Hold for the long term or sell some losers to back the winners? Index funds or a basket of stocks? Concentrate the portfolio or diversify? On this month's mailbag, Bill Mann and David Kretzmann help us find the sweet spots of Foolish investing.

This week Yasser El-Shimy makes his impressive Market Cap Game Show debut against Tim Beyers. We discuss not one but two sleep apnea companies, worldwide sports franchises, and a Swiss company you may never have heard of! How will Yasser do on his first appearance? Tune in to find out!

If you're following the market or keeping up with the news, it sure seems bleak out there. We are living in the midst of real world events with real world consequences, and it can be hard to see a bright future under these conditions. But once again, as investors and as humans on this planet, time is our friend.

Bill Mann has been with The Motley Fool for a couple of decades. Auri Hughes has been here a couple of years. And while their journeys are quite different, they both approach investing – and life – as humble students of the game. Here are their stories....

Today we have an old format, a new show, borrowed wisdom, and the blue that evokes great emotion this month paired with gold. Are we experiencing a correction? Can you make money betting on sports? Is your dog a trick dog? Can sadness lead to pride? This show is heavy on the Motley, Fool!