TIP406: Finding Hidden Treasure w/ Thomas Braziel

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:

• What investing in Special Situations looks like.
• How Thomas turned $7k into over $1MM by finding an important footnote on a penny stock company.
• Investing in bankruptcies, liens, and other esoteric situations.
• Learnings from Billionaire Sam Zell and others.
• Thomas’ epic 40x return from investing in claims from Japanese crypto exchange, Mt. Gox.

*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.

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