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The opportunity is in new businesses!
Rank: Member Joined: 1/15/2010 Posts: 625
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Every investor should consider putting aside a portion of their money into new ventures. This means either starting a new business or investing in a start up.
The elephant in the room is that Africa is still vastly undeveloped and by necessity many new businesses need to step up to the plate and be supported by investors.
The problem is that the money available is misallocated: too much focus is on real estate, bonds, NSE stocks that too little money goes into funding entrepreneurs who could create the businesses of the future.
So the contrarian investor in Africa should consider putting money into the businesses of the future which will solve the problems in this continent. Those are the kind of opportunities that could give you a 1000X return and truly change your financial status.
I think about 20% of your portfolio should consist of such. I'm a firm believer in the power of putting all your eggs in as few baskets as possible. So perhaps just invest in one or two companies that you then track like a hawk and help to succeed.
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Rank: Member Joined: 11/7/2013 Posts: 127 Location: Nairobi, Kenya
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What you say @Mv...is simply pricele$$ ...thumbs up! I went into the (Ferry) industry knowing the same thing I knew with all other businesses I went into- Nothing. Then I built it from there. - Sheldon Adelson (Titans at the Table- Giants of Macau)
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/10/2015 Posts: 411
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mv_ufanisi wrote:Every investor should consider putting aside a portion of their money into new ventures. This means either starting a new business or investing in a start up.
The elephant in the room is that Africa is still vastly undeveloped and by necessity many new businesses need to step up to the plate and be supported by investors.
The problem is that the money available is misallocated: too much focus is on real estate, bonds, NSE stocks that too little money goes into funding entrepreneurs who could create the businesses of the future.
So the contrarian investor in Africa should consider putting money into the businesses of the future which will solve the problems in this continent. Those are the kind of opportunities that could give you a 1000X return and truly change your financial status.
I think about 20% of your portfolio should consist of such. I'm a firm believer in the power of putting all your eggs in as few baskets as possible. So perhaps just invest in one or two companies that you then track like a hawk and help to succeed. Tru dat Your income is directly related to your philosophy, Not the economy.-Jim Rohn
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 11/23/2013 Posts: 17
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Why you no invest in flame tree? 
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Rank: Member Joined: 4/16/2008 Posts: 157
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