The First Step: Houston Launches the 1,000 Investor Movement

Every movement begins somewhere.

Often, it begins quietly — with one conversation, one moment, one person deciding to do something different.

Two days ago, in Houston, we took the first step in what I believe will become an important movement.

Our mission is simple but ambitious:

Create 1,000 new investors in 2026.

And that mission officially began on Monday, March 9th.

The first new investor in this effort is Brandy, a Houstonian who I met for the first time that day.

We sat down and had a conversation about money, mindset, and investing.

Like many people, Brandy had heard about investing but had never actually taken the first step.

That’s not unusual.

Millions of people know that investing is important, but many never get started.

Sometimes the barrier is knowledge.

Sometimes it’s fear.

Often, it’s simply that no one has ever sat down with them and walked through the process.

That’s what this movement is about.

Helping people cross the line from thinking about investing to actually becoming investors.

During our conversation, we talked about the basics of investing and why starting early matters.

Then we moved from conversation to action.

Together we set up a traditional brokerage account with Fidelity Investments.

Once the account was established, Brandy officially made the step that changes everything.

She became an investor.

That moment matters more than many people realize.

Before someone makes their first investment, the market often feels distant and abstract.

It feels like something other people participate in.

But once that first investment is made, something shifts.

They are no longer observers.

They are participants.

They are owners.

That identity shift is powerful.

Brandy’s journey as an investor is just beginning.

The next step is continuing education — strengthening her understanding of financial literacy, investing principles, and long-term wealth-building habits.

We will also be working to bring her children into the conversation about money and investing.

Because financial literacy should not start in adulthood.

It should begin early.

When children learn about saving, investing, and ownership at a young age, they develop habits and mindsets that can shape their financial futures for decades.

This is how generational change begins.

Houston was simply the starting point.

Over the coming months, I will continue connecting with people across the country and sitting down with them to help them make their first investment.

Each conversation will be an opportunity for someone to cross that important line — the line between observer and investor.

The goal is not simply to talk about investing.

The goal is to create investors.

One person at a time.

One first investment at a time.

And two days ago, in Houston, that journey officially began.

Stay tuned.

We’re just getting started.