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Your Survival Guy’s Favorite Number is 72: Here’s Why

August 11, 2022 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

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Your Survival Guy had the pleasure of attending a Babson College cocktail party last night at the New York Yacht Club here in Newport, RI. It was a beautiful night. The recent heat wave had broken the night before. The wind was light from the southeast, coming in over the trees, making Newport Harbor look so inviting for boaters with hardly a wave to be seen. Our son will be a freshman at Babson in a couple of weeks. When asked if he has any family members that attended Babson, he replied, “Yes, my grandfather, uncle, mom, and dad.”

It’s hard to believe Becky and I graduated in 1994. I don’t feel that old, but it’s a long time ago now. I guess it’s true that you never really stop thinking like a younger version of yourself. Sure, your body reminds you of the truth regularly, but we always feel much younger than we are. After a certain age, our mind keeps us young. Isn’t it nice to be stuck in time?

But time’s a funny thing. It’s sneaky. It takes forever waiting in line at baggage claim or being stuck in traffic but the next thing you know it’s been close to thirty years since college, or more. Where’d the time go? With the constant barrage of news, it’s hard to unplug from what’s going on in the world right now—this morning.

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But if you create a plan that’s focused on my three favorite letters, Y-O-U, and stick to it, you can be a compounding machine in life. This isn’t about money. It’s about you. It’s so you can look back and say, “I’m glad I did that.”

Action Line: Your Survival Guy’s favorite number is 72 because it illustrates how you can easily teach someone you love the power of being a compounding machine. Because one morning you wake up and your kids or grandkids are in college. Imagine how much time they have to learn a most valuable lesson from you.  If you need help building a portfolio focused on compounding, contact me by clicking here. If you want to get to know me better before we talk, click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy. 

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zildjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West (RIP JB) and Paris.

Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com

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