WOW Pete , that is one question that can bring up so much that can be posted in response , one hardly knows where to begin.
First up - never thought of my investing as a career. As like most had other priorities like my job , my family , my house etc to take care of first.
But in looking at my life, it to, like investing involved a lot research and decision making. What college to go to, what to major in, where to best apply for a job, choice of spouse, choice of home to buy, choice of car, do we want kids.
ALL were in a way INVESTMENT CHOICES. All had there goods points but not always turned out to be what one was hoping. Do overs not an option or not an easy option.
Believe any of us with years behind us have a lot of stories that can be told GOOD and BAD in our "INVESTING EXPERIENCE"
I can recall at least 4 times if I either held or acted of a situation I could have RETIRED early in life.
A number of times I DID CLEAR a TEN fold plus gain only to loose it in the next go round
What I really got out of investing is an EDUCATION about stuff I never would have known about otherwise
Even thou I will never be listed on any of the RICH PEOPLE LISTS , I find its not all that important. It was the journey in life that I had that is my own to recall BOTH GOOD and BAD. No REAL regrets here as I was like most am not meant to be RICH . But I have more than enough and am thankful.
Also in thinking about it , If investing was so easy and everyone became RICH we would all collectively still be POOR. Somebody has to work or we all starve in the dark.
Statistically still only 6% of people who retire are truly financially prepared to do so. So no one needs to feel bad if you miss your personally set goal IMO
First up - never thought of my investing as a career. As like most had other priorities like my job , my family , my house etc to take care of first.
But in looking at my life, it to, like investing involved a lot research and decision making. What college to go to, what to major in, where to best apply for a job, choice of spouse, choice of home to buy, choice of car, do we want kids.
ALL were in a way INVESTMENT CHOICES. All had there goods points but not always turned out to be what one was hoping. Do overs not an option or not an easy option.
Believe any of us with years behind us have a lot of stories that can be told GOOD and BAD in our "INVESTING EXPERIENCE"
I can recall at least 4 times if I either held or acted of a situation I could have RETIRED early in life.
A number of times I DID CLEAR a TEN fold plus gain only to loose it in the next go round
What I really got out of investing is an EDUCATION about stuff I never would have known about otherwise
Even thou I will never be listed on any of the RICH PEOPLE LISTS , I find its not all that important. It was the journey in life that I had that is my own to recall BOTH GOOD and BAD. No REAL regrets here as I was like most am not meant to be RICH . But I have more than enough and am thankful.
Also in thinking about it , If investing was so easy and everyone became RICH we would all collectively still be POOR. Somebody has to work or we all starve in the dark.
Statistically still only 6% of people who retire are truly financially prepared to do so. So no one needs to feel bad if you miss your personally set goal IMO
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