{"id":41538,"date":"2025-12-24T11:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/logan-paul-says-young-investors-should-consider-nontraditional-assets-over-stocks-as-he-auctions-a-5-3-million-pokemon-card\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T11:32:02","slug":"logan-paul-says-young-investors-should-consider-nontraditional-assets-over-stocks-as-he-auctions-a-5-3-million-pokemon-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/logan-paul-says-young-investors-should-consider-nontraditional-assets-over-stocks-as-he-auctions-a-5-3-million-pokemon-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan Paul says young investors should consider nontraditional assets over stocks as he auctions a $5.3 million Pok\u00e9mon card"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/694bb5be832e0ef1ead6c623?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Logan Paul in front of blue background\"\/><figcaption>Logan Paul said young people should explore nontraditional investing paths.<\/p>\n<p>John Nacion\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Logan Paul said young investors should consider collectibles over the stock market.<\/li>\n<li>Paul plans to auction his rare Pok\u00e9mon card in early 2026, which he bought for $5.3 million.<\/li>\n<li>Millennials tend to invest more in alternative assets like trading cards than older generations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Influencer and WWE wrestler Logan Paul said young investors should consider nontraditional assets over the stock market as he prepares to auction a rare Pok\u00e9mon card he bought for almost $5.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;If you&#039;re young, there are ways to spend and invest your money in ways that might mean more to you than in a traditional conservative environment like the stock market,&quot; Paul said while appearing on Fox Business&#039;s &quot;The Big Money Show&quot; on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>He said younger investors should consider investing in items such as sports memorabilia, trading cards, fossils, and art over traditional stocks.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I think if you have the money, don&#039;t be afraid to take a risk, especially if you&#039;re young,&quot; Paul said.<\/p>\n<p>During the interview, Paul wore his PSA Grade 10 Pikachu Illustrator card around his neck, describing it as the &quot;rarest and most valuable card in the world.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>In April 2022, Guinness World Records confirmed that Paul had broken the record for buying the most expensive Pok\u00e9mon trading card sold in a private sale.<\/p>\n<p>Paul paid about $5.28 million for the card, which he said he bought after &quot;someone gave me way too much money as an adult.&quot; The card is expected to go to auction in early 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Asked whether collectibles, such as trading cards, could be a fad, Paul said that it was &quot;entirely possible&quot; and advised caution. He said he tends to buy at the &quot;top of the asset class.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon cards have provided a roughly 3,821% monthly cumulative return between 2004 and August 2025, according to an index by analytics firm Card Ladder. <\/p>\n<p>In October 2025, Business Insider contributor Santiago Barraza Lopez wrote about how ChatGPT recommended that he invest in Pok\u00e9mon cards, citing scarcity and nostalgia-driven demand, as an alternative to the volatile stock market. <\/p>\n<p>Alternative investments can include cryptocurrencies, commodities such as gold and natural gas, as well as collectibles like vintage cars, artworks, and Pok\u00e9mon cards.<\/p>\n<p>All investments carry risk, but trading cards can come with additional challenges, including counterfeiting, a lack of income generation, and a history of collectibles that failed to hold their value, such as Beanie Babies and NFTs.<\/p>\n<p>Millennials seem to be more inclined to spend on alternative investments than older generations, according to an October 2025 report from Goldman Sachs Asset Management.<\/p>\n<p>The report found that millennials allocate about 20% of their portfolios to alternative investments, compared with 6% for baby boomers and 11% for Gen X.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Logan Paul said young people should explore nontraditional investing paths. John Nacion\/Getty Images Logan Paul said young investors should consider collectibles over the stock market. Paul plans to auction his rare Pok\u00e9mon card in early 2026, which he bought for $5.3 million. 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