The sexiest investment on Earth is a laundromat. No, seriously. It runs itself, it takes cash, and nobody is trying to disrupt it with AI. Boring is beautiful when boring prints money.
I went from covering the drug war in Mexico to trading at Goldman Sachs to buying car washes. My career makes no sense on paper. But every step taught me something the last one couldn't.
Ten million baby boomers own small businesses they want to sell. There aren't enough buyers. That supply-demand imbalance is the biggest wealth-building opportunity of our generation — and almost nobody is talking about it.
Wealth is built through ownership, not employment. Your boss will never pay you what you're worth — because if they did, they wouldn't make money. Own something. Even if it's small. Even if it's boring. Especially if it's boring.
Everyone wants to build the next Uber. Nobody wants to buy the HVAC company that's been profitable for 20 years. That's why the HVAC company is a better deal — no competition for it.