《Column currently published on Toyo Keizai ONLINE》Even at 70 years old, wouldn't you enjoy earning profits?
Good morning, this is Matsushita.
Yesterday, Makoto Investment School
held a special course: Matsushita Cycle Theory and Trading Study Group.
We conducted it.
During that lesson,
I conveyed a new school concept that I had never spoken about before.
It was a concept for a new school.
It is,
“When you reach 70 years old,
you enjoy daily stock investing
and earn more than 1 million yen in profit per year.”
This is something I said out of concern that many current investors chase immediate cash and profits so much that
they end up losing money within a few years and give up on stock investing.
and abandon stock investment.
I said it with that concern in mind.
At first, I said the part about “1 million yen per year”
as “5 million yen per year,”
but for students who hadn’t yet earned profits
it didn’t resonate, so I rephrased it.
Even people who are currently working hard as company employees
will reach retirement at age 60 or 65.
Average life expectancy is increasing year by year,
and if we can live out our lifespans,
we will live to 80 or older.
If you want to live richly for the 15–20 years after retirement,
you need a certain amount of money.
And one more thing not to forget is
the “spark of life”—the enjoyment in daily life.
Especially for men,
many who have worked hard as employees do not have hobbies to enjoy on holidays or in their spare time.
Often, these hobbies cost money
and can be too expensive.
If you are 65 or 70 years old,
stock investing can be your life’s spark,
a mental workout that is enjoyable, and, on top of that,
if you can earn more than 1 million or 5 million yen
in profit annually, how would you feel?
In daily life,
there is regular enjoyment,
which serves as mental exercise and stimulus,
and acts as an effective defense against dementia.
(Many students tell me this.)
Moreover, if you earn 1–5 million yen in profit annually,
it becomes a solid supplement to your pension, and
you can enjoy it with your spouse or family.
If you have grandchildren,
you can buy all sorts of gifts for your precious grandchildren,
and support them.
Moreover, if that money comes from stock investment profits,
your family will look at you with respect and admiration.
The appeal of stock investing lies not only in increasing money, but also in enriching and making old age enjoyable.
I have come to think seriously about this recently.
Among the students, there are already many at that age,
but there are still many who have more than 20 or 30 years left until then,
and many have more years ahead.
These people are now seriously considering
studying and gaining experience over this year, the next year, and five years
so that they can continue to profit for the next 20, 30, or 40 years, and
when they turn 70, they will have daily enjoyment,
and by earning profits, they can enrich their life and livelihood.
That is the potential of stock investing.
I want to ask you to reconsider stock investing for yourself.
Consider the next 10, 20, 30, and even at age 60 and 70,
what it would mean, and study anew.
I also intend to teach for more than 20 years until I’m 70. (laughs)
