🗣️ Investor Talk #10: Dave Ahern

Founder - The Investing For Beginners Podcast

Welcome to Investor Talk — where we interview successful investors to uncover their journeys, strategies, and the lessons they've learned. Get inspired by real stories and gain valuable insights to sharpen your own investment approach.

Every interview follows the same set of sharp, insightful questions — such as “What is your investment strategy?”, “What are your highest conviction stocks?”, and “What’s the biggest investment mistake you’ve made?”

In this edition, we have the pleasure of interviewing:

Name: Dave Ahern @IFB_podcast
Age: 56
Residence: USA
Invests since: 2012

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
In 2012 I started working at Wells Fargo as a personal banker, and one of the questions they asked during the interview process was what area I wanted to focus on for my career, and I had zero idea. Luckily the branch I worked in had a fantastic financial advisor who encouraged me to learn more about investing because he thought I would be good at it. And thus began my love for all things investing.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆?
Value tilting toward quality. I try to hold companies for the long-term. I haven't sold any positions, including my dog, $INTC in over 2 years. My main goal is to find high-quality businesses and hold them until the thesis changes.