TLDR

How to Say No to $23b

Episode Summary

Plus, the best performing stock of the past 50 years (causes cancer)

Episode Notes

A company you may or may not have heard of got a $23b offer from Google — and walked away. On this week’s TLDR, when should you say no to nine figures? Plus, how did a tobacco company become the best performing US investment in recent history? And, some divergent views on the wisdom of giving everybody free money.

This episode was hosted by Devin Friedman, managing editor Kat Angus, financial educator Kyla Scanlon and former hedgefunder Matthew Karasz. Follow us on other platforms, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter: linkin.bio/tldr

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