Victor Nunnemaker is a serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor, coach, and board member. Currently, he’s the Financial Education Mentor for Digital Porcupine, the Co-founder of more than 5 companies, served as CFO of a public biotechnology company and took a SaaS company public in Silicon Valley. Most recently, Victor purchased an apple farm in California’s famed Anderson Valley Pinot Noir wine country where he splits time apple farming and building out a hospitality escape. Victor overcame an extremely traumatic childhood of poverty and an abusive home. In spite of a very difficult start to life, he went on to become the only person in his family to get both a college and graduate degree.
Victor ran track and worked three jobs while going to college to pay for his education. He did his graduate studies in International Finance in Switzerland. He’d later take multiple companies public and work as a CFO before founding his own companies, which he scaled up and sold. He has worked in M&A and sold 4 companies. He has a passion for researching and investing in technology in Silicon Valley and has a strong conviction to donate his time and resources to the philanthropic endeavor of promoting financial literacy and education for those less fortunate who can not afford it. Victor loves spending time with his two children, learning how to graft trees, making cider, running, cross training and tending to his apple farm in Northern California.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- Victor Nunnemaker describes how he educated himself financially despite his tough upbringing
- Investing in stocks versus investing in a company
- How much should you invest, and how can you avoid timing the market?
- Victor’s tips for tracking investments and avoiding emotional attachment
- Advice for those just starting out: invest in what you know
- How inflation is currently affecting the market
In this episode…
Who should invest in stocks? How much should you invest? What steps can you take to educate yourself and navigate the changing market?
Victor Nunnemaker says that everyone should invest, especially if you want to retire before you’re 80. Although there are many personal choices when it comes to investing — like who you invest in and how much — Victor is sharing some key strategies that everyone can use to build up their portfolio and create a financially stable future.
In this episode of Digital Porcupine, host Victor Nunnemaker is interviewed by Rise25 Co-founder, John Corcoran, to talk about best investment practices and the factors that affect the stock market. Victor discusses how to stay educated, tips for deciding which companies to invest in, the importance of tracking your steps, and strategies to begin investing in the market.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Victor Nunnemaker on LinkedIn
- Victor Nunnemaker on Twitter
- Digital Porcupine
- John Corcoran on LinkedIn
- Rise25
- “20 Fundamental Investing Criteria: Segment 1 of 10” by Victor Nunnemaker
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