Reasons Why People (Even Smart People) Don’t Invest


After talking to many people, professionals, businesspeople alike, I arrived at the conclusion that people who don’t invest usually hold back for one of these three reasons:

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  1. They don’t have money to invest.
  2. They have no idea how to invest.
  3. They’re afraid to invest.

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And that’s about money.

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But what about personal investments in personal growth?

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The reasons are also 3:

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  1. They don’t have money to invest.
  2. They have no idea how to invest.
  3. They’re afraid to invest.

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In both cases, they rely on free content in social media, their cousins or brothers-in-law.

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The result is that:

  1. They save some money that is wasted somewhere else
  2. They have less idea how to invest
  3. They are even more afraid to invest

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Good mentors save you years… but free content with no effort and not engagement is so easy to consume.

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I like things that are simple, straightforward.

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So, my investment system is characterized by being simple and straightforward.

In both, money and personal growth… that at some point become the same.

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Don’t expect a sector diagram with lots of colours and 25 stocks in my portfolio.

Don’t expect a collage of 25 books about personal growth, negotiation, career advancement, mindset…

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I’m very simple.

And I think that simple is better.

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Simple ideas that work for everybody can be found here. Also, some surprises and much more.

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