{"podcast":{"title":"The Intrinsic Value Podcast - The Investor’s Podcast Network","slug":"the-intrinsic-value-podcast-the-investor-s-podcast-network-786362","podcast_index_feed_id":786362,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PPLLC9062165992","website_url":"https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/076071ee-759b-11ee-a791-d70f8c95e681/image/7d404f4d1bcf638fd482f8c84dba08cc.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Investor's Podcast Network","episode_count":778,"summary":"Presented by The Investors Podcast Network with over 10 million downloads — home to the popular We Study Billionaires podcast, The Intrinsic Value Podcast is a new show focused on breaking down businesses, estimating their intrinsic value per share, and deciding whether they should be added to an ongoing portfolio of stocks built out each week. From assessing the monopoly power of Google to determining the fair value of publicly-traded sports franchises, no topics is off limits in the pursuit of understanding as many different businesses as possible and putting together the ultimate long-term stock portfolio. Every week, The Intrinsic Value Podcast will you help get smarter about business, valuation, and investing — don’t miss out on the journey! Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T18:18:43.322431+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intrinsic-value-podcast-the-investor-s-podcast-network-786362"},"episode":{"title":"TIVP085 (Video):  Fairfax Financial (FFO.TO): The Berkshire Of The North w/ Kyle Grieve and Shawn O'Malley","slug":"tivp085-video-fairfax-financial-ffo-to-the-berkshire-of-the-north-w-kyle-grieve-and-shawn-o-malley","published_at":"2026-07-22T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intrinsic-value-podcast-the-investor-s-podcast-network-786362/tivp085-video-fairfax-financial-ffo-to-the-berkshire-of-the-north-w-kyle-grieve-and-shawn-o-malley","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intrinsic-value-podcast-the-investor-s-podcast-network-786362","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/PPLLC3927423896.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/PPLLC3927423896.mp3","summary":"In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze Fairfax Financial, the insurance conglomerate that Prem Watsa built from a near-bankrupt trucking insurer into a compounding machine often compared to Berkshire Hathaway. They break down Fairfax's insurance and non-insurance segments, its use of float, and the capital allocation moves, from acquisitions to buybacks, that have driven decades of growth. The conversation also covers Fairfax's competitive advantages, key risks such as catastrophe exposure and succession, and whether the business remains an attractive opportunity today. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: (00:00:00) Intro (00:04:52) Why Fairfax's history shorting backfired for years (00:07:48) How Fairfax structures its insurance and non-insurance businesses (00:14:20) How Fairfax treats its winning investments (00:18:46) What the combined ratio reveals about Fairfax’s underwriting abilities (00:31:36) Why Fairfax's culture keeps talented operators for decades (00:33:16) How Fairfax uses debt to fund acquisitions (00:38:28) Why Fairfax's buyback timing shows disciplined capital allocation (00:43:09) How Prem Watsa's pay stays modest despite success (00:49:35) What risks Fairfax has as it continues to scale (00:56:19) Valuation discussion of Fairfax (00:57:56) Intrinsic value of Fairfax (01:02:29) Whether Kyle and Shawn will add Fairfax to the Intrinsic Value Portfolio Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Intrinsic Value Mastermind Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…","meta_description":"In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O’Malley analyze Fairfax Financial, the insurance conglomerate that Prem Watsa built from a near-bankrupt trucki…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4051,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-intrinsic-value-podcast-the-investor-s-podcast-network-786362/episodes/tivp085-video-fairfax-financial-ffo-to-the-berkshire-of-the-north-w-kyle-grieve-and-shawn-o-malley/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-intrinsic-value-podcast-the-investor-s-podcast-network-786362/tivp085-video-fairfax-financial-ffo-to-the-berkshire-of-the-north-w-kyle-grieve-and-shawn-o-malley.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}