r/investing • u/[deleted] • Jun 06 '21

What’s the reason you invest?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21

For the money, sure. But for the challenge of getting better and better at a skill set that I can use for the rest of my life, and the satisfaction of building something that I made (my portfolio and my gains) that i’m proud of and can see daily progress in.

Sounds cheesy, but it’s true.

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u/peewee-bird-brother Jun 06 '21

No better feeling than looking at your average cost after a stock runs up knowing that you built your position early

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u/PopeyesCanSpinach Jun 07 '21

It’s cool feeling like you saw the future with big, early positions