one night, a light bulb went off: “Holy shit, it would take me more than a week to make this kind of money as a gym teacher.” As Matt wrestled with the decision on whether to continue to pursue his college education or not, his grandmother passed away. She left Matt $10,000, but before Matt’s father would give him the check, he first begged him to do something “productive” with it. A self-proclaimed “degenerate gambler” at the time, Matt loved sports betting... It made sense – he was a football fanatic and was also always hungry for cash, and sports gambling seemed like the solution. Except when you lose... And we all know gambling is just that... a risky bet on an uncertain outcome. The house always wins . So Matt took his 10K inheritance and tried a new kind of gambling... He put it in the stock market. Matt fairly quickly doubled his money... and was hooked. Matt McCall the investor was born . WEARING THE STIFLING SUIT OF CORPORATE FINANCE Matt suddenly had a new purpose and passion for college, although he claims his first stock market win was beginner’s luck because he didn’t know hardly anything about investing at all... “My family, we’d read the sports pages cover to cover – I could tell you the stat of any player in
“That’s what’s so thrilling about investing – ideas and trends are everywhere. The key is finding them and buying in before it’s on the cover of Barron’s because, well, then you’re too late. And teaching people how to do this is my passion.”
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