Entrepreneur & Financial Media Leader; Co-Founder & CEO at The Motley Fool; Author of "The Motley Fool Investment Guide"

Virginia, USA
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Tom Gardner Biography

Tom Gardner is an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO of The Motley Fool, a prominent financial media and investment advisory company. Gardner co-founded The Motley Fool with his brother David Gardner and Erik Rydholm. The company began as a print newsletter and expanded into an international multimedia network offering financial and business solutions to a global audience. Gardner established The Motley Fool with the goal of providing accessible financial guidance to everyday investors.

Gardner has played a central role in developing the company's investment philosophy and product offerings. He is the author of "The Motley Fool Hidden Gems" newsletter, which focuses on identifying promising small public companies for investment, and "The Motley Fool Stock Advisor" newsletter, where he and David Gardner share investment recommendations. Gardner serves as the lead advisor on Motley Fool One, the company's all-access service, and manages "The Everlasting Portfolio," which maintains long-term holdings and has outperformed the market since its inception. Together with his brother, Gardner has co-authored several best-selling books, including "The Motley Fool Investment Guide," "You Have More Than You Think: The Motley Fool Guide to Investing What You Have," and "Rule Breakers, Rule Makers."

Gardner is recognized for advocating financial transparency and reform. He has testified before the U.S. Senate, supporting greater transparency in the financial services industry. Gardner emphasizes the significance of the "fool" in literary tradition as a truth-teller and highlights the importance of honest investment advice in a field often dominated by product-driven advisors.

Gardner has fostered a company culture based on Conscious Capitalism and the "Golden Rule" principles, aiming to create value for all stakeholders. The Motley Fool has received high employee engagement scores, recognition as Glassdoor's No. 1 Best Medium-Sized Company to Work For in America, and consistent inclusion as a top workplace in the Washington, DC area. Gardner also serves on the National Advisory Board of the Concussion & CTE Foundation.

Gardner holds an honors degree in English and creative writing from Brown University and an honorary Ph.D. in humane letters from Strayer University. His background in the humanities and extensive investing experience enable him to communicate complex financial concepts to a broad audience, making him a respected voice in investing, entrepreneurship, and business leadership.

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Tom Gardner Speaking Topics

  • Finding Hidden Gems

    Before settling on a stock investment to add to his portfolio, Tom Gardner investigates up to a hundred companies. Why? Because he’s seeking out the market's “Hidden Gems”: companies valued at less than $2 billion that, for a variety of reasons, isn't on Wall Street's radar screen, companies that big institutional money managers cannot yet invest in. Tom Gardner believes that hard work correlates well with sustained outperforming of the market, and that the probability for excellent returns rises based on the number of investment prospects you can regularly evaluate and eliminate. In this presentation, Tom Gardner shows investors how focusing on the undiscovered, undervalued companies generating heaps of free cashflow to mine profit where Wall Street can't.

  • Ready for the Real World? Foolish Advice for Students

    Who’s teaching our kids about money? Though our high school graduates enter a world where job searches, salaries, expenses and an extraordinary array of personal finance decisions—both dangerous and opportune—await, very few of this nation’s high schools or universities offers even basic lessons on saving, investing, or planning for the future. As educators, The Motley Fool co-founders feel there are some things young adults should know about investing and finance. Experienced speaking to both student and parent audiences, they have put together a humorous and engaging speech, based on their successful book, The Motley Fool Investment Guide for Teens. Some of the practical advice they’ll share: · Money equals opportunity · Every dollar spent is an investment · You don’t need to be rich to get into—or succeed at—investing · You have more money to invest than you think The Motley Fool will deliver the know-how young adults need to become more sophisticated investors, financial planners – and spenders.

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Tom Gardner Videos

Tom Gardner: On learning by doing - YouTube

Tom Gardner: On learning by doing - YouTube

Tom Gardner of The Motley Fool talks about the value of learning by doing.

Why People Hate CEOs Like Me - Tom Gardner, Motley Fool CEO ...

Why People Hate CEOs Like Me - Tom Gardner, Motley Fool CEO ...

http://www.fool.com - Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner on why people hate CEOs, and how to look for companies with great CEO's and leaders when...

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Tom Gardner is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Finding Hidden Gems , Ready for the Real World? Foolish Advice for Students, The 10 Things We Should've Learned in School About Money and From the Front Lines: Today’s Top Workplace and Business Trends. The estimated speaking fee range to book Tom Gardner for your event is available upon request. Tom Gardner generally travels from VA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are David Gardner, Richard Florida, Jordan Goldman, Reuben Canada and R "Ray" Wang. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tom Gardner for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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