla’s shifting EV strategy. They also challenge assumptions about Google Search, S&P 500 diversification, and Big Tech’s staying power before putting two beaten-down stocks on their radar.

Travis Hoium, Lou Whiteman, and Emily Flippen discuss:

- Is AI Over?

- Non-AI Opportunities

- Tesla Ends Cybertruck

- Are We Sure?

- Big Tech Risks

- Stocks On Our Radar

Companies discussed: Nvidia (NVDA), Duolingo (DUOL), Uber Technologies (UBER), Alphabet (GOOGL), Datadog (DDOG), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Apple (AAPL), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Volkswagen (VWAGY), Microsoft (MSFT), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Zebra Technologies (ZBRA)

Host: Travis Hoium

Guests: Lou Whiteman, Emily Flippen

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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Today’s stock drop may have caught a lot of people off guard, but that is the price we pay to invest in stocks. Knowing how to control one’s emotions on these types of days can be just as important as picking the right stocks. Plus, Qualcomm, Cava, and Dutch Bros earnings and a first look at robotics stock Agility Robotics

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Jon Quast, Tyler Crowe, and Matt Frankel discuss:

- “Emotional hedges” for big down days

- Qualcomm’s earnings & its SpaceX deal

- Is a slower data center buildout actually good?

- Cava & Dutch Bros earnings

- First Look: Agility Robotics

Companies discussed: QCOM, AAPL, QCOM, SPCX, TMUS. VZ, T, CAVA, BROS, AGLT, NVDA, AMZN,

Host: Tyler Crowe

Guests: Matt Frankel, Jon Quast

Engineer: Dan Boyd

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