For some reason, I have lately been “encouraged” to begin investing. I find this a little odd, since I work for myself (I spend time gaining a loyal client base for the purposes of creating money), and also develop websites (designing and building for the purpose of income generation). The eventual goal is to also invest in real estate and architecture. My whole life is spent investing! What was obviously meant, was that I should invest in the stock market, just like the family members who were suggesting this.
I'm sure that investing in the stock market is a good thing for most people, and over the long term, you can make a decent return on the money you put in. However, it seems that for those like me, there are far better investments to make. Looking at the growth of the stock market, it doesn't appear as though it even comes close to the financial return I can gain by investing in myself and my various projects. In addition, any gains from the stock market are purely financial...how boring.
In some ways, I guess that I think it's sad that people would rather invest in companies that they have no piece of themselves in, or control over, instead of risking their money on their own ideas. Perhaps most people don't have any ideas, or don't have the confidence to push and achieve them, but I wonder how much ingenuity and novel ideas are being missed since people would rather risk their money in the market.
I have numerous investment strategies and goals for generating a return on things that I actually care about. If you are a person with ideas but never invest in yourself, give it a shot...at least a couple times. Just like playing the stock market, you may win or you may lose, but unlike the stock market, even if you lose financially, you still gain something for trying.
For some reason, I have lately been “encouraged” to begin investing. I find this a little odd, since I work for myself (I spend time gaining a loyal client base for the purposes of creating money), and also develop websites (designing and building for the purpose of income generation). The eventual goal is to also invest in real estate and architecture. My whole life is spent investing! What was obviously meant, was that I should invest in the stock market, just like the family members who were suggesting this.