Buying company shares/stocks and reaping dividends has always fascinated me since I began reading OandO company reports magazine as a little girl.

My major interest was in reaping the benefits. With time and everything moving to internet, I stopped seeing such magazines and completely forgot about it.

Around March 2020, a friend posted about 4 investment apps that gives Nigerians access to acquire foreign stocks, she posted about them using their logos.

I had never heard of or seen the logos so I couldn't guess the names as required by her post.

I kept checking the post for comments until someone replied with the names of the 4 apps.
Trove, C****, B***** and R*******.

My curiosity was piqued and having been looking for avenues for buying stocks of companies outside Nigeria, I jumped on this one.

During the first lock-down in April 2020, I downloaded all 4 apps and started testing all of them.

I actually felt comfortable using the Trove app and transaction cost per trade was affordable, so I sold all remaining stocks in other apps and stayed with Trove.

Trading stocks has taught me valuable lessons about patience and due diligence.

I have incurred major losses, I have incurred interesting gains.

Surprisingly, I got a call from a delivery guy sometime in July, seeking to confirm my address for a package in my name.

I didn't order for anything, so I just confirmed delivery address and forgot about it. I collected the package from the person who received it on my behalf and the picture below shows up.

A polo, biro, notebook, mug, 16GB Flash drive, all Trove branded with a thank you note.

Trove Finance, oshe. Thank you for the gifts.

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