“To be published in Toyo Keizai ONLINE” In the end, make a profit.

Good morning, this is Matsushita.

I started investing and kept losing for a year and a half,

and I suffered substantial losses.

However, afterwards I reached a turning point,

and I began to make profits.

I made profits in stock investing,

made profits in commodity investing,

and made profits in FX.

It wasn’t flashy, mysterious profits like those seen in online ads,

but profits that came from doing the ordinary things in an ordinary way,

and before long, profits increased—such trading.

There were also drawdowns along the way.

There were losing streaks.

There were times when I felt discouraged during drawdowns.

There were moments when I almost gave up.

But in the end, profits rose.

That was the kind of investing I did.

“In the end, profits rise.”

At some point I began to feel that my own investing was

that way, and

over time, it became my confidence.

In my 16 years of investing experience,

I have tested hundreds, thousands of times.

From this, I have come to think that

rules and techniques that are logically sound

will, in the end, lead to profits.

This is the same as the investing I have experienced.

In other words, more than you might think,

the theories, techniques, and methods of investing are powerful.

Unfortunately,

most investors do not reach the point where they can apply

the power of the investing theory, techniques, and methods in front of them,

to their practice.

There is one major wall in the way.

It is the enormous wall called “continuation.”

With continued practice, the logically sound rules, techniques, and methods

ultimately increase profits.

However, to continue, there are things to know and walls to overcome.

Once you know that, all that remains is to simply keep going,

and you will overcome that wall.

It is by no means difficult or confusing

to know, please understand that.

And please, after overcoming that wall,

become an investor who ultimately makes profits.

That is what investing is.