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Kids, they grow up so fast. One day they're taking their first steps and the next they don't fit into the tiny sneakers they took them in. You blink your eyes and their princess dress is two sizes too small. And their dinosaur backpack isn't cool anymore. But don't cry because they're growing up. Smile because you can profit off of it for real. There are a bunch of parents on depop looking for the stuff your kid just grew out of. Download depop to start selling shares and rent the Runway take off. But is it only a matter of time before they crash and high survival rates? Printing cash, that's one person's boring business, but another one's dream. We are thrilled to welcome to the show Cody Sanchez, founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking and author of the best selling book Main Street Millionaire for her take on investing themes for both stocks and private companies and insights from her time putting money to work in Latin America. For Friday, December 19, it's Brumar Markets Daily and I'm Ann Barry. More market details to come, but first we are passionate here at Brew Markets about bringing to life why stocks move through the stories of the real operations they reflect. It's not just about the numbers, it's about the real businesses underneath them. We're passionate about busting through the jargon and steering clear of the slightly hysterical energy embraced by a lot of Market Market's coverage. And we always try to tie everything back to the most important business and global news in a way that feels relevant. So we were absolutely delighted and frankly, I was really touched to get this note from one listener who signed off as, quote, average mailman Joe. Now, Joe wrote, he says how much I love listening to this show daily. But he also wrote to express what he's wrestling with. Joe writes, quote, I'm a mailman and with this new world unfolding, where is the place in America for the average worker? Worker. I don't want to be a millionaire, but I do want the simple American dream. A house, a kid and a wife. But it seems so far out of reach and that I can never actually obtain that without having the want to overwork and the tenacity of an entrepreneur. Well, look, this is a real email we received from a real listener asking a real question that so many are struggling with. We are in a moment of in time where tech founder life is glamorized and it is fraught, in my opinion, with under reported failure. Over 90% of startups simply don't make it. We're at a time where meme stock mania, record prices and high volatility have yielded stories of millionaire day traders. But most of us want to just invest intelligently without having the time to follow every market move, every minute. So to help address Joe's question about how to move ahead, we invited to today's show Cody Sanchez, founder and CEO of Contrarian Thinking, a platform designed to empower workers from many different kinds of backgrounds to move from employees to business owners. Cody also authored the New York Times bestselling book Main Street Millionaire. And she founded Biz Scout, a technology platform to help entrepreneurs discover, evaluate, most importantly, buy small businesses. Now, Cody has a thesis on investing what she calls boring businesses. Although, spoiler alert, I was the CEO of one such business. So we talk about how we really find their stable cash flows actually pretty exciting. And we talk about how a similar thesis, a similar approach can be applied to public equity investing for folks who don't yet see a path to their own private business ownership. So stay with me for more on Cody Sanchez and for her take on how to address the concerns of Joe and millions like him. But first, a word from our sponsor, Vanguard. John, what do you know about bonds?
