Why Should I Even Invest At All?

It’s not surprising to wonder why you are even trying to invest in the first place. Why should you invest at all? Why not just work and save up? Refrain from entering the complex world of the financial industry where you are faced with a bunch of theorem and numbers you don’t understand. It puts pressure on you and it has the potential to bankrupt you. So, why should you, indeed, invest at all?

1) It has always been part of you life

Investing is an integral part of your life whether you know it or not. Since you were born, you have already started investing. Your education was an investment. Your health care and nourishment is an investment. The things you own are investment. Basically, anything you own that gives back a return is an investment. You invested in education so you can qualify for a job that earns you money. You invested in health care and nourishment so you could eat and grow. You invested in things so you can use them for your advantage. Investing has always been there. Now, investing in your finances  is just the next step to secure your life.

2) You don’t want to and you can’t work your whole life away

One of the main reasons financial investments exist is to secure your future. You literally cannot work your whole life because you will deteriorate. By then, you will not be able to afford to live a comfortable life because you have no money to sustain it unless you have investments. What’s more is that investment lets you retire early so you can enjoy your life travelling or doing what you want. Ask yourself, do you really want to live the rest of your life stressing your expenses from paycheck to paycheck. What will happen to you and your family?

3) There will be risk no matter what

People say that the thing that keeps them from investing is the risk it involves. Well, here’s news: everything in your life involves risk. It’s up to you to manage them. In fact, when you take on more risk, you have bigger potential for profit. The real thing that people is not risk but losing. This can be easily remedied by hedging and preparing thoroughly a trading plan. Besides, most investments that have a long maturity involves risk. So really, it’s for your good.

So why should you even invest at ll? The answer is glaringly simple right? Why not?