Why Sports Clubs are the New 'it' Investment

I'm not sure when I first invested in Manchester United but if you look back at my blog history it's most likely around 2016. It was a simple post about investing in an election year and go figure a Clinton and a Trump were running against each other. I may not have shared at the time, but I was investing alongside a good friend of mine from my MANSA MUSA network, billionaire Ron Baron (cue Lil Weezy - A Billi) Baron was yapping away in a CNBC interview and he laid out a very compelling thesis of the investment. I like simple and I like math and it was BOTH.

But let's rewind for a bit. For those of you that don't know what sport I'm talking about, I'm talking about original football. What we here in America call soccer but the world knows as the sport of football. Possibly where a single last name can be uttered and the ENTIRE world knows exactly who you are talking about: Pele, Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Critiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Andres Iniesta, Didier Drogba, Thierry Henry and the list goes on and on.

I don't remember the full talking points but it went something like this:

- The Los Angeles Dodgers at the time were worth something like $2 Billion dollars and we're talking baseball

- Machester United was worth less than that 

- The viewership for each game rivals the equivalent of a US Football Superbowl event

- Machester United is a top four club in the English Premier League so this was like getting shares in the Chicago Bulls (Jordan Years), Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, or Golden State Warriors (Curry Years) on discount! 

- In 2015/2016, he foresaw what we are experiencing today. The decline of cable means the Live Sports is a game changer for television viewership. 

Here were some of my previous posts:

: 2016 Post on Manchester United

2019 Post - Finding-value-in-Media-and-Sports-Stocks

In 2016, I was snapping up sharing at around $13/14 dollars a share. And the rumors continue to circulate that the Glazer family may sell this franchise and the sharks are lining up to buy. At over a mind boggling 7 Billion pounds, there is word a deal may be in sight. If I told you to be patient and wait a few years and your money would double --- could you do it? If I told you to avoid the flash and do the math --- would you really do it?

I purchase or hookup of this stock could enter it into my MansMusa Hall of Fame. Thanks to my guy Ron Baron for the simple advice and in this particular case a reminder of why sometimes we hunt in packs.

#MansaMusaHOF   - designates this stock pick was retired in my Hall of Fame

#ABilliSquad -  Billionaire investors from the Wall Street community that make up my squad. Ya Dig

#HuntinPacks - designates investments I made alongside someone in my network

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When to Sell Stock | How to Build Business | Representation

 

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Coming soon is a post on Health -- The Body. You have to invest and know the data about your body. Like many people of color, I get nervous about hospitals and doctors. Thanks to my corporate job, I was exposed to annual exams and blood tests. Unfortunately, when I made the shift to being an entrepreneur I didn't keep up with my annual exams. And it may be costing me...stay tune for a future post on Health and how that impacts your Wealth. 

Also Coming Soon - a series on #HowtoInvest. People have been reaching especially after the spikes in Gamestop, AMC, and other stock to learn the basics. I self taught myself how to invest beginning at the age of roughly 18 and have never stopped. To be a good investor and ensure you are not gambling (speculating), I'll cover (hardest parts of investing in RED):

Why Stocks as an Investment?

What is Your Investment Profile?

How to Pick Stocks?

When to Buy Stocks?

How to Enter My Trade?

How Many Stocks Should I Own?

When to Sell Stocks?

Am I Speculating (Gambling)?

When to Sell A Stock

Enough talking -- pictures and videos are worth a thousand words, so I plan to move into the digital age here soon. I'm an old soul in a millennial body. Here is a video on how to sell from someone in my #MansaMusa network, they've helped me build my mini empire and I appreciate him. He is a part of my #ABilliSquad contacts as his network is worth over $1 Billion dollars. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Ron Baron. He and I have pontificated investments in Tesla, Manchester United and a few others. Listen to this interview and tidbits on when Ron Baron decided to sell some shares in Tesla:

How To Build A Business

Next, it's no secret my main hustle is what built my #sidehustle. I tell people to stop reinventing the wheel and focus on what you are good at. I am great at risk management and help Fortune 50, 100, 500, and multinationals manage their financial and cyber risks in their corporations. Now I want to help Main Street. So my side hustle is a cyber business that gives companies what they want. I do NOT advertise yet I get 10-15 leads a week. My skills filled a very specialized need companies want and so should your business. If not you need volume...sell like crazy to make your money. Not everyone can be Walmart or Amazon so really ask yourself...does my side hustle fill a need. Enough talk. Here is a video from my mentor who is part of my #MansaMusa network and an #ABilliSquad contact as his net worth is over $1 billion. We are popping bottles because his Armand de Brignac champagne brand (we know it as Ace of Spades) got a significant value boost this week. Moet decided to buy a 50% stake in his business. Oddly enough this gent cements his powerhouse status when my buddy Jack Dorsey decided to buy a majority stake is his music streaming business Tidal. Introducing my guy Jay-Z, please listen to why he built his brands (lack of appreciation for the strength in numbers PoC brought to the champagne industry):

Representation

I often talk about strength in numbers. The term used in Corporate America is governance. You have to have a seat at the table or in the room where a decision is made. For me, I am the primary decision maker in my side hustle business...you need me so we have to negotiate terms directly. In life, the decision makers are often your elected officials. You need to know them, influence them, and ensure they are with you to impact change. In the Corporate world we, people of color need Board Representation. The Board is who the CEO reports to --- believe it or not. Even Lebron James reports to a CEO...and that CEO reports to a Board --- so stop hating on how much athletes of color make, there is still a CEO who can afford to pay the checks of all the players on one team and usually he or she is a member of my #ABilliSquad network. Take David Tepper, who owns the Carolina Panthers, Chamath P. is a owner in the Golden State Warriors. Steve Cohen owns the Mets, the Glazer family are owners of not just the Tampa Bay Bucs (superbowl champs) but also Manchester United. If we want change you must be a decision / deal maker, be able to influence that person or persons, or have a majority of Congress, state officials or the Board with you. To do that we must all come together as a diverse group of people and use our strength in numbers to make change. Please watch this final video of how my buddy Michael Rubin, yes member of my  #ABilliSquad network and owner of the Philadelphia 76ers brought Magic Johnson onto the board of directors of his of sports merchandising company Fanatics.

It's no secret Magic is my favorite player of all time and a damn good investor. Glad to see African American representation on boards:

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