Without making a fuss, without announcing huge profits, and without showing off their accounts, these special investors choose to stick with the market with incredible calmness and perseverance. The way they live with stocks conveys many lessons to millions of F0 investors - those who are still used to investing with emotions.
Investing helps 'anti-aging'
Mr. Ngo Truyen Trung, a former associate professor at an economics university in Hefei city (Anhui province), started participating in the market in 1993 with the aim of "preventing dementia" in the elderly, according to The Paper .
“Playing stocks requires brainpower, which will help fight aging and prevent dementia,” he said.
For over 30 years, he has been regularly present at the securities company at 8:30 a.m. every day to monitor the market and leaves when the trading session ends at 3:00 p.m.
It is worth mentioning that he has withdrawn all his original capital a long time ago, the money he has invested now is entirely accumulated profits. For him, the market is not only a place to make money, but also a part of daily life that helps him train his thinking, keep his mind clear and monitor the movements of the economy through every small change on the electric board.
“But investing cannot be reckless, seeing others buying and jumping in, that is wrong. It must be stable, it must have principles,” he emphasized.
According to Anhui News , Mr. Wu never missed a trading day, except when the weather was extremely harsh. His eldest son said that his father was very diligent, loved to learn and often exercised his mind.
“My father wakes up at 6am every day, exercises, reads the newspaper, follows the news and always watches the evening news,” he said.
Although his son advised him to stay home and watch the electronic board instead of going there to avoid risks, Mr. Ngo firmly disagreed. He said that if he only watched the market at home, he would no longer be interested; going out was to meet and chat with other “investors”.
Meanwhile, at the age of over 100, Mrs. Chu Hong Bao - an experienced investor from the "old eight-year" period (the early stages of the Chinese stock market) still regularly follows market developments every day in Shanghai.
She does not follow technical analysis, nor does she look at price charts or read complicated analysis reports. She only chooses to buy stocks that are familiar to her daily life, such as Dongfang Mingzhu (a media and tourism company) and Lu Jiamu (a real estate company) - two famous enterprises in Shanghai.
“Starting with about 2,000-3,000 yuan (about 7.3-10.9 million VND), after many years, her account sometimes reached a profit of 100,000 yuan (about 363.8 million VND). However, she did not care about the profit or loss. "I did not pay attention to how much was left in the account, it was just a way of entertainment," she said.
Her son shared: “For my mother, playing the stock market is a spiritual hobby. She can sit for hours just watching the fish swimming leisurely in the tank, just like the way she observes the market: calm, not in a hurry, not letting emotions get carried away.”
Because of her advanced age, she does not use a computer or phone, and buy and sell orders are sent via notes or phone calls to her son to execute. With such a light-hearted attitude, she has weathered many market cycles, staying healthy, mentally sharp and living a long life.
Once, the securities company where she opened an account suspected that the account had signs of money laundering. After going to her house to verify, they found that the old woman was actually looking at the board and giving orders to her son.
Amidst the market storms, standing firm is already a victory.
Most investors enter the stock market with one goal in mind: to make money. But the story of two investors over 100 years old suggests a different perspective: what matters is not how much money you make, but being able to stay with the market long enough.
The stock market is unforgiving. Whether it is on Wall Street or Shanghai, whether it is retail investors or institutional funds, the law of “survival of the fittest and elimination of the weak” is always present.
Those who lack discipline, are easily swayed by rumors or expect to get rich quick are often eliminated early. Financial leverage, emotional trading and the “must win” mentality are the three factors that most easily lead to serious mistakes.
Instead of chasing short-term waves, persistent investors often choose to stick with familiar stocks, understand the business well and only act when the probability of winning is high. They do not need to "know the whole market" but only need to know a few key codes.
Another key rule: use only idle money. Many people have lost their careers and futures because they risked their borrowed capital in the market. When risks occur, the consequences are not only financial losses but also the collapse of many personal plans.
The two centenarian investors do not react emotionally to each correction session, nor are they drawn into “hot advice” groups. They maintain a regular rhythm of life, observing the market as part of their lives. Not rushing, not greedy, it is this calmness that helps them stand firm amid decades of fluctuations.
Long-term investing is not only about strategy but also about psychology: controlling emotions, reducing unrealistic expectations and maintaining discipline in all market conditions.
(According to The Paper, Baidu)
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/cu-ba-hon-100-tuoi-choi-chung-khoan-he-lo-bi-kip-truong-ton-tren-san-2416376.html
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