"The problem is you have a lot of these young people in Robin Hood, and they're putting $50 on red, hitting red and think oh I'm really smart. so next time we'll put $1,000 on red. And the problem is when you're gambling and speculating at some point that comes back to bite you in the ass."

Eric Schleien is the CEO and founder of Granite State Capital Management, the host of the Intelligent Investing podcast, the CEO of Wyoming Warehousing & Safe Deposit Company, and founder of the Proxy Activism Project where he invented a new form of shareholder activism. He's also a partner and co-founder of Transformational Leadership Associates.

Eric talks about his investing journey, how he values companies and how your advantage over the highly paid managers on Wall St. It was a great pleasure meeting him.

Here are links to all things Eric.

Granite State Capital Management: https://www.gscm.co/

Personal Site: https://ericschleien.com/

Eric's Book Principles Of Power: The Art & Wisdom Of Badassery: https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Power-Art-Wisdom-Badassery/dp/0578798964/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricSchleien

YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/ericschleien1

Instagram: http://instagram.com/ericschleien

The Intelligent Investing Podcast: https://ericschleien.com/podcast/

The Eric Schleien Podcast: https://www.ericschleienpodcast.com/

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