Saturday, October 25, 2014

Weekend Thought - My Investing Journey So Far

Time really fly, we are almost in the last week of October and soon we will bid farewell to 2014 and welcoming a brand new year - 2015! New Year usually comes with new resolution! Or maybe not...from experience, I don't usually stick to it anyway! ;-)

It has been almost 7 months since I started this blog and kick-off my small investing journey. The overall experience is : SO FAR SO GOOD

Managed to realized some of the profits and still holding on to a couple of counters (you can check out more detail of my mini portfolio here). However, my investing journey is much more than the buy,sell and profits/losses, following are some other important highlights throughout my 7 months or so journey :

1. I went to a couple of personal finance related courses/seminars (some are cool and some are not so cool). Talking about cool course, I got to recommend Big Fat Purse's Value Investing Mastery Course (by Alvin Chow). It is affordable, fun and more importantly, very practical. For more details of the course, you can check out my open review here. (I think someone will say I am putting on a snake oil salesman hat again but do take note that I do not gain anything out of this "sales pitch", it is pure sharing... ;-)).

2. I met a couple of cool retail investors and bloggers. Getting to know each other and exchange ideas in face-to-face mood is always awesome! Trying to arrange to lim kopi with a few others (Yes! I am talking about YOU...;-)) 

3. I am more sensitive to the market/financial news (online and offline) that I usually brush away previously.

4. The more I know (about investing), the more I know I don't know...so, it will be a life-long learning journey for me.

What about you? How was your investing journey so far?

Cheers!

14 comments:

  1. Hi Richad

    So fast resolution for the new year? Hehehe...

    Hmm I know who is the guy who will say you are a snakeperson ;)

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    1. B : hahaha.. No lar, that's why I backup subsequently...

      Shhhh.. Not so loud and let other hear about (him) ah! Lol

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  2. Quote : "The more I know (about investing), the more I know I don't know"

    You watch Chinese movies?

    You have reached Zhang Wuji level.


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    1. Cw8888 : yes, I do watch Chinese movies, I am a movie buff, remember? Lol

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  3. Nice to meet up with fellow investing blogger!

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    1. Hi David, it sure is! That's way I usually like to make the initiative to ask (maybe I have thicker skin!?) so, care to meet up for kopi? Hahaha

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    2. The big meet up should be at the personal financial seminar in jan 2015.

      That's where all the gurus will be there :D

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    3. B : I know but too bad I have traveling plan and hence cannot make it.. Hope to see many Of u folks at other session :-)

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    4. Hi,

      I also can't make it in Jan. Kopi anytime.....

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    5. David : cool! Are you working in city area? We can arrange to have lunch + kopi, if yes! ;-)

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  4. Hi Richard,

    Great to know you've gained much over the past seven months.

    I'm still a newbie blogger, yet to have passed 7 months. Guess I have a long way to go. :)

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    1. S-REIT SI - no worry, soon you will be there.. Just let me know if u need any help on the blogging area.. I can of help more than investing area at the moment ;-)

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  5. Hi Richard,

    You are always so helpful. Thank you for guiding me how to change my blog address domain. Appreciate it.

    See you in the blog space 7 years later too! Haha LOL. Let's hope we can do that by then.

    Rolf

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    1. Hi Rolf Suey, thanks for dropping by and you are most welcome.

      The beauty of blogging community is that we can always learn and share and hopefully earn together ;-)

      As for blogging, I intends to blog for as long as I possibly can

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