My name is not important. Suffice it to say that in 2025, when I was in my mid-40s, my net worth reached RM13.7 million. But my journey to this point was never easy and was actually quite lonely.
I started investing since my early 20s, when I was still at university. While my friends were busy with campus activities, I was busy reading company reports, opening stock charts, and trying to understand what exactly was moving the market price. From there, I began to dare to plunge into stocks, currencies, commodities, anything that I felt could provide returns and knowledge.
In the late 90s and early 2000s, people looked askance at the world of financial markets. Many thought it was a scam, only for the rich, or for those who “wanted to get rich quick.” When I talked about trading, my friends looked at me like I was about to fall into a scam.
But for me, entering the world of finance was something great, even though I didn’t look rich at all at the time. I think I see a future that others don't.
For over 20 years, I've lost, I've learned, I've fallen, I've gotten back up again and again. But that learning process is what shaped me today.
In the past, I didn't have many friends because I was too obsessed with the financial markets. But today, the community is getting bigger, more and more people understand and are interested.
And to be honest, even though I used to be lonely, today it's all been worth it. I've never had a headache about "not having enough money."
Sometimes I look back on my life... and I never thought I could go this far.
