🗣️ Investor Talk #7: Brian Feroldi

Founder - Long Term Mindset

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: Brian Feroldi @BrianFeroldi
Age: 41
Residence: United States
Invests since: 2004

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
I learned nothing about money or investing in college (and my major was business!). But, my dad gave me a copy of “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” when I graduated. I devoured it and I quickly become obsessed with money, personal finance, & investing. I read every book that I could get my hands on related to that subject.

My first job was in a startup medical device company called Insulet (currently worth $20 billion). At first, I had only a few hundred dollars to invest, and I did all the dumb things most new investors did. I traded penny stocks. I did just as bad as you would expect. But, I was learning fast.

I ended up taking a sales job, so I was in my car 35+ hours/week. I used a lot of that time to listen to audio books & conference calls — essentially learning how to invest in my car. It was a wonderful way to educate myself about investing.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆?