In the Investment interview section of yesterday’s The Sunday Times, there was an interview with a woman; this time round, it seemed to me that unlike the many rich people who were interviewed for the weekly series, the heartlanders featured in that article seems to be from a middle-income family. As the interview article turns out, the woman featured turns to investment to make her monies work harder for her; this is because after getting married and having children, she finds that there is a real need for her monies to work harder for her. While I share with her view that one can turn to investments to grow one’s monies, the reality on the ground is that investments is not really easy; if it is, we will not have heard of investors being “burnt” in investments and even having to sell off their investments below cost. I always subscribe ......
