Abstract

"If you don't enjoy it, you can't continue"... The "essence of investing" from an author who began investing in elementary school.

The future is uncertain, but the present is also important. I absolutely don't want to regret anything. So, how do you invest?
Can you continue investing while having fun without giving up on the present?

This book, a compilation of questions the young investor has pondered from a life-sized perspective, focuses on the "length of time to invest" and "perspective to enjoy investing," which are shared by everyone, including young people. It minimizes the often-changing know-how and techniques and introduces the author's timeless "unwavering mindset"—his way of thinking and approaching investment.

It explains:

- It's okay to have little capital or knowledge to invest
- The relationship between personal assets and financial assets
- Having an investment chain perspective
- Why it's a good idea to become an investor
- The investment tools unique to consumers, Japanese people, and young people
- The "pyramid" essential for sustainable investing
- Understanding the cycle will help you see the economic and business trends

By the time you finish reading, you'll have a clear idea of what you want to invest in. This book will change the way you use and handle your precious "life and money."

Author’s Information

Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2001, he began investing in elementary school and participated in the Nagoya Stock Exchange Stock Investment Contest as a high school student. He won the contest as a university student. He manages a wide range of assets, including domestic and international stocks, investment trusts, real estate (REITs), FX (foreign exchange margin trading), commodities, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies, while also lobbying investee companies through shareholder proposals and other activities.

As the representative of the Student Investment Alliance USIC, one of Japan's largest student finance organizations, which aims to improve financial literacy among young people, he coordinates over 1,100 members from 33 universities nationwide, organizes study sessions with the financial industry, publishes the financial information magazine "SPOCK" (total circulation of 260,000 copies), and presides over a university student IR presentation contest. He actively promotes investment education among young people through serial writing, radio appearances, and lectures. In 2022, he was appointed a member of the Cabinet Secretariat's "Asset Income Doubling Subcommittee." He also works to create an environment that encourages long-term investment among young people through discussions with government ministries and industry groups. We carry out a consistent range of activities, from grassroots activities to lobbying for policy.