By Saloni Goel
Publication Date: 2025-12-01 12:14:00
Those curious to know where Elon Musk invests are in for a disappointment, as the world’s richest man recently revealed that he doesn’t have a portfolio and doesn’t believe in buying stocks.
During the latest episode of Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath‘s People by WTF podcast, Musk highlighted unconventional investing practices.
“I don’t really buy stocks. I don’t look for things to invest in. I just try to build things, and then there happens to be stock of the company that I built, but I don’t have like a portfolio or anything,” Musk told Kamath.
Elon Musk on what makes a company worth investing in
Musk, who is the brains behind Tesla and SpaceX, and also the owner of social media platform X, answered his philosophy when it comes to investing in companies for the long term.
Musk said he looks at the products and services of the company, whether he likes their roadmap and if they can continue to make great products. Along with that, he believes having a talented and hard-working team is also important. These are some of the parameters he likes to track.
He feels that this is the “right way to invest in stocks” despite daily market fluctuations. “Because a company is just a group of people assembled to create products and services,” Musk opined.
Musk on why Google, Nvidia stand out
Meanwhile, when asked to comment on the companies he would consider investing in outside of his own, he said that sectors and AI and robotics will be very important. He added space flight to the…
