“The original plan was always for me to go to school and live that typical life. But it didn't work out, so I had to make my own plan.”

Before the age of 20, Greg Haygood spent a number of years in what he calls “survival mode”. How did he go from living on his own as a teenager in a homeless shelter to a successful career as a finance executive? Perseverance. From his office in Washington, DC, Greg discusses:
- His creative approach to joining the United States Marine Corps
- Why he “almost exclusively” reads books about finance (and three that he thinks don’t get the attention they deserve)
- Teaching his son about money by offering a high interest rate
- A Peabody Award-winning TV series about money
and much more.

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“Don’t just fall in love with the balance sheet. You have to love the business as well.”

With more than 30 years of experience as a professional investor, Ron Gross has seen it all. Through bull markets and notable downturns (like the Dot-com Bubble of the early 2000s), he has learned a few of his lessons the hard way too. In a wide-ranging conversation Ron shares:
- The best & worst parts of running a hedge fund
- A creative way his father celebrated his annual bonus
- His experience with buying golf clubs at Costco
- Why “beer money” is important
and much more.

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“I wanted to either be a U.S. Marshal and catch fugitives or start a garden center.”

Dreaming of two very different career paths led James Early to pursue a college degree in finance. From there he has made his career as an investment analyst and entrepreneur. And despite amassing a remarkable track record in picking stocks, he confesses he’s actually not as good with money as he probably should be. Currently the founder of Curia Financial, James sits down to share:
- The creative marketing scheme for his car-washing business as a teenager
- Life lessons he learned from philosopher Lao Tzu
- How investing teaches us about the imperfections in life
- A very memorable taxi ride in China
and much more.

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