From Broke College Dropout to Multi-Millionaire Investor

Full story; raw, real, and detailed.

Going from working brutal pool-cleaning jobs in 115°F heat... to building a multimillion-dollar portfolio.

🧵 A story about work ethic, mistakes, and betting on yourself: Childhood Lessons in the Arizona Sun

At 8 years old, while most kids were watching cartoons, I was out with my dad cleaning pools in Phoenix.

We’d wake up at 4:30AM to beat the desert heat. By 5AM, we were scrubbing tile, emptying filters, and hauling equipment.

No breaks. Just drive time between houses. On a good day it was 105°F. On a bad day? 120°F.

This taught me two things early:

1/ What real hard work feels like
2/ That I never wanted to do manual labor for the rest of my life

We mainly worked in retirement communities, and I got a front-row seat to the reality of aging. People would pass away, homes would change hands, and the same pool my dad serviced would go through three different owners.

It gave me perspective. Time is short. Use it wisely. ⌛

15 brutal truths I had to learn before growing my portfolio past $1,000,000

Most won’t tell you this stuff.

But if you want to be competent, not just lucky, read this. 👇

⚠️ Some of these will sting. That’s the point. ⚠️ 1/ You’re biologically wired to be a bad investor.

Your brain craves instant rewards.

Your instincts push you to follow the crowd.

The market rewards the opposite:
Delaying gratification.
Making correct non-consensus bets.
Being lonely and being right.

🧵 20 Stocks to Make the Most of the 2025 Crash + Bull Run Combo

Trump tariffs, historic volatility, and fear everywhere.

But this is where the real money is made.

Here’s a list of 20 stocks worth buying for years to come and why👇 1. Amazon $AMZN

Amazon isn’t just e-commerce. It’s AWS, ads, and the default online mall for billions.

Volatility creates rare buy windows for this cash machine with one of the strongest moats in modern business.

Here is my thread on why DeepSeek will be great for $META $AMD $PLTR and others

Thread 🧵 ❤️👇 The news that DeepSeek released a very high end open AI model has shaken up the financial world. $NVDA stock fell 17% on the news. The market took a shoot first ask questions later approach but not so fast….

My end of year price target for $SOFI stock is… thread 🧵 👇🏽 Sofi has been experiencing rapid revenue grow5 over the years and should continue to. Do not be surprised if Sofi grows revenue 20%+ in 2025

1/ Lifetime opportunity in the market just NOW!

$AMD at $100-150 range offers an opportunity to capitalize on the AI wave and ride the inference demand higher.

I am buying this stock this month! (January 2024)

Thesis in a few charts 👇 2/ Over the past 3 years? Nothing pretty.

People on Reddit crowned $AMD "Advanced Money Destroyer"

But as investor, the past should not concern you, only the future. So what's in store for AMD?

1/ OUTSTANDING opportunity in the market just NOW!

$SHOP at $50-80 range offers an opportunity to capitalize on the e-commerce wave that started decade ago and never stopped.

I am buying this stock this month! (August 2024)

Thesis in a few charts 👇 2/ $SHOP ran ahead of itself in 2021 and nobody who understands valuations would touch it with a 10-feet pole.

That did not stop speculators from running the price above $150/share

Unsustainable

But is now the time to take a closer look?

Let's call a spade a spade 🃏

Stanley Druckenmiller is killing it recently with his bold bet on AI

Let's take a look at his most recent filing and check what that old 🐐 hides in his portfolio 👇 If you don't know already -> Stanley Druckenmiller: the Wall Street wizard with a career spanning decades, Druckenmiller has mastered the art of predicting financial storms before they make a ripple.

I had to learn these 15 hard truths to grow my portfolio beyond $1,000,000

Read these shards of wisdom to become a competent investor.💎

⚠️ WARNING: Some of those might hurt your feelings 👇 1/ Humans are programmed to be bad investors.

A) Brain rewards immediate gratification (prehistoric survival)
B) Herd mentality (being alone gets you killed in nature)

As an investor, you need to sacrifice the present for a GREAT future and make CORRECT non-consensus decisions.

🛑 ATTENTION INVESTORS! 🛑

Ever felt like the market is a casino with everyone profiting except you? 🎰

Let's dive into the world of market movers: banks, speculators, hedge funds, and more. Are they all just playing a game? 🎲 🤖📊 Players like algorithmic traders & market makers want you hopping from trade to trade.

Why?

Cha-ching! More trades = more 💸 in fees for them, especially with those trendy ETFs or exotic funds.

1/ The biggest opportunity in the market right NOW!

$PYPL at $60-100 offers an exciting opportunity with limited downside and significant upside.

I am buying this stock very heavily right now! (July 2023)

Thesis in a few charts 👇 2/ Worries about FedNow (instant payments by gov) are grossly exaggerated - what was the last time government competed with private sector and won?

IRS tools are garbage, people use Intuit or their own accountants, not the free IRS tools... or think of DMV 😅