{"id":8,"date":"2025-08-21T03:37:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T03:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invest2stocks.org\/?p=8"},"modified":"2025-08-27T02:52:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T02:52:21","slug":"investing-blog-intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invest2stocks.org\/?p=8","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to My Investing Blog: My Stock Market Journey & Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My name is Eugene. I\u2019m a man, 46 years old. A few months ago, I started investing in stocks. I decided to make a blog to describe my investing journey. I\u2019m not a pro. I don\u2019t have financial or economic education, but I love learning new things. If I like what I\u2019m learning, then over time, I become pretty good at it. And I like the topic of investment and stocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, I apologize for my language. English is not my native language. I\u2019m learning English myself and have been living in an English-speaking environment for less than two years. Please understand this. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did I start investing? The main goal is to build capital to get a decent life after retirement. Yes, I\u2019m 46 years old, and I understand that if I started 20 years ago, it would be significantly better. I thought about it regularly. But I always made excuses: the time wasn’t good enough, I still had enough time, and there were no reliable or profitable options. I thought I would start a successful business in the future, and then I could keep \u201cnormal\u201d money, etc. But time passed, or rather flew, and nothing was done. But finally, I became an investor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the way, I never seriously thought about investing and what I could get as a result. It turned out that if you start with $10,000, add $1,000 every month, and earn 10% per annum, you can accumulate about $250,000 in ten years. Sure, we are considering a perfect scenario. But you have to admit that it would be very nice to have such a capital when you retire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I currently live in Canada. I came here almost two years ago. Here I\u2019m a typical low-skilled employee, and my earnings aren’t very high. However, many immigrants work for minimal pay, so I’m not complaining. Sometimes it’s tough, but the main thing is that I can save money for investing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first time I\u2019m holding my money in a bank savings account. However, I\u2019ve concluded that the interest paid by the bank is practically negligible. While this option might be the safest, it doesn\u2019t allow you to build substantial capital. That’s why I started looking for other investment options. A bank savings account is more suited for building a financial cushion, not for long-term investment growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What options have I found?<\/p>\n\n\n\n