“In Toyo Keizai ONLINE a column is published” “Self-confidence”

Good morning, this is Matsushita.

Every Sunday, we deliver a column on investment-related

themes.

Today's theme is “Confidence.”

In order to keep earning profits in investing,

confidence is necessary.

There are clear reasons for that,

and there are also clear reasons for confidence itself.

To acquire the confidence needed for investing,

please read on.

【Column】 Makoto Matsushita's Investment Exploration

No. 207 “Confidence”

Investment is an act of willingly taking risks against a future that cannot be seen. People feel fear toward things that are invisible or unknown. That is why investment is always accompanied by fear.

The longer you stay in the market, the more you feel this.

If investment is an act exposed to perpetual fear,

in order to continue to earn profits,

investors must be able to trust themselves and their actions.

This ability to trust oneself is what we call confidence.

Where does confidence come from? From the time a person has spent,

the knowledge and theories learned, and the testing and trading practices carried out,

these back up a person, leading them to trust themselves. Confidence has clear backing,

and those who lack confidence lack this backing.

Investing entails tolerating risk for a future that cannot be seen, and that unseen future

evokes a certain fear. To continue to earn profits within that,

investors need confidence. To obtain confidence,

actions and time that support it are required. Step by step,

cultivate confidence and continue investing toward the future.