I chanced upon a conversation between two friends at my neighbourhood Kopitiam recently. One of them, trying to encourage the other to start investing. His suggestion was instantly shot down with the usual, “Don’t want la! Investing is so difficult”.

I cannot help but take a peep at the screen of his Samsung Galaxy which lights up occasionally due to Facebook notifications.

The wallpaper of his phone has this quote plastered all over:

And yet, investing is so “difficult”.

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