Long-form reports on real-asset investing, discipline, and what a $35 million loss teaches.https://ericzwigart.com/en-ushttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/ask-me-something-i-cant-answer/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/ask-me-something-i-cant-answer/The best investor conversations I have are the ones where I say 'I don't know, let me get you that.' Here's why improvising is the tell you should be watching for.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/biggest-loser-in-the-room/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/biggest-loser-in-the-room/I lost almost everything I built when a hand sanitizer pivot went wrong in 2020. Here's why I think it was the best thing that ever happened to me.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/come-back-after-losing-everything/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/come-back-after-losing-everything/I built a $150M company, lost $35M when COVID hit, and came back. What the comeback actually took: faith, presence, and my twin boys.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/starting-over-at-50-rebuilding-from-zero/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/starting-over-at-50-rebuilding-from-zero/I've been up fixing wiring. Not long ago I was the CEO of a $150 million company.Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/staying-calm-under-pressure/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/staying-calm-under-pressure/They gave us a cease-and-desist letter on our property.Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/8-mile-strategy-handling-objections/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/8-mile-strategy-handling-objections/The fastest way to kill an objection is to say it first.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/who-is-eric-zwigart/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/who-is-eric-zwigart/I built an oil and chemical company to over $150 million in annual revenue, lost $35 million, and rebuilt. Six questions people ask me, answered.Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/how-ego-destroys-a-business/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/how-ego-destroys-a-business/Hannah Kesler asked me on Money Mornings if I'd ever seen someone damage a business protecting their ego. My answer was two words: maybe me.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/make-decisions-faster-without-regret/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/make-decisions-faster-without-regret/Speed is only an advantage inside your lane. What I told host Adam Carswell on RaiseMasters Radio about urgent deals, pattern recognition, and what moving fast cost me.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/keep-going-when-you-want-to-give-up/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/keep-going-when-you-want-to-give-up/You cannot give up. What I told Earl Thomas on VOICE POWER about getting your footing, stopping the fall, and starting the ascent after losing $35 million.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/adhd-and-faith/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/adhd-and-faith/I built a $150 million company, lost $35 million, and my brain still tries to out-logic miracles. What I told Michael Waite on Brain Shaman about faith.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/how-to-vet-real-estate-fund/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/how-to-vet-real-estate-fund/Most investors know to ask questions. What they don't know is which questions actually reveal something.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/good-time-invest-real-estate-2026/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/good-time-invest-real-estate-2026/Headlines in 2026 are running the same cycle they ran in 2022: 'housing bubble,' 'crash imminent,' 'worst market in decades.' And the investors reading those…Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/401k-vs-real-estate-fund/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/401k-vs-real-estate-fund/Your financial advisor puts you in a target-date fund. Your HR team auto-enrolls you in a 401(k). Your parents told you to max it out. And for the last forty…Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/lost-35-million-lessons/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/lost-35-million-lessons/But since it happened, I might as well tell you what it taught me, because the lesson is actually simple. And knowing it ahead of time is worth a lot more…Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/adhd-entrepreneur-real-estate/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/adhd-entrepreneur-real-estate/I didn't find out I had ADHD until I was 47 years old.Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ericzwigart.com/blog/hard-money-lending-explained/https://ericzwigart.com/blog/hard-money-lending-explained/Most investors hear 'hard money' and think risky.Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT