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The Best Investments I've Ever Made

Name: The Best Investments I've Ever Made
Uploaded: 2026-02-22T06:00:00+00:00
Duration: 19 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this brief monologue, the speaker asserts that the money spent on personal education—such as mentors, workshops, seminars, and private tutoring—has…

22 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker asserts that the money spent on personal education—such as mentors, workshops, seminars, and private tutoring—has delivered a far greater return on investment than if the same funds had been placed in the S&P 500, even during its strongest periods. The core argument is that investing in one’s ability to earn outperforms traditional financial investments, positioning skill development as the most valuable investment the speaker has ever made.

If you take all of the cash that I spent on mentors, workshops, seminars, private tutoring, everything, and I had instead of spending that on education, put it into the S&P 500, even during the best times ever, the amount of money that I'd be left with today would be inconsequential compared to what I have now. And so there's nothing that I've ever invested money on that's gotten me a higher ROI than increasing my ability to earn.