🗣️ Investor Talk #13: Karl Kaufman

CEO - American Dream Investing

Welcome to Investor Talk — where we interview successful investors to uncover their journeys, strategies, and the lessons they've learned. Get inspired by real stories and gain valuable insights to sharpen your own investment approach.

Every interview follows the same set of sharp, insightful questions — such as “What is your investment strategy?”, “What are your highest conviction stocks?”, and “What’s the biggest investment mistake you’ve made?”

In this edition, we have the pleasure of interviewing:

Name: Karl Kaufman @thekarlkaufman
Age: 42
Residence: USA
Invests since: 2003

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
When I graduated college, my father handed me the keys to a modest portfolio he had created for me, along with Peter Lynch’s classic book “One Up on Wall Street.”

Through the years, he taught me how he was able to triple his net worth in retirement by going against the grain.

In 2016, we formed American Dream Investing to share stock trades with other investors. My Dad passed away in 2020, leaving me responsible for managing the portfolio and the business.

I've passed the Series 65 exam, but instead of managing other people's money, I've focused on teaching investors how to think differently about the stock market.

As a Forbes contributor, I write about money and the markets with the individual investor in mind. Over 1,000,000 people have read my articles.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆?
My portfolio strategy is characterized by a focus on concentrated positions and a contrarian approach.