{"id":37086,"date":"2025-06-24T23:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/?p=37086"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T01:21:52","slug":"howard-marks-motley-fool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard Marks interview with the Motley Fool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#Introduction_to_Howard_Marks\" >Introduction to Howard Marks<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#Quick_bio\" >Quick bio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#Books_and_meno\" >Books and meno<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#This_Interview\" >This Interview<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#What_did_it_talks_about\" >What did it talks about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#Full_interview_video_recording\" >Full interview video recording<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#Full_interview_text_transcript\" >Full interview text transcript&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/#Related_articles\" >Related articles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_to_Howard_Marks\"><\/span>Introduction to Howard Marks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_bio\"><\/span>Quick bio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Howard Marks founded Oaktree Capital Management in 1995. His investment ideas have profoundly influenced professional investors around the world. Even Buffett strongly recommends Marks&#8217; books and articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Books_and_meno\"><\/span>Books and meno<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Most-Important-Thing-Thoughtful-Publishing\/dp\/0231153686\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Most Important Thing<\/a>&#8220;: I strongly recommend this book. Buffett has publicly stated that he has read it several times. If you haven&#8217;t read it, be sure to find time to patiently read it several times.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaktreecapital.com\/insights\/memo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Memos from Howard Marks<\/a>: Howard Marks will occasionally publish ideas about investment, market trends, warnings, etc. The content of the articles is very profound. Even Buffett admits that he is a loyal reader of Howard Marks&#8217; memos. This blog has previously introduced one of them: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/16\/important-and-knowable-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information investors need should be important and knowable<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_Interview\"><\/span>This Interview <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_did_it_talks_about\"><\/span>What did it talks about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This post will introduce the content of Howard Marks&#8217; interview with The Motley Fool management team in June 2025025 through a live video broadcast, and the conversation on important investment topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interview revolves around the most important core concepts of investment, such as the nature of investment, market rules, and human weaknesses; it is the most basic investment mentality and principles that all investors should think deeply about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the content is really wonderful, I recommend it to my friends in this blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_interview_video_recording\"><\/span>Full interview video recording<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZhRQHecVG4w&amp;ab_channel=TheMotleyFool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Marks&#8217; interview with the Motley Fool management team is available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Full_interview_text_transcript\"><\/span>Full interview text transcript&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/36kr.com\/p\/3348936314608003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Marks&#8217; interview with the Motley Fool management team is available online (Simplified Chinese version)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fool.com\/investing\/2025\/06\/23\/oaktrees-howard-marks-helps-investors-understand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Howard Marks&#8217; interview with the Motley Fool management team is available online (English version)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/marks_Fools-Custom.jpg\" alt=\"Howard Marks interview with the Motley Fool\" class=\"wp-image-37087\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Related_articles\"><\/span>Related articles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2025\/06\/24\/howard-marks-motley-fool\/\">Howard Marks interview with the Motley Fool<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2022\/11\/16\/important-and-knowable-info\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information investors need should be important and knowable<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/07\/26\/buffetts-first-tv-interview\/\">Buffett&#8217;s first TV interview<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.granitefirm.com\/blog\/us\/2023\/04\/17\/buffett-squawk-box\/\">Full transcript of Buffett&#8217;s interview with CNBC&#8217;s Squawk Box<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The content of this site is the author\u2019s personal opinions and is for reference only. I am not responsible for the correctness, opinions, and immediacy of the content and information of the article. 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