I was asked by FFN, a fellow acquaintance in the investment community, to share my thoughts on investment (thanks FFN!)
Below is the interview extract:
FFN: How did you get interested in investing and who inspired you to get started?
Ken: It started off with my former colleague in the education industry about five years back. He hinted to me that the opportunity had arrived as there was widespread negativity in the worldwide markets.
When I queried further, he strongly encouraged me to take the year-end bonus and buy into shares of companies. At that time, I have almost zero knowledge about investment and thought that the stock market was a risky game of money.
I was a salaried worker and the point of purchasing something that can’t be touched and felt was not attractive to me. Few days later, his words of wisdom struck me when I self-reflect. (Read more...)
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