The Pilot Investor

@umar_xbt most people can not read the world around them

Chris Camillo reveals the only way out for a regular person to build generational wealth. If you are a regular person with a regular job, the only crack you have at this is coming to terms with the fact that you can be a great investor. You can just do it on the side and have fun with it. You do not have to work with technicals. You do not need to be a pedigreed Wharton grad. You do not even have to understand finance at all, especially in the day of AI. All you have to do is figure out how to observe the world around you. You just connect the dots of change to companies that are either benefiting or being harmed by the change you see happening. Most of that seeing is simply watching videos on TikTok and reading comments. If that is not a fun way to make money, I do not know what is.

Airline and aviation stocks are soaring this morning with positive Middle East news $AMS $IAG.L

Donald Trump is keen to protect himself and position as a winner - there is a long way to go before this peace deal is signed.

Revenues are relatively high right now, that makes up for a lot of problems underneath

Airline profits are like hens teeth. IATA now forecasts $48 billion in operating profits for 2026, down sharply from nearly $100 billion. Fuel costs and Middle East disruptions are the main drivers. When the entire industry gets squeezed at the same time, airlines actually show discipline they often lack. Marginal flights will be stopped. Changes in the orderbook show the longer term plan.

@ecomchigga love it. can you make me a page 🤣

someone told me 9 months ago that selling PDFs on twitter was embarrassing. my roommate at the time. we were splitting rent on a 2-bedroom. he walked past my desk at 11pm while i was setting up a gumroad page and said "you're literally making a powerpoint and calling it a business. come watch the game." didn't argue. closed the door. kept working. month 1: $340. didn't mention it. month 2: $1,800. didn't mention it. month 3: $4,800. still didn't mention it. moved out month 4. told him i found a cheaper place. the truth was i could afford to live alone now but saying that out loud felt like proving something to someone who didn't ask. that was 5 months ago. he still texts. asks how "the PDF thing" is going every few weeks. i say "still going." he sends a thumbs up and changes the subject. he still thinks it's a side project that buys me coffee money. last month i made $8,200 from that gumroad page he watched me build at 11pm. and here's what i didn't expect. i spent months rehearsing the conversation in my head. the one where i tell him the real numbers and his face changes and he finally gets it. thought about it in the shower. while eating. before bed. played the scene out a hundred times. then somewhere around month 6 i stopped rehearsing. not because anything happened. i just noticed one morning that i hadn't thought about it in a while. the number in my gumroad dashboard was louder than any conversation i could have with him. and needing him to see it started feeling like the old version of me. the one who still needed someone to say it counted before it felt real. he texted last wednesday. "hows the pdf thing." "still going man." thumbs up. i deposited $8,200 that night and went to sleep early. he probably went back to the game.

@MiniRetireMatt Quit, use it for another business or investment

If you had $1,000,000 in cash right now, would you quit your job tomorrow morning? If not, what would you do differently when you wake up tomorrow morning?

@ChizaramNelo Yes, modest growth over time and it will be totally fine.

@PilotInvestor I agree bro . Is that how yours looks rn ?

Hey guys , I am about to hit 20k invested and I am just curious, at what amount invested did you feel like your portfolio gains started to compound?

@KieranT1000 Following to help. Need more monetised Europeans

Guys I’ve hit 5m impressions 😭😭🙏 Just need 110 more verified followers then I’m monetised Hoping to get this done by the end of the month 🙏🙏 Thank you all for the support regardless and hope you’ve had a blessed weekend 💰

@thesamparr This is click bait Sam ? Working with aircraft and the airport is often the worst part of the whole thing!

Ok hear me out: i actually love going to the airport. Its like my version of going to the mall. the food court, the stores, the magazines, the xanax. I love being 2 hours early.

@APompliano So are we back to day zero?

“Ships of the world, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” has to be one of the funniest things ever said by a President. We live in wild times.

Is this back to where we were when this mess started?

@ExitVector @theslowtell Haha.

@theslowtell Oh yes, the first 50 followers took forever. You keep posting and feels like this

500 followers 🎯 This might not sound like much to some people, but honestly… it means a lot to me. The beginning felt like shouting into the void. But now the snowball is finally starting to roll. Grateful for every single person here. Let’s keep building 🚀

@ExitVector Trust the process!

@TheAlphaThought For some balance, some seriously wealthy people have not started the company that made them a billionaire until their mid 40s. Many are still grinding in their 30s, the people who need to feel comfortable before taking the big punts

Unpopular opinion: your 30s are arguably more important than your 20s when it comes to building wealth. The 20s are for learning. The 30s are when income is real, habits are set, and compounding starts to actually show up. Waste your 30s and no amount of "hustle" fixes it. Agree or disagree?

@earnlearninvest such a great run when zoomed out!

Great news for my Rolls-Royce holding that’s already 1133% up 😅📈

@WealthInMotion_ maybe grok can do this actually!

@PilotInvestor I’m not actually sure to be honest, it would be very handy if there was though

Goals for the week: 1. Hit 500 verified followers 2. Hit 1 million impressions 3. Gym 3x 4. Grow my portfolio

@NIinvestor95 A home, or more precisely a mortgage, is a great way to force people to save. Most need the imposition. Have you a pension? I'd back pay some of your win into it. Triggers an income tax refund. Roll the refund into your investment account - effective winnings 100K+

I am genuinely blown away by how open and supportive this community is 🙏 A brief bit about me, and my plans for investing. Any advice appreciated: 31, work within utilities. Digging up roads, repairing water mains, laying cable/pipe. Have a 8 month old daughter and living in rented accomodation. About 8 weeks ago I won a prize from a competition page for £80,000. Since then I have dripped and drabbed £10,000 into my stocks and shares ISA. I bought into stocks at high prices, and jumped on the hype stocks. MRVL, NOW, SIVE, SOFI. Whilst I do think these are somewhat good investments, all bar SIVE are in the red currently. This weekend I realised I had been beating about the bush too much, so from tomorrow I'm preparing to allocate the rest of what I'm willing to invest. £40,000 into a global index fund. £10,000 will go into my S&S ISA The remainder into my Trading212 invest account and gradually move across into my ISA each tax year. That will bring my total deposits to £50,000. Am I mad not using some of this money for a downpayment for a house? What moves would you make if you were in my position?

@Joe1031572T @alt_w_v_g someone will always want the world's most expensive

@alt_w_v_g “You won’t sell many pencils at a million bucks apiece.” “Yeah, I know but I don’t have to sell very many.”

My favorite interview question for a finance hire. Two CFOs inherit the same business. $10M revenue, $2M EBITDA. CFO #1 raises price 20% and loses 20% of volume. CFO #2 cuts price 20% and wins 50% more volume. Who created more value?