Currently published in Toyo Keizai ONLINE column. The next preparation is investing.

Good morning, this is Makoto Matsushita.

Every February, I recall “something.”

It’s the day I first bought stock.

I think it was mid-February 2001.

The first stock I bought was 6479: Minebea 1,000 shares.

From there, my investment began,

and before I knew it, it had been 16 years.

After graduating from university, and now merged,

I worked for the former SANKYO Co., Ltd. for 10 years,

and then about two years as a pharmacist.

In terms of hobbies and lessons,

Kendo for 10 years, Tennis for 10 years, and Shodo (calligraphy) for 5 years,

frankly, investment has become a life’s work longer than any job

and longer than any hobby or lesson I’ve had.

It has become my life’s work.

Looking back over 16 years,

I have always faced the same issues and challenges,

and I think I have always repeated the same things.

And I always learn with a beginner’s mindset.

Today’s column is one of the challenges I’ve continued to pursue for 16 years

and will continue to pursue.

【Column】 Makoto Matsushita’s Investment Exploration

No. 184 “Prepare for What Comes Next”

In the market, a big trend always forms right before our eyes,

and big trends provide opportunities to make profits.

Even if a big trend is forming right in front of you,

you cannot profit from it. Because

the big trend has already occurred, and the opportunity

has long since passed.

When a big trend forms right before your eyes, analyze its characteristics and

properties in detail, and engrave them in your mind. If you do so,

the next time a big trend emerges in the market, you will

be able to leverage that trend and reap substantial profits.

That is how investors prepare for the next opportunity and earn profits.