Inspiration 9 Success Stories of Global Investors

Compared to a few years ago, many Indonesians are now interested in stocks. In order to be a successful stock market investor, you must have enough knowledge. Also, the history of a successful investor can be a motivation in itself.

The success stories of these investors in the stock market should be able to make people happy to start saving for stocks. The hope is that this story can inspire people and try to learn good behavior. Success stories from stock market investors.

There are many success stories of famous stock market investors. Not only in the world, in Indonesia there are also many people who have proven that they can succeed as investors in the stock market. Here are some investor success stories that might inspire you:

For those who are just starting to try to enter the world of stocks, they must know about Warren Buffet. Warren Buffet is considered one of the most successful investors in history and is known as the "Oracle of Omaha". 

Warren Buffet moves by following the principles of Benjamin Graham. The principle is to accumulate wealth by purchasing shares and companies through Berkshire Hathaway. 

The attitude of Warren Buffet's success story that needs to be followed is discipline, patience, and knowing the value of investments that have consistently outperformed the market for decades. 

This successful stock investor is also known as an investment manager and financial educator, namely Benjamin Graham. Benjamin Graham has also written many books on investing.

This makes it the global father of stock research and value investing. Benjamin Graham's main idea is that an investment must be worth more than what the investor has to pay.

Benjamin also believes in fundamental research and focuses on companies with strong balance sheets.

Thomas Rowe Price Jr. is considered the father of growth investing. Prices spent years growing and struggling through the Great Depression. Stocks look at the stock market as a cycle. The price also invests in companies that are good for long-term investment. This decision made him one of the most successful investors. His investment philosophy is that investors should focus on owning individual stocks for long-term gains.

According to Thomas Rowe Price Jr. According to him, people are becoming more and more aware that being successful as an investor pays attention, discipline, stability, trust in the system and seeing the main things of the person and - provide the main basis for the success of the investment of the Market.

“Buying low when the price is down and selling back when it's booming and making a lot of money” is a famous quote by John Templeton. The success story of John Templeton sounds brilliant. 

He has also created some of the most successful funding investments. In 1999, Money magazine named Templeton "the biggest global stock picker of the century". In addition, Queen Elizabeth II also awarded Tompleton with a knighthood for his achievements. 

Livermore's story may inspire people who have never studied stocks before. No education or stock market experience.

Livermore is an independent entrepreneur who learns to be self-taught by studying the experiences of people who succeed or fail in buying and selling capital markets businesses.

Livermore has studied the success and failure of others to support this trading concept that can still be seen in this stock market. By the age of 15, Livermore had managed to earn over US$1,000.

For a young person, of course, the number is big and scary.

In the national scene, Lo Kheng Hong's presence has been dubbed the Warren Buffet of Indonesia. Success in learning the investment strategy of Warren Buffet earned Lo Kheng Hong this nickname. The success story of this Indonesian stock investor has been widely reported in the media. 

Lo Kheng Hong is a successful person in achieving financial freedom by investing in stocks. Instead of being a short-term trader or investor, Lo Kheng Hong chose to be a long-term investor. 

In 2012, it was discovered that Lo Kheng Hong had stock assets with a value of IDR 2.5 trillion. Lo Kheng Hong allocates his assets in the capital market. Meanwhile, the remaining 15% is used as an emergency fund.

There are 2 stocks that recorded significant gains for Lo Kheng Hong, namely MBAI and UNTR.

Who said only adults can get involved in the stock market? The story of successful businessman Andrian Wijaya shows that high school students can successfully invest in stocks. Andrian Wijaya's first professional experience began with his participation in the Olympiads capital market. With the knowledge that his elder brother taught him, Andrian Wijaya managed to get second place in the national level.

His Olympic medals are also being auctioned. According to Andrian Wijaya's article, people should know that investing in stocks has no age limit.

Also, not always the investment will be a large capital. It requires a willingness to learn and not be discouraged to start in the world of equities.

The figure of a young Indonesian who is doing well to know is Andika Sutoro. He learned to invest at the age of 15, which began as a result of the desire to find a list of the richest people in the world.

From the stories he read, Andika concluded that many of these rich people could become rich by investing in stocks. Warren Buffet is the figure that most attracts Andika's attention. 

To start investing in stocks, Andika gets capital from selling online. At that time, Andika tried to sell CDs of swallow chirping until she earned an income of IDR 10 million. From this income, Andika uses it as investment capital. 

The results obtained were also surprising, because from the amount of money invested he made a profit of up to 50% within 6 months. This enables Andika to increase capital up to ten times.

Meanwhile, Andika has managed to become a successful businessman.

Aab Abdullah's investment story is proof that anyone can invest successfully as long as they have the desire and willingness to learn. Aab Abdullah is a taxi driver who made a fortune as an investor. 

The beginning of Aab's story in the stock market was when he was a driver waiting for passengers at the IDX or Indonesia Stock Exchange area. Aab, who already had an interest in the stock market, saw a banner with the words "Yuk Nabung Saham" written on it. 

In the beginning, Aab bought shares of PT Wijaya Karya Tbk. For some time, the stock was red and he decided to hold it. After a while, the stock returns to the green and Aab has a desire to sell. However, some colleagues advise you to stop. The decision is considered appropriate, because in the end Aab can get a profit of IDR 300 thousand from the initial capital of IDR 3 million. Aab has advice for stock investors to see the company's performance and market impact.

If the market sentiment is not good and the company is doing well, the stock drop may not last long.

Being a successful investor requires discipline, a willingness to keep learning, and patience. Investing is not suitable for those who only want to make profits overnight, because it requires energy to be successful in the long term.