{"id":194006,"date":"2023-07-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/?p=194006"},"modified":"2023-10-05T16:20:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:20:03","slug":"finding-great-growth-companies-with-david-rolfe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/finding-great-growth-companies-with-david-rolfe\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Great Growth Companies with David Rolfe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this episode, we talk growth investing with Wedgewood Partners Chief Investment Officer David Rolfe. We discuss the characteristics of great growth companies and the details of their process to identify them. 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