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At a seminar for FX investors that I spoke at the other day,

one participant brought my book “The Philosophy of Investment”

and said, “Please sign it.”

He asked me to sign it in front of everyone.

Twelve years have passed since I began teaching investments in public,

and at some point, I started being asked for signatures like this.

The first time I wrote a book was in March 2010,

and since then, because customers have purchased the book,

it has been possible to respond to their requests

and accommodate them, but both in the past and now,

when other authors bring their books and say, “Please sign it,”

I feel flustered.

Recently as well, I expressed my gratitude for purchasing the book

and gladly signed it.

That person was

“When I first flipped through it in the bookstore,

I thought it contained obvious things,

and paid them little attention.

However, after reading it repeatedly,

I realized I hadn’t been doing the obvious things.

I realized that the obvious things are important.”

That was the impression I received.

That is so true.

If one can perform the obvious things as obvious,

investing becomes much easier, and the results will improve accordingly

However, because we cannot carry out the obvious things as obvious,

we always struggle in investing, and end up losing money

that we don’t want to lose.

To perform the obvious things as obvious.

For those who cannot do that,

this book seems worth reading.

I still read it over and over even now.

And I nod in agreement, saying, “That’s important.” (laughs)

The book “The Philosophy of Investment”

Please do pick it up and read it.

This book is about actions to take after reading it, so

after you read it, please put it into practice.

Your investing will start to change.

For some people, their whole lives will begin to change.