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The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires)  - The Investor’s Podcast Network

TIP406: Finding Hidden Treasure w/ Thomas Braziel

The Investor's Podcast (We Study Billionaires) - The Investor’s Podcast Network

Stig Brodersen

Education, Investing, Business

4.63.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2021

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Trey Lockerbie discussed Special Situations with Thomas Braziel. Thomas was recommended by multiple guests because of his Sherlock Holmes approach to finding buried treasure (sometimes literally) types of opportunities. Thomas is not your average investor. They explore a lot of unique topics and it's guaranteed you will learn a ton. One quick caveat: Trey was recording from Costa Rica, Thomas was in London, so the audio quality had tiny glitches along the way. Please bear with us because the substance of the conversation is fantastic. And with that, please enjoy a very unique approach from the humble and kind, Thomas Braziel.  IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 01:41 - What investing in Special Situations looks like. 03:34 - Investing in bankruptcies, liens, and other esoteric situations. 11:24 - How Thomas turned $7k into over $1MM by finding an important footnote on a penny stock company. 31:09 - Learnings from Billionaire Sam Zell and others.  43:25 - 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. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Stig, Clay, and the other community members. Thomas Braziel's Twitter. Am I Being Too Subtle by Sam Zell. Trey Lockerbie's Twitter. 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0:00.0

You're listening to TI-P.

0:03.2

On today's episode, we are discussing special situations with Thomas Brazil.

0:07.8

Thomas was recommended to me by multiple guests because of his Sherlock Holmes approach to

0:12.5

finding buried treasure sometimes literally, types of opportunities.

0:16.4

In this episode, we discuss what investing in special situations looks like, how Thomas

0:21.2

turned $7,000 into over 1 million by finding an important footnote on a penny stock company

0:26.5

in his early 20s.

0:28.4

Learning in bankruptcy's leans and other esoteric situations, learnings from billionaire Sam

0:33.2

Zell and others, and we explore Thomas's epic 40x return from investing in claims from

0:39.4

Japanese crypto exchange mount gocks.

0:42.4

This story is absolutely incredible.

0:44.7

Thomas is not your average investor.

0:47.3

We explore a lot of unique topics and I guarantee you will learn a ton.

0:51.4

One quick caveat I was recording from Costa Rica, Thomas was in London so the audio quality

0:56.0

had tiny glitches along the way, please bear with us because the substance of the conversation

1:00.3

is fantastic.

1:01.3

And with that, please enjoy a very unique approach from the humble and kind Thomas Brazil.

1:06.8

You are listening to the Investors Podcast where we study the financial markets and read

1:15.1

the books that influence self-made billionaires the most.

1:18.3

We keep you informed and prepared for the unexpected.

1:30.5

Welcome to the Investors Podcast.

1:32.1

I'm your host, Tray Lockerby and today I'm super excited to have my friend Thomas Brazil

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