A story was told of equal number of chicken given to both the rich and the poor after the rich was stripped off their wealth.

The test was to show if the rich got rich merely by being privilege.

The poor started eating their chicken almost immediately, and soon went broke again (they ate everything - they saved nothing and thus, invested nothing)

But the rich delayed gratification.

They waited for the chicken to bear eggs and the eggs hatched to hens

They also waited for the hen to grow and lay eggs too.

The process continued up to the third generation before the rich started eating out of them.

Going by this story, it's obvious that the reason for investing is to be financially free.

Don't eat your seeds!

What can one invest in?

Chidimercy:
What can one invest in?

There's a lot out there you can invest in but my area of specialty is real estate.