Wow! Thanks for sharing. Please can you also share what platforms you have been using to invest over the years? Mankind2024: Investment Marathon: Reaching Highs in NGX, NYSE & Crypto. When I was growing up, common sayings in Shagamu, and among the Yorubas were 'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a step,' 'You can take a horse to the river but can't force it to drink,' and 'Think and grow rich.' These sayings don't fully align with today's reality. Now we know the journey of a thousand miles begins with the first taken step. We can also force a horse to drink water by feeding it with concentrated salt to cause thirst. Growing rich involves thinking, continuous learning, DOING, and growing rich. On Nairaland NSEMPA forum of today, many investors aren't proud of their wins in a faceless forum; rather, the JIJO (Jump In, Jump Out) traders are the ones celebrating their wins. This norm shouldn't continue. I'd rather share my investment successes and mistakes to celebrate personal milestones and encourage others that long-term investing is key to building generational wealth, after all, no one knows me. Sharing milestones by investors on a faceless forum outweighs perceived disadvantages.
On this note, I'm proud of my long-term investments: - NGX portfolio with N170M CAPITAL appreciation within 6 weeks in blue-chip companies in the ongoing rally. - NYSE $11k(N19.5M) gain in my foreign portfolio despite the selloff seen 2 weeks ago - N48M($32K) returns on CAPITAL in cryptos and digital assets YTD in the ongoing crypto rally.
These wins came through learning, discipline, perseverance, steadfastness, and prayers. I believe in taking care of my young and future self and family while aiming for generational wealth. Sharing investment milestones boosts perseverance in holding assets and helps achieve SMART goals. I'd say I've been favoured in my personal finance and investment journey. I hope to share hitting the US$1M goal one day. Once again, investment is a marathon while short-term trading is a sprint. Wishing you all a fruitful H2, 2025. |