{"id":40,"date":"2025-09-01T23:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invest2stocks.org\/?p=40"},"modified":"2025-09-01T23:54:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T23:54:51","slug":"about-beginner-investor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invest2stocks.org\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi, I\u2019m Eugene \ud83d\udc4b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started my investing journey in February 2025, and this blog is where I share my real results \u2014 the good, the bad, and the lessons I learn along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I made my very first stock purchases, I had almost no experience. Since then, I\u2019ve been building my TFSA portfolio step by step, experimenting, and trying to understand the world of investing better. 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