How One Investment Paid for My House

[The Bleeding Edge]( How One Investment Paid for My House By Colin Tedards, Editor, The Bleeding Edge Dear Reader, Today is Labor Day, a market holiday. In lieu of our usual analysis, I thought I’d do something a little different. I hope you’ve come to enjoy and trust the research my team and I are publishing here at Brownstone Research. But more than just trusting the research, I hope you’ve come to trust me a little more each day. The basis of any service like this is trust between the reader and the editor. And with that in mind, I thought I’d share a little more of my own story. That includes how I started investing, the mistakes I made, and how they led me down the path of publishing investment research. My hope is that it will help you better understand what motivates me, and why I’m so driven to provide world-class analysis for all investors. Reading the Quotes Before the internet and smartphones, there were these things called newspapers. And in these newspapers, there would be quotes for the latest prices for stocks. This was the mid-90s, and every morning I would sit at the kitchen table with my dad, and we’d look at the latest quotes. Back then, there were mutual funds geared towards young investors. At the time, I had saved about $1,000 from working odd jobs. So, I sent it in to see what might happen. This was right as the dot-com boom was getting underway. And you can imagine my joy when – a year later – I learned that my investment was now worth about $2,000. I remember thinking, “Wow, I’m the next Warren Buffett. This is going to be easy.” But it was around this time that I learned another lesson. Stocks go up… But they also come back down. A year later, I checked my statement to see that I was back to $1,000. But I knew then that the stock market was always going to be a part of my life. I ended up going to business school. I studied economics. I studied finance. I studied accounting. My last year in college, I opened up a clothing store. I thought I was going to be a small business owner. Maybe I’d open up a chain of these stores and invest my money on the side. Recommended Link [The Beauty of “Amazon’s Secret Program” 96% OFF — LABOR DAY SALE]( [image]( Thanks to a little-known IRS loophole… Regular Americans can collect up to $28,544 (or more) in payouts from what Brad Thomas calls the “Amazon Secret Royalty Program…” And the best part is there are: - NO age or income requirements… (It’s available to anyone 18+ or older) - NO employment requirements… (You can be working part-time, full-time, or even be retired) - You NEVER have to shop or sell a single product on Amazon… (It only takes 5 minutes to set up!) - And now it’s easier than ever to start taking advantage of “Amazon’s Secret Royalty Program…” See how to collect the next payout as soon as September 10th… [Watch the short video now.]( -- Closing the Doors This all happened in 2006. I’m located in the Central Valley of California. Back then, this was one of the hottest real estate markets. And for a while, things were going great. Business was doing well. And once again, I thought, “I’m the next Sam Zell. This is going to be easy.” But once again, it wasn’t meant to be… By 2007, the business was struggling. By 2008, weeks would go by, and not a single customer would come into the shop. Finally, I closed the doors for good in August of that year. I can’t begin to describe how bad it felt to walk back to my little apartment that night. I opened the door and saw boxes of unsold apparel crowding my tiny living room. I’ll admit that I was depressed. My business had failed. And I was blaming myself. But looking back on it, that was one of the most important moments of my life… Recommended Link [U.S. Banking and ‘Dark Dollar Reset’ Underway]( [image]( The signs are clear… Our financial system, as you know it, is being turned inside out. At least 722 U.S. banks could be on the verge of bankruptcy. And nearly every asset class is set to be impacted – Real estate, stocks, bonds… Even BlackRock, with $8.59 trillion in assets under management, has now gone on record to say we’re on the brink of an “ultra-rare recession.” But one financial expert is stepping forward with the whole truth. Dr. Nomi Prins has agreed to an exclusive interview where she makes a huge and controversial prediction about the U.S. financial markets in 2024. According to Dr. Prins, we’re about to see a different (and unique) kind of crisis. One that has played out only 3 times before in American history: “We’ve hit a ‘breaking point’ before in 1933, 1989, and 2008.” Now, she says, history is about to repeat itself – And the aftermath could be chaos (especially for Americans who don’t act now). As Dr. Prins says, the window to act is closing rather quickly. So she’s allowing us to share her important warning – with a wider audience – for a brief time only. [Click here to watch Dr. Prins’ newest prediction.]( -- The Investment That Changed My Life Two months later, in October, Lehman collapsed. Everybody was panicking. It really did feel like the sky was falling. But I knew enough about market history to remember that some of the greatest investing fortunes were made in the middle of a panic. As the market continued to crash through March of 2009, I was buying stocks as quickly as I possibly could. By this time, I had started a business building and designing websites for customers. We take that for granted today. But back in 2008/2009, people were still unfamiliar with web design. And as a result, the business was taking off. During the entire period, I was reinvesting almost all the money I made into the market. For a time, I didn’t even own a car. I was living very frugally. And it was around this time that I made one investment that would change the course of my life forever. I zeroed in on a company called XPO Inc (XPO). The company specializes in freight and all the networking that goes along with moving freight. Keep in mind, we were deep in a recession. The economy was sputtering. Hardly anybody was shipping freight in any real volume. As a result, XPO was trading around $5, close to an all-time low. But I knew the company. I knew its potential. And I had faith in its CEO, Brad Jacobs. And so, I started buying shares in XPO. And I kept buying… and buying… and buying. That turned out to be one of the greatest investments of my life. By 2018, XPO was trading around $100, a roughly 20x gain over 10 years. I didn’t capture that full return. I sold out a little early. But that’s okay. Because I used the funds from that investment to buy the house that I’m writing to you from today. Moving out of that tiny, grungy apartment and into my own home with my wife was one of the happiest moments of my life. Was it a mansion? No. Did it need some fixing up? Sure. But it was mine. And it’s hard to put a price tag on that feeling. Recommended Link [Man who Predicted “End of Cash” Issues New Warning for September 20th]( [image]( In 2016, former banking VP Teeka Tiwari warned: “A ban on cash is coming sooner than you think...and when it does, it will strip you bare of any privacy.” His prediction is finally coming true, and if you don’t prepare by September 20th… You could end up holding a bunch of worthless US dollars. [Click here to see this shocking new video exposing the government’s plan to recall the US dollar and learn how to prepare.]( -- It’s Never Easy, but It Can Be Done Why do I tell you this story? When I was much younger, I thought that investing would be easy. I thought running a business would be easy. I assumed that riches were virtually assured. They weren’t, of course. But identifying great companies with great management, trading at reasonable prices, can transform your life for the better. It did for me. It can for you. It’s never easy, but it can be done. Over the years, I’ve been an investor, a business owner, and the host of a YouTube channel with more than 100,000 subscribers. Now, I’m thrilled to be your editor to share the same research that has made such an impact on my life. I hope all readers have an enjoyable holiday. I look forward to a great future together. Regards, Colin Tedards Editor, The Bleeding Edge --------------------------------------------------------------- Like what you’re reading? Send your thoughts to feedback@brownstoneresearch.com. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… [Move Your Money TODAY]( This is a chart of the unprecedented money printing by the U.S. Government. Its causes are many, including a rocky stock market… some out of control inflation… layoffs that are always devastating… and more. 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