Our Best And Worst Investments of 2025
My First Million's year-in-review episode in which hosts Sam Parr and Shaan Puri, joined by Steph Smith, rapid-fire through categories (no sponsor read appears in the episode audio) on their best and worst of 2025. Sam calls moving to a furnished New York apartment near family his best investment, Shaan defends a no-research stock shopping spree he tweeted out with a 10-year hold in mind, and Steph shares a personal health decision she credits with changing her year. They trade their biggest personal losses, including Shaan's jury duty spiral and Steph staying in a job too long, name frame-breaking people like a brash personal injury lawyer and behavioral scientist Kristen Berman, and close on Shaan's year learning piano, new parenthood on both sides, and Sam's case that anyone can learn to love running. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover most of the conversation, but this summary highlights the investment answers, the personal stories and the running pitch only, so some category rounds are not summarized. These are the hosts' and guest's personal stories and opinions, and specific stock picks and health decisions mentioned are their own - nothing here is financial, investment or medical advice.
Executive Summary (TL;DR)
My First Million's year-in-review episode in which hosts Sam Parr and Shaan Puri, joined by Steph Smith, rapid-fire through categories (no sponsor read appears in the episode audio) on their best and worst of 2025. Sam calls moving to a furnished New York apartment near family his best investment, Shaan defends a no-research stock shopping spree he tweeted out with a 10-year hold in mind, and Steph shares a personal health decision she credits with changing her year. They trade their biggest personal losses, including Shaan's jury duty spiral and Steph staying in a job too long, name frame-breaking people like a brash personal injury lawyer and behavioral scientist Kristen Berman, and close on Shaan's year learning piano, new parenthood on both sides, and Sam's case that anyone can learn to love running. PARTIAL COVERAGE: the captions cover most of the conversation, but this summary highlights the investment answers, the personal stories and the running pitch only, so some category rounds are not summarized. These are the hosts' and guest's personal stories and opinions, and specific stock picks and health decisions mentioned are their own - nothing here is financial, investment or medical advice.