My Worst Investment Ever May 2025
Enrich Your Future 33: The Market Doesn’t Care How Smart You Are
In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 33: An Investor’s Worst Enemy.
LEARNING: You are your own worst enemy when it comes to investing.
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Cash Is Tight, but You Can Still Turn Things Around
Discipline beats loans every time. Borrowing might feel like a lifeline, but it’s a weight around your neck if you don’t fix the root problems.
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Ep805: Oeystein Kalleklev – Shipping’s Brutal Truth: Adapt or Die
BIO: Oeystein Kalleklev is the outgoing CEO of Flex LNG and Avance Gas. He has prior experience as CFO of Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers and Umoe Group and Chairman General Partner of MLP KNOT Offshore Partners.
STORY: Oeystein has been part of some terrible investments made by his employers. One invested $150 million to become the biggest shareholder of a mine in Guinea, which was lost due to a bad regime. During the great financial crisis, another invested $300 million into a bioethanol plant in Brazil.
LEARNING: In a dynamic industry like shipping, you must think more about adapting and being tactical rather than strategic.
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Your Profit Problems Are Leadership Problems
You don’t need a new team, just better habits. Your people are probably capable, but they need direction. A weekly rhythm, like Monday priorities, Wednesday short check-ins, and Friday results, builds momentum fast.
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Enrich Your Future 32: Trying to Beat the Market Is a Fool’s Errand
In this episode of Enrich Your Future, Andrew and Larry Swedroe discuss Larry’s new book, Enrich Your Future: The Keys to Successful Investing. In this series, they discuss Chapter 32: The Twenty-Dollar Bill.
LEARNING: Trade as if the markets are efficient, even though they are not.
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Why Family Businesses Stay Stuck in Survival Mode
If every week feels like a scramble, you’re missing structure. Without a precise rhythm, you’re starting from zero every Monday. That’s exhausting, and it keeps you stuck. Try this: start one monthly owner profit check-in, 60 minutes max.
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Ep804: Jeff Holman – The Franchise Bubble That Burst Too Soon
BIO: Jeff Holman, founder of Intellectual Strategies, is revolutionizing legal support for startups and scaling businesses. His Fractional Legal Team model provides expert legal guidance without the cost of a full-time team.
STORY: Jeff started a cold plunge and sauna business during the pandemic. The company looked great, but he had employee issues, which affected its success. Soon, tens of other studios, brands, and franchises were all popping up within a mile of Jeff’s studio.
LEARNING: Create strategic alignment incrementally and iteratively.
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Delay Fixing Profit and the Hole Gets Deeper
Don’t wait until you’re desperate. I’ve seen too many owners hold off until they’re scraping by, thinking they’ll fix profit when things “calm down.” Spoiler: things don’t calm down.
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