What does it mean if history is just the same movie, playing over and over? 

Morgan Housel is a longtime Fool contributor and the bestselling author of The Psychology of Money. Dylan Lewis caught up with Morgan to talk about his latest book, Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes. They discuss:

• The not-so-helpful side effect of having fewer economic downturns
• Why true optimists believe that the future is messy
• Cautionary tales from companies that “got too wide”
• And what Warren Buffett understands about storytelling.

Tickers discussed: MSFT, GM, APPL, SSU, BRK.A, BRK.B

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Host: Dylan Lewis Guest: Morgan Housel Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Rick Engdahl

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