“East Asia Economic Online” column now published! What is on the opposite side of risk?

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Today, I will deliver a column on themes related to investment.

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Column: Makoto Matsushita's Investment Inquiry

Episode 174 "What Lies at the Opposite End of Risk"

In financial markets, risk means "uncertainty."

Future price movements are uncertain, and therefore, there is always risk in investing.

This is the same in life; the words "life is full of uncertainties" mean that

you cannot see what lies ahead, and life carries risk.

ただし、間違ってはいけないのは、リスクとは不確実性であって、

It should be noted that risk is uncertainty, not a term that designates plus or minus.

Being uncertain can also bring unexpected luck, and

there is no need to view risk in a negative light.

Nevertheless, it is true that people feel anxiety in uncertain situations.

That is why investing is always accompanied by anxiety. To dispel this anxiety,

you should know what lies at the opposite end of risk and constantly be aware of it,

and keep it in mind. What, then, is at the opposite end of risk?

What could it be?

If risk refers to something uncertain, then what is at the opposite end of risk is

"something certain." What is certain to you?

If you think about it simply, facts and truths can be considered certain.

Delving even deeper, if you have something certain to you that is unshakable,

that would be your opposite end of risk.

One piece of advice: your beliefs are at the opposite end of risk.

Because beliefs are unwavering thoughts. In the same sense,

confidence is also at the opposite end of risk. Confidence means "believing in yourself,"

and here there is no uncertainty.

As you have read up to this point, you may realize that what lies at the opposite end of risk is

yourself. When you recognize and accept yourself as unwavering,

risk disappears for you.

This is the same in both investing and life.

If you want to eliminate risk, confirm your beliefs and confidence, and establish yourself.

If you do, risk will vanish from your world.