Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2026-01-12
Books mentioned on Passive Income Expert: Buying A House Makes You Poorer Than Renting! Crypto Isn't A Smart Investment
Serial investor JL COLLINS reveals why renting is smarter than buying, the biggest lies about investing, how tax and debt destroy wealth, and how small savings will TRANSFORM your life! JL Collins is a financial educator best known for his book ‘The Simple Path to Wealth’, which has sold millions of copies worldwide.
Steven Bartlett recommended Pathfinders by JL Collins and How I Lost Money in Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable by JL Collins, and discussed The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins. JL Collins discussed The intelligent investor by Benjamin Graham.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Simple Path to Wealth
Discussed“JL Collins. You wrote a book, a very iconic book that sold millions of copies called The Simple Path to Wealth. Why did you write this book?”
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The intelligent investor
Discussed“Benjamin Graham, who who wrote The Intelligent Investor, who was a mentor to Warren Buffett, basically said what you should do is look for value companies and try to determine where the beer is and then try to see if you can get a buying opportunity, watch it where you can buy it for less than the actual value of”
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Pathfinders
Recommended“and then picks up Pathfinders. I'm going to link both of these books below. And there is a third book, a slightly smaller, called How I Lost Money in Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable, a cautionary tale.”
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How I Lost Money in Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable
Recommended“And there is a third book, a slightly smaller, called How I Lost Money in Real Estate Before It Was Fashionable, a cautionary tale. Um I'm going to link all of them below.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Simple Path to Wealth
“JL Collins is a renowned financial expert known for his book The Simple Path to Wealth. He's teaching millions a straightforward and realistic avenue for achieving wealth so that anyone can have financial security.”
Plugged Pathfinders
“You're an accidental landlord, which was subject to my second book. You know, that's not optimal.”