Finance Dreams vs Finance Intrest

I don’t think I could tell you the amount of people I have seen on social media and met in person who have these pompous personalities. I find it hilarious when I’m trying to have a conversation with one of these aspirants and they go on a rant about securities they are bullish on only because a finance guy with a 100,000 followers said so. What I’m trying to say, is the difference between having a genuine inclination for finance and making it your entire personality because you saw a tiktok is the difference between a phoney and someone who has a real future. The moral of the story is to not get a Patagonia vest if you can’t fill the sleeves.

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