I Used to Be Scared to Invest. These 3 Things Changed That

It took years of earning money in my 20s before I started investing in stocks. Why the delay? It largely boiled down to a lack of knowledge and a substantial amount of fear on my part.

Back then, I certainly knew the basics of investing. And I understood that while investing offered the potential for reward, it wasn't without risk.

These days, however, I not only invest consistently, but I also don't sweat it when the stock market takes a beating or my personal portfolio value declines. In fact, I don't even check my portfolio all that often. Maybe once a month, whereas when I first started investing, I used to check obsessively every day.

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