This is the story of how Benjamin Graham, the “father of value investing” and the mentor & teacher of the most successful investor ever, Warren Buffett, made his first $1,000,000. Graham accomplished this during the worst bear market in history. Even though most of this story take place almost a century ago, surprisingly many of Graham’s actions and ideas can be applied in the ambitious persons’ own journey towards financial freedom today. Let’s dive in!

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Timestamps for Graham’s journey to that first million:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Graham the Grossbaum (1894-1915)
02:00 Graham’s First Taste of Mr. Market (1907)
02:47 Graham the College Graduate (1914)
04:15 Graham and Antisemitism (1914-1915)
04:55 Graham and Wall Street (1914-1956)
05:58 Graham & Newburger (1914-1923)
08:30 Graham & the Antithesis of Value Investing (1916-1923)
09:35 Graham the Money Manager (1916-1956)
10:38 Graham the Junior Partner (1920-1923)
11:30 Graham + Harris = Grahar (1923-1925)
13:50 Graham & the Joint Account (1926-1935)
15:08 Graham the Teacher (1927-1956)
15:46 Graham Just Shy of $1,000,000 (1929)
17:31 Graham Flying too Close to the Sun (1929-1932)
19:20 Graham’s “Call to Arms” (1932)
20:21 Graham & Security Analysis (1934)
21:07 Graham & the Graham-Newman Corporation (1936-1956)
22:47 Graham’s 4 Market Beaters (1946)
28:11 Graham, the Intelligent Investor (1949)
29:47 Graham & GEICO (1948-1972)
31:40 Graham the Millionaire (1953)

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