Rashad Bilal

Thank you for having us, Nicole. It's a pleasure to be here.

Thank you for having us, Nicole. It's a pleasure to be here.

Thank you for having us, Nicole. It's a pleasure to be here.

Everyone relax.

Everyone relax.

Everyone relax.

The beautiful thing about our audience is that they grew with us through the pandemic. And so they've seen crisis before and they've seen a bull market and they've seen a bear market and they've seen catalyst events that have the market appreciate and they've seen catalyst events have the market depreciate.

The beautiful thing about our audience is that they grew with us through the pandemic. And so they've seen crisis before and they've seen a bull market and they've seen a bear market and they've seen catalyst events that have the market appreciate and they've seen catalyst events have the market depreciate.

The beautiful thing about our audience is that they grew with us through the pandemic. And so they've seen crisis before and they've seen a bull market and they've seen a bear market and they've seen catalyst events that have the market appreciate and they've seen catalyst events have the market depreciate.

And so when this happened, it was kind of that preparation of there's some uncertainty, which has always been the number one thing in the market that we can't control. And you can reference 2020 March of what uncertainty looked like. And we can reference

And so when this happened, it was kind of that preparation of there's some uncertainty, which has always been the number one thing in the market that we can't control. And you can reference 2020 March of what uncertainty looked like. And we can reference

And so when this happened, it was kind of that preparation of there's some uncertainty, which has always been the number one thing in the market that we can't control. And you can reference 2020 March of what uncertainty looked like. And we can reference

Exactly, right? Like, this is the end. Like, how far can this thing fall? And so when you see something like the tariff announcement happening early April, it was like, oh, okay. We've seen something like this before. There's a lot of uncertainty, but this is an opportunity, right? Every time there's a crisis, we always tell people there's an opportunity for people to really take advantage of it.

Exactly, right? Like, this is the end. Like, how far can this thing fall? And so when you see something like the tariff announcement happening early April, it was like, oh, okay. We've seen something like this before. There's a lot of uncertainty, but this is an opportunity, right? Every time there's a crisis, we always tell people there's an opportunity for people to really take advantage of it.

Exactly, right? Like, this is the end. Like, how far can this thing fall? And so when you see something like the tariff announcement happening early April, it was like, oh, okay. We've seen something like this before. There's a lot of uncertainty, but this is an opportunity, right? Every time there's a crisis, we always tell people there's an opportunity for people to really take advantage of it.

And so our audience was prepared. It wasn't like I'm selling everything. It was like, we know what to do, right? When these prices get to points that we like inside of good companies, we're investing. And so they did that and they're slowly, but surely they're starting to see the benefits of that discipline when it comes to investing.

And so our audience was prepared. It wasn't like I'm selling everything. It was like, we know what to do, right? When these prices get to points that we like inside of good companies, we're investing. And so they did that and they're slowly, but surely they're starting to see the benefits of that discipline when it comes to investing.

And so our audience was prepared. It wasn't like I'm selling everything. It was like, we know what to do, right? When these prices get to points that we like inside of good companies, we're investing. And so they did that and they're slowly, but surely they're starting to see the benefits of that discipline when it comes to investing.

You said something important. The title sophisticated investor really doesn't have a monetary amount attached to it anymore. You could have $10,000 and be a sophisticated investor because you have the education.

You said something important. The title sophisticated investor really doesn't have a monetary amount attached to it anymore. You could have $10,000 and be a sophisticated investor because you have the education.