My First Million

How the Ex-Goldman CEO actually invests his own money

June 16, 2026·1h 0m
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Get our Investment Guide: https://clickhubspot.com/rgek Episode 834: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) sits down with former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blanfein ( https://x.com/lloydblankfein ) to talk about what he does with his money.  — Show Notes:  (0:00) Lloyd on Money, Day Trading, and Feeling “Rich” (3:52) Meeting Elon (5:23) What the worst traders have in common (9:54) Warren Buffett’s handshake deal (15:04) Lloyd breaks down his portfolio (20:41) Advice to young investors  (23:09) biggest mistakes (25:54) Anxiety as a superpower (27:54) Family finances (31:35) Scarcity (40:46) The Goldman Obituary Test (43:53) Lessons from history — Links: • Streetwise - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780438/streetwise-by-lloyd-blankfein/  — Check Out Sam's Stuff: • Hampton (joinhampton.com): My community for founders. Average member does $25m/year. Many of the guests are members. Get after it...apply: http://joinhampton.com/mfm — Check Out Shaan's Stuff: • Shaan's weekly email - https://www.shaanpuri.com  • Visit https://www.somewhere.com/mfm to hire worldwide talent like Shaan and get $500 off for being an MFM listener. Hire developers, assistants, marketing pros, sales teams and more for 80% less than US equivalents. • Mercury - Shaan uses Mercury for banking across all of his companies. you can too: http://mercury.com/  Mercury is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column, N.A., and Evolve Bank & Trust, Members FDIC • I run all my newsletters on Beehiiv and you should too + we're giving away $10k to our favorite newsletter, check it out: beehiiv.com/mfm-challenge My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano /

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