I want friends I can talk about investing with: It's hard to talk about money, but I want to discuss individual stocks

Lately, I’ve been thinking that I want friends with whom I can purely talk about investing.

I invest in stocks on a regular basis, but I find it quite difficult to talk about investing with people around me.

To begin with, talking about money is a bit delicate, isn’t it?

I feel hesitant to talk about my own asset balance or investment performance, and since I don’t know the other person’s situation, it’s hard to actively bring up the topic.

Besides, many people around me are building assets mainly through investment trusts, so there aren’t many opportunities to talk about individual stocks.

Of course, I think it’s a very good thing to steadily build assets through investment trusts.

I hold investment trusts myself, and I have no intention of denying index investing at all.

However, individual stocks have a unique kind of fun that only they can offer.

“Will this company be able to continue growing in the future?”

“Is the current stock price undervalued?”

“Isn’t this company’s business model strong?”

“What will this company look like in 10 years?”

Reading financial statements, thinking about a company’s strengths and competitive advantages, and predicting future growth or dividend increases.

Sometimes, I investigate the reasons why a stock price has fallen and use that to inform my next investment decision.

I feel that the fun of individual stocks lies in the very act of thinking and investing in my own way like that.

And I think it would be even more fun if I could discuss these things with someone.

Talking about companies I’m paying attention to, or having someone tell me about an attractive company they’ve found.

By coming into contact with perspectives and ways of thinking different from my own, there should be new discoveries.

Of course, our opinions don’t necessarily have to match.

Rather, I think that hearing ways of thinking different from my own can sometimes be an opportunity to re-evaluate my investment decisions.

What’s important is not boasting about profits or competing over who made more money, but being able to talk purely about companies and investing.

That kind of relationship is the ideal.

Recently, through social media and note, I’ve been able to encounter the perspectives of various investors.

I think this is something to be truly grateful for.

Even if it’s hard to talk about these things with real-life friends, I can interact with people who enjoy investing in the same way.

Thinking about it that way, perhaps we are blessed in this day and age.

If there is anyone reading this article who enjoys discussing individual stocks, I would be very happy to get to know you.

Whether it’s about stocks we hold, companies we’re interested in, or philosophies on long-term investing.

I hope to find companions with whom I can purely enjoy investing itself, rather than boasting about profits.

Do you have friends around you with whom you can talk about investing freely?

If you’d like, please let me know!