StoryTime: I almost BANKRUPTED Alpha investments

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

"but an outside event came along and completely derailed and changed everything forever...."

[@PreacherwithoutaPulpit]

One thing I do know is I absolutely love these long format finance/investment videos. I'm getting college course level education from someone who makes it very easy to understand and that has real world experience from having done it and still doing it actively today. Thanks for these Rudy any legitimate information is valuable but these are pure gold...

[@CJW0056]

Yikes

[@Torbarian]

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life." -Jean-Luc Picard

[@qlcrane8019]

When are you going to do a tutorial for greenscreens? I have never seen such a good greenscreen usage from a homeless person. You really made that alleyway dumpster look like a warehouse full of childrens card games

[@Beblue1337]

but for reals whats up with the greenscreen lol

[@mouseshadow5828]

"Children's game!?" pfffft 13+, bub.

[@Minusdefects]

It’s not green screen, he picks up the boxes in some vids

[@baker7280]

Minusdefects it’s a joke

[@Anon420]

Green screen boxes. this man really is pro

[@neji2535]

A roller coaster story, the moment of silence at the end touched my heart. Stay strong. Love you Rudy

[@fsmoura]

_"Dual lands is money, everything else is Timmy."_ -Ru Dee Morgan, cardboard financier

[@firecrest3325]

Rudy: upset over hundreds of thousands. Me: worried i dropped a 5 dollar bill.

[@Scorch428]

Rudy had half a mil to invest at what? age 27? Yeah...he came from rich parents..

[@honigson8776]

@Superduperfill ! also said his family has real estate everywhere

[@honigson8776]

@Superduperfill ! there allways will be wealth were wealth has been , poor ppl allmost got no chance and are kept under the grace of rich in this system

[@wildtony79]

Scorch428 it was half a mil face value, if he bought at 60c in the dollar he only paid $300000

[@joshuanorris5860]

@@Scorch428 he mentioned that it was leveraged, noob.

[@aaronbasham6554]

Oh Gods, when you brought up the name River Rock Amusement that actually set off some alarm bells in my head, since I remembered one of our economic teachers bringing that up as an example. Really glad you managed to not do anything too drastic after losing money like that.

[@fsmoura]

_"The time to buy is when there's blood in the basements."_ -Baron Rudyschild

[@royson345]

There's a rawness to all of your videos that keeps me coming back. I hate gimmicks, you always shoot it straight. I found your channel right at the start of 2021, and this is by far my favorite video you've posted. Well done Rude, it takes alot to be this transparent on the internet.

[@schuylerasplin3744]

“You can’t tell the quality of an investment decision by the outcome” - Howard marks. You da man Rudy. thanks for sharing your stories

[@Jamesviolaofficial]

"[Everybody died] Why does everybody like that movie? That sucks!" -Rudy Reviews Titanic

[@FourManaSevenSeven]

"I continued to add to my position." I got chills on that line. Like, oh no...

[@sherekhangamedev]

Humble Rudy. Rudy is a great anecdotes story teller, I can hear his memories and advice for hours.

[@jayyoung9305]

No one looks at or at least completely realizes the actual amount of risk they are taking until something falls through and they have to "eat" that money. The future potential profits look so good we are blinded to the actual risk. Human nature. Loved this video. Glad you got lucky and were able to come out a lot better than it could have been Rudy. Excellent video. And yes i know i'm late as crap to this but it was such an important topic i wanted to comment.

[@TheHobgoblyn]

Riverrock Casino is in Northern California, north of San Fransisco by about 100 miles or so. I used to live relatively close to there.

[@shamuell.jackson833]

I think it is more like 50ish miles. I used to go until Graton opened. Graton on a clear night is around 35 min out vs the hour+ to get to Red Rock.

[@fsmoura]

great place to meet ladies of the night and other reputable wahmen

[@colcactus]

Almost burned down last week too. Fire was right there

[@joshlion4558]

this reminds me of the time your patreon got hacked and they took a few thousand dollars. You took down all your videos and I was pretty bummed out thinking you weren't going to continue youtube. I'm really glad it worked out and you're still here. That was back when you only had around 20k subs I believe.

[@skrazabs]

not sure when i subscribed but it was before that and i remember that as well, and the help you got from people, i hope you keep going and personally, i think way more positive things have come from your journey than negative, you're a breath of fresh air in such a world that is PC

[@greg6538]

Thank you for sharing. I usually stay super far away from commenting on any form of social media like KZbin, but I really enjoyed you introspection. Honestly, I think that's why I enjoy watching your videos so much. I wont go as far as to say you have no filter, but you 100% wear your heart on your sleeves. Everything you say is something you stand behind, even if it's Timmy's Tacos jokes. Been watching for a long time and don't intend to stop. Keep it up!

[@phatcat7263]

this was a great story full of useful lessons and i'm happy to have heard it your videos always brighten my day. thanks rudy keep up the good work

[@jorgem.8140]

Two weeks ago, I watched a video on your channel and found it was ok. A few days later, based on a KZbin suggestion, I watched one more and found it was very helpful. When I realized, I was watching all the videos on your channel since launch. You make very interesting videos with valuable content. Keep up the good work! Cheers from Brazil!

[@grzegorzdrabicki6227]

Is this video a sneak peak of upcoming Alpha Investments bonds?

[@fhistleb]

Its called Patreon, where Rudy sends floppy tacos with boxes of magic.

[@dogdriver70]

short it!

[@fsmoura]

Msg me to buy fractional shares of Rudy's Patreon

[@AoiKaze2000]

Wait, is Rudy doing a... different type of video?

[@wghammock]

Rudy, This is the best video I have ever seen on You Tube. My wife got sick, the bills are incredibly high, I'm dealing with the one of the hardest times of my life. 2020 might become the hardest time of my life and for my family. Thank you for posting this, it really spoke to me. Have a wonderful holiday weekend, you very much helped me be able to finally enjoy mine.

[@borntrollz]

The longer he drags on the deeper he goes into his experience. If you listen you can learn from his experiences. You should be proud for opening up like this Rudy. Thank you.

[@Foslopac]

Watching this video in October 2020 really hammers your message home. Excellent videos, Rudy. Wish you all the best.

[@wakeupitsmagic]

We would still love homeless Rudy

[@bobdole8830]

Nope you wouldn't.

[@Jay-ln1co]

I'd watch a homeless Rudy scratching off lottery tickets and dumpster diving with the same gusto as opening Magic packs.

[@Joe_Molotov]

@@Jay-ln1co BOOM! That's what I'm talking about, folks! A three Taco Party Pack dumpster! Delete the video, scumbag Rudy is keeping all of these!

[@fsmoura]

what do you mean "would"?

[@AoiKaze2000]

As long as he's living in a van... DOWN BY THE RIVER!

[@BogWraith1]

These are always my favourite videos that you do and I watch them to their conclusion each and every time. These are the life lessons we all go through to one extent or another, even if it doesn't involve the dollar amounts you spoke of in your situation. Keep making these videos Rudy, they're invaluable!

[@AStrategyGameDev]

I love these kind of videos, they are 100000% more important than success stories. Keep going Rudy

[@mdfashionco]

Great video Rudy!

[@EviLpr0duction]

thanks for this story, the way you tell stories makes me always interested to really listen to what you say and get some life lessons out of it, Def learned a lot like being more careful with money if you're willing to invest etc. I'm actually not really into magic besides the few packs my mom bought me as a kid when there wasn't any pokemon haha. But I gotta watch everything, hearing your experiences are definitely worth it!

[@BlueSkysandRain]

Thanks for putting your self out there with this video. It's a great life lesson, hopefully it will help others make it through their darkest hour too.

[@ComedyinHD]

Graton casino is in Rohnert Park, CA. It is pretty impressive. Glad you came out whole on the other end, old man.

[@TheHobgoblyn]

Wow. I lived in Rohnert Park for most of my life, moved away about a decade ago. I recall the city calling for votes to build that thing through the 1990s and early 2000s and it always being voted down. Did they end up building it like right next to the college as they had been planning?

[@Prussiaz]

i'm here in Rohnert Park. its pretty insane to be honest

[@Prussiaz]

@@TheHobgoblyn/videos its not right next to the college, but it is very close by

[@swordstoplowshares9492]

@TheHobgoblyn it’s closer to Walmart area but now they’re building up around it, hotels and Starbucks etc. It’s quite different than the 90’s when it was more of a bedroom community

[@ScottAndNumbers]

I only just learned about you like 2 days ago because I was talking with someone about maybe wanting to collect Weiss cards and someone linked me one of your box openings. And I enjoyed it. And I went looking at more of your videos. And I got talking with those people about maybe thinking about "investing" in Weiss sets, as I have never done something like that before and they linked me more of your videos. I was also just looking through your videos myself and really enjoyed all of them as you come off like a real human being and not some KZbin shill only wanting more and more views. Anyway, I was now brought to this video and I have to say, I now really see something nice in you. As I said, you seem to be a real, genuine human and that's all I want from people. Not some fake corporate crap talk where they think they are high and mighty and everyone should listen to them.

[@RobbieNero]

Rudy's storage kind of reminds me of the raiders of the lost ark ending a massive endless warehouse full of random TCG products

[@bradrankin844]

WOW BUDDY!!....It was awesome to see this other side of you brother👍😎 KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK RUDY! HAVE AN AMAZING DAY 🥳👍👍

[@ProtomanBlues87]

Rudy, if there's one thing I learned from life experiences, if it wasn't you that "ruined magic" someone else at some point in time would be in your place. So just enjoy what you're doing, ignore the haters, and make that money.

[@bradluck1108]

Thanks for the Video Rudy, I havn"t seen one in ages. I do appreciate people sharing their real life learning experiences, so many people think failure is embarasing but it is our greatest teacher. I will come back to visit more often mate. :)

[@uTubeNoITube]

Moral of the story: Don't put all your Timmys in one basket.

[@michaeltardiff7348]

This is probably one of the top 10 videos I've ever seen on any subject. Great life lesson.

[@singleplayerparty3899]

Rudy, the Warren Buffet of the Magic: the Gathering World.

[@NVE]

I haven't touched anything magic in over 15 years I just love Rudy and card shops. Love this channel and your stories. You always have great knowledge.

[@raiofthunder]

These 2 Casinos are literally my life, this is a really sad to hear. I've worked for both tribes. Graton is winning lol

[@jessvagnar4957]

Really sorry to hear that Rudy, thanks for sharing and congratulations on recovering the money!

[@brotect]

"I didn't think it would be this big" ...giggity

[@mhc4444]

Hi Rudy, just casually watching your older videos and I gotta say, I'm rather happy to hear you come in on these subjects. I had a bit of a punch in the gut myself this year, January/February I took a massive hit in my own stock portfolio, and I ended up panicking and selling a bunch of good stock because they dropped like crazy. I didn't stick to my plan and let a fluke in the prices influence my emotions, so now im 17% down for the year and slowly working my way back up. It's a difficult journey and it is not very comforting looking at the fact that its still in the red every single day. But like you, I have diversed my money into a collectible, you being cardboard me being flat pieces of metal (old coins) and I have my eyes on a few other areas as well for good measure. Nothing left to do but wait for the market to take its course, and work on different investments in the mean time.

[@Daan_Knobbout]

Thank you Rudy I always learn something for sure. Guess you wouldn't know since you have no idea who watches that long every talkytalk video hahahaha.

[@aiRCoft]

Yet another great video, thank you so much for sharing that story, Rudy; I found parts of it relatable and all of it intriguing. I'm glad everything worked out well, and I love your attitude and views towards the whole situation.

[@Mrtfarrugia]

"I am Rose on the Titanic, no wait she survived. I am Jack on the Titanic, no wait he died. I am the Band on the Titanic."

[@maxwellschultz4784]

Who also died.

[@KiddKaosMusik]

Rudy, watching this a bit late in 2020 but you got me into magic, there will be haters in whatever you are doing, keep it up and plough forward. Whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger :)

[@terskatti4994]

Is this sneak peek of the new movie: My life as a Floppy Taco: Living in a magical cardboard land Part I

[@laprasdelivery8155]

Thanks for being so open Rudy!

[@Verlisify]

Thumbnail made me think rudy was in front of frozen pizzas in the grocery store

[@pubbiehive]

please make that the next video

[@jonnycatland1987]

Dude! I thought he was in a grocery store too, hahah!

[@christuckwell3185]

Came here from the video you posted today in Feb 2021, where you recommended watching this video. History doesn't repeat, but it sure does rhyme. Thanks for the education.

[@GM-rs2fv]

Rudy quoting Fight Club is really just Chuck Palahniuk ripping off John Keynes, an early 20th century economist. I believe his original quote was: "In the long run we are all dead"

[@K_Swift]

Personal growth is priceless, Rudy. I respect you even more, after this video. 😄😁😊

[@getonmanuttz]

Thank you for sharing. Very interesting.

[@berbinex]

Hello Rudy. From all your videos this was the one i enjoyed the most by far. We live in a society where people cash in on social media by showing off beauty, or status, or money, or luck, etc. Its like nobody gets real anymore. I feel like the majority of folks really never experienced what being "in the trenches" is like. Most people just had a 9 to 5 job their whole life (which is perfectly okay and what i have these days too), but they just dont know what is like to be in an entrepreneur position where you are the engine, the driver, and the wheels, and building something plus keeping it going through your own effort and wits. I feel like that experience is mostly not valued by society at all. I was forced to take care of a company that was going under, for around 1 year. I was literally thrown into the frying pan out of nowhere. Many times i was in a bad situation due to completely unforeseen and random events that escaped my control. And then suddenly there were no good options, just some "less bad" ones that sometimes kept me awake at night, all to keep the company going, even if barely. I left the company in the same state as it was when i picked it up, in a generally dying business where most of the competitors where going bankrupt, so i guess i did okay. The company went under like a year and half later. Thanks for showing us what reality is like, and that no matter how smart or knowledgeable you are, and even if you do everything right, somethimes shit just happens. PS: There's a bridge near my house if homeless rudy needs shelter then we can talk about MTG and i'll buy you a burger once in a while if u hungry so consider it, i'll even let u touch my timmy when you eat ur burger and give you a 5 rudy bill.

[@adolphus28]

I thought this was a good comment until the P.S. part.... >_

[@Argie87]

Greed: Pay 2 life, draw a card.

[@TenTiggers]

But what does Pot of Greed do?

[@Naetheras]

@@TenTiggers Smoke a joint. Claim "lost in shipment". Lose 2 Tacos and gain a greedmonster counter (You can't buy cool stuff online as long as you have a greedmonster counter)

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

@@Naetheras that’s broken.

[@eddiei5589]

Nice video Rudy, I've been with u since around a few hundred subs and the channel truly transcends magic and gaming

[@mccraeday5809]

Rudy its Graton resort and Casino in California. I know exactly what situation you are talking about.

[@damonhymer9198]

Rudy confessionals are pure gold. Failure is where learning takes place. I’m hoping to continue learning from Rudy for years to come

[@xDXLANx]

Nice pile of force of will playmats ;D

[@dj3pokemon94]

Wow. Such a good video. Thank you for sharing Rudy. So glad you came out a better man and you’re here today doing what you do. I’m sure it wasn’t easy to share that and hopefully folks appreciate it! Thank you sir!

[@zachary3367]

Native here. When youd said native casino I had a feeling this is where it was heading. Donald Trump made the same mistake, along with a lot of other high profile investors. Tribal casinos are so much riskier than they appear on paper

[@philippainter7548]

Hey Rudy, love your channel and ESPECIALLY love this type of content. I've been in and out of Magic since nearly the beginning (1994). What you went through years ago, some people are going through today and others will go through in the future (me included). This type of sharing gives hope to those people during their dark days...win, lose or draw. To keep getting up after you get knocked down is a great mantra.

[@Jeronimoooo]

In the long run we are all dead - John "Not Fightclub" Maynard Keynes

[@roniroukoz6040]

Amazing video, i live in lebanon and run a company. In 2019 banks took all the money that was in the banks and completly froze it, for corporates and public accounts, our company lost a much bigger number then ur bonds ( basically our government hand in hand with our banks stole the whole population) bigger ponzy scheme in the history of mankind. Hearing you talking about life and how it can surprise u is so relatable. Any plan u have or make or percentages you think you know, one event can change all that. Now 2 years later we are strongly stabilising as a company althought the money is still frozen and i dnt think we will ever get it back. For me its gone and i have to live my life accepting this and if it comes back then its great. This also shaped me to be much stronger, to get out of a this negative way of thinking and i am no longer scared and anxious like i used to be cause i lost it all and life went on. Thank you for the video it really made my day i just got into magic the gathering physical cards 2 months ago played it for a long time online. im super later but i just love the game so much, never thought there was a community in lebanon but i did find one. Keep up the good stuff 😄👍🏼

[@7TonRat]

Rudy is the Jesus of the Magic Finance World; "They hated him because he spoke the truth!"

[@EZIO__-fs3lo]

These are literally your best kind of videos! Super interesting to hear you talk about your investment experiences since it’s easy to relate to them! Keep it up Rudy!

[@warbrothers7745]

As an owner of several electrical businesses that employ 50 people and 12 years ago I started WITH nothing but The tools IN THE TRUNK of my car. I love this man and what he has to say. The ease that my life looks today verse the hell it took to get here. There is no words . The risks that in hindsight look smart or dumb verse the reward of a simple life with no risk. Sometimes the path is not clear but for those FEW of us who choose to sack up and take a shot at glory I say hats off to you . And yes luck was most certainly involved but you have to show up and take the hits for the luck to happen. Luck doesn’t come to you whilst you lay in bed watching soaps.

[@johnnyappleman7159]

I truly wish I had been exposed to videos like this when I was in business school your ability to share your experience is truly commendable. I'm not a fan of magic but I'm a fan of you and I'm so thankful to have a content creator like you who I get to enjoy regularly. Thank you for your bravery.

[@haggismcstev]

You learn more from your mistakes than you ever will from success.

[@Featuresyou]

Rudy! Great video. I love that you can teach us these investor lessons we wouldn’t learn with out going through it ourselves.

[@strawhat9085]

Alpha Insolvent

[@JohnSmith-ox3gy]

Chapter 13: the fallening

[@Rachel-im6yc]

Thanks for sharing this story with us. I'm really glad you got through those dark nights and came out stronger on the other side.

[@JoeyMossBBG]

Rudy you a Boss Playa 👊

[@moop6667]

Really....

[@teamcrytical]

Went from binge watching your card investment content to hearing a story about your involvement in my local casinos is the definition of going full circle.

[@brunocarranzaaragon921]

taco fractional casino bonds incoming guys...

[@Lost.Yeti.315]

The timing on this video was impeccable....months before a global pandemic and the downward spiral of magic..."the only certainty is uncertainty"

[@captainkarnage9874]

Rudy, can you help me with my Beanie Baby investments, I'm not sure of their value?

[@fsmoura]

i'll buy it all for 9 cents on the dollar

[@kosh9639]

xD

[@ottoweininger8156]

@@fsmoura when you've bought it for 9 cents on the dollar, I'll buy it from you for 36 cents on the dollar.

[@Midlife_Crisis_]

I love Beanie Babies. Ty Warner donated a huge chunk of land right next to my house and now it's a fabulous park.

[@GabrielAlcala956]

would you take $3.50 for all your beanie babies? plus free shipping.

[@hectorr8822]

I appreciate your videos Rudy and the risk you take and our ability to watch from a safe distance. I will be buying a box next week but im opening it to play as thats the fun for me but i love seeing all sides of it.

[@randomencounter8984]

"Catching falling knives investments" I have put myself on same kind of situation(with stocks) so I know how hard it is to sit trough all of that. But on other hand would you ever make that investment at bottom?

[@devoted2thaentertainment207]

Rudy, I know it's tough to share some of your mistakes, but you gotta know some of us really appreciate it. It's motivation, and it gives a different perspective to look at the "negative". You have an amazing story, and it just goes to show that you are just a regular human who has made mistakes. Nothing works out perfectly, and sometimes we need to be reminded of that to progress into something greater than what we are today. Thank you, I totally respect what you do, and who you are. We should all be proud of our gains, and losses bc it's all a part of our life journey.

[@monstar7566]

That graton casino ruined my home town I grew up in

[@fsmoura]

damn injuns

[@monstar7566]

@@fsmoura more like damned gambling addicts robbing people

[@monstar7566]

@85291 85291 yeah I grew up in that town. It was very peaceful

[@Jst_a_TT]

You brought me here for MTG and you kept me by talking about real life. Thank you Rudy, I dig your videos. I hope that you keep doing this for a long time buddy!

[@Bearrden]

"We all love magic cards, booster packs, the gamblers premium.." I dont know what these things are lol

[@kingfuzzy2]

Gamblers fallacy.

[@MegaDude531]

I really enjoy your content! From these talks to booster pack openings. Great stuff :)

[@ThingoftheDeep1]

As a law student, I never would have expected Rudy to give such a reasonably accurate description of Indian gaming law and difficulties of economic development in Indian country. Hell yeah.

[@HealingSwordsman]

This video really hit me - thank you so much for opening up with your story and knowledge!!

[@RunawayStereo]

The Creation of Timmy's Investments: "Forget this, I'm going to have my own Magic channel with Blackjack and Hookers! In fact, forget the black jack and the hookers!"

[@Michael-wf7ef]

Thanks for sharing Rudy. Your videos are refreshingly insightful and thought provoking. Keep up the good work!

[@Something37891]

Floppy tacos

[@averagejoebro5206]

I dont watch your videos as much now because I'm so busy establishing myself in this company that I dont have near as much time for magic, but when I do see a video like this, magic aside, it makes me happy to see somebody's long term investment paying off (your channel)

[@dakotaki1]

Penultimate month of the year Rudy: “Mid 2019”

[@TTG_JG]

This was a captivating story and has definitely reminded me to sharpen up and clean up some loose ends.

[@tuckersossaman4485]

Why does everybody like this movie? This SUCCKSSSSSss. 😂😂😂

[@Cosper79]

Once again I'll say it, these are the videos you will be remembered for. Excellent work. I need about 1,000 more of them. Even when you do stop the KZbin channel and then magic grind maybe you will still take the time to put out videos like this.

[@AlexHeyman]

Hello and welcome to CLICKBAIT investments

[@adambazley]

Long time watcher :) love the honesty in your videos man, its amazing to see in this day and especially on this platform

[@rubyfire3297]

Coming in from February 2021, still holding GME. It couldn't tank after the hype, right? Thank you, Rudy, for sharing this. People making big money usually talk about how much money they made on their best trades, not how much they lost on their way. It's uplifting to have somebody talk about how it all can go tits up in a matter of months, days, or hours.

[@jasonl3445]

Much love keep on keeping on