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Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby

Coffeez for Closers with Joe Shalaby

Pokemon Cards Beat the S&P 500? | Asher Lara | Coffeez Ep. 308

Jul 16, 2026 · 48 min · 17 segments

Gen Z creator and entrepreneur Asher Lara sits down with Joe. Dropping out to bet on social media, building 8 million subscribers, the real formula behind going viral, brand deals and building an…

Gen Z creator and entrepreneur Asher Lara sits down with Joe. Dropping out to bet on social media, building 8 million subscribers, the real formula behind going viral, brand deals and building an agency, Pokemon and One Piece card investing, why personal brand beats a resume, and turning attention into a real business. New episodes every week. Pour up. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gen Z creator and entrepreneur Asher Lara sits down with Joe. Dropping out to bet on social media, building 8 million subscribers, the real formula behind going viral, brand deals and building an…

Speakers: Asher LaraGuestJoseph ShalabyHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalPopularityTop Podcasttop 1%Audience≈23k followers

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Trading cards as investment assets4:44 – 6:36

Asher LaraGuest

4:44

Do you think cards are a good investment?

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:46

I sent, uh, a snapshot of the top 10 performing triple A asset classes-

Asher LaraGuest

4:52

Yeah

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:52

... um, to some friends.

Asher LaraGuest

4:55

Uh-huh.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:55

And number one performing asset class in the last three months-

Asher LaraGuest

4:58

Yeah

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:59

... was, was One Piece.

Asher LaraGuest

5:00

Was One Piece?

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:01

Number two-

Asher LaraGuest

5:01

Really?

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:02

... was Pokemon.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:03

Yeah, One Piece was 33%.

Asher LaraGuest

5:04

Yeah.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:04

Two was Pokemon, 32%.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:06

And three was the S&P, which was 11%.

Asher LaraGuest

5:09

Oh, I see.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:10

Like, One Piece outperformed every asset class.

Asher LaraGuest

5:13

Dude, I know.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:14

Gold, Bitcoin, everything.

Asher LaraGuest

5:15

Yeah.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:15

Tesla, Nvidia.

Asher LaraGuest

5:17

Yeah.

Asher LaraGuest

5:17

I got into One Piece when the market crashed in, like, February.

Asher LaraGuest

5:21

The market crashed in February, uh, and then it pumped really high in January, and then February and March is when it kinda crashed.

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Trading cards as investment assets4:44 – 6:36

Asher LaraGuest

4:44

Do you think cards are a good investment?

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:46

I sent, uh, a snapshot of the top 10 performing triple A asset classes-

Asher LaraGuest

4:52

Yeah

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:52

... um, to some friends.

Asher LaraGuest

4:55

Uh-huh.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:55

And number one performing asset class in the last three months-

Asher LaraGuest

4:58

Yeah

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

4:59

... was, was One Piece.

Asher LaraGuest

5:00

Was One Piece?

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:01

Number two-

Asher LaraGuest

5:01

Really?

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:02

... was Pokemon.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:03

Yeah, One Piece was 33%.

Asher LaraGuest

5:04

Yeah.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:04

Two was Pokemon, 32%.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:06

And three was the S&P, which was 11%.

Asher LaraGuest

5:09

Oh, I see.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:10

Like, One Piece outperformed every asset class.

Asher LaraGuest

5:13

Dude, I know.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:14

Gold, Bitcoin, everything.

Asher LaraGuest

5:15

Yeah.

J

Joseph ShalabyHost

5:15

Asher LaraGuest

5:17

Yeah.

Asher LaraGuest

5:17

I got into One Piece when the market crashed in, like, February.

Asher LaraGuest

5:21

The market crashed in February, uh, and then it pumped really high in January, and then February and March is when it kinda crashed.

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