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title: "From $150,000 Down to Financial Freedom: The Discipline Behind Successful Trading"
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# From $150,000 Down to Financial Freedom: The Discipline Behind Successful Trading

From $150,000 Down to Financial Freedom: The Discipline Behind Successful Trading HUMAN ENOUGH Jul 23 35 min What do you do when a major financial loss threatens the future you worked so hard to build?In this episode of Human Enough, I sit down with Mitch Abel, founder and CEO of Investment Current LLC, to explore a story of financial setbacks, resilience, discipline, and rebuilding.After retiring at 62 and realizing he hadn’t saved enough to feel secure, Mitch began studying investing and options trading. Early success was followed by painful losses—including a $150,000 decline in his portfolio. Instead of giving up, he returned to the fundamentals, studied every day, refined his approach, and rebuilt both his confidence and his financial future.Together, we explore investing, risk, patience, emotional control, retirement, and the lessons Mitch learned about staying steady when fear and uncertainty take over.This conversation is about more than trading. It’s about how we respond when life doesn’t go according to plan—and what it takes to rebuild with greater wisdom.Connect with Mitch Abel and Investment Current:contact information: Website: investmentcurrent.com; Email: mitch@investmentcurrent.com; Calendar link to schedule a one-on-one appointment with me: https://calendly.com/MITCHABEL91 See all episodes More episodes like this Scott Trench - Set for Life 216. Build Long-Term Wealth with Digital Products - Cody Berman of Retire By 30 Why You Don’t Need Millions to Retire with Mary Holm E Episode 486: Single Mom Takiia's Amazing Story: How She Went From $100,000 in Debt to $500,000 in Savings How to Invest in an Airbnb Arbitrage That Makes $50,000 Per Year Why Waiting for the Right Time to Invest Is Costing You Wealth Home Search Your Library Premium ,