My Worst Investment Ever Podcast
Business:Investing
BIO: Peter Ricchiuti is a graduate of Babson College and began his career with the investment firm Kidder Peabody in Boston. He later managed Louisiana’s $3 billion investment portfolio while serving as the assistant state treasurer.
STORY: Peter made the mistake of falling in love with a particular stock and hyped it to his clients. The company had no moat and couldn’t stand the competition. Peter’s reputation was severely affected after the stock price fell significantly.
LEARNING: Don’t fall in love with a stock. Diversification is key.
“If you meet a money manager and they tell you they’ve never had any big losers, just run because losses are part of the game.”Peter Ricchiuti
Guest profile
Peter Ricchiuti is a graduate of Babson College and began his career with the investment firm Kidder Peabody in Boston. He later managed Louisiana’s $3 billion investment portfolio while serving as the assistant state treasurer.
From Memphis to Mars (PA), Peter has addressed more than 1,200 groups in 47 states and several countries. He has been featured in BARRON’S, Kiplinger’s, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He also hosts a popular weekly business show on National Public Radio in New Orleans called “Out To Lunch.”
Worst investment everPeter got interested in a new company making soft soap that would replace the bar soap, which it did. The stock was trading at around $19 a share, and Peter just fell in love with it. He got many blatant signals that this would not work, but he ignored them.
At first, the stock performed very well. However, the company had no moat. So the stock started falling. It got to $9, and Peter was beside himself because he had the stock in many client accounts as a speculative stock. The stock price just kept falling.
As a broker, Peter’s biggest loss was not the money but the fact that his entire clientele and institutional salespeople wouldn’t believe him anymore.
Lessons learnedThink of all the downsides before you take a position.
Peter’s recommendationsPeter recommends reading How to Invest: Masters on the Craft to learn more about investing.
No.1 goal for the next 12 monthsPeter’s number one goal for the next 12 months is to dig deeper into a few stocks he liked a couple of years ago and are now selling for much lower prices.
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