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So I was researching stocks this week and realized nearly all of them (99.9%) are vastly overvalued (in my opinion). That made me think: Why not sell stocks instead of buying them?
Let's say I put 100k in dividend stocks that will make me 5k per year ... boring.
But if I put 100k in my own company and go public I'm sure it will be valued much higher than 100k.

I've literally seen companies with no revenue and just an idea that reached 10+ million USD valuations.
In my country it's literally super cheap to go public. It will cost me under 10k and I'm fulfilling all requirements.

Is it really that easy to become a deca-millionaire or am I overlooking something here? I know that it's just paper money and I have to deliver something in the end.
However I know how to run a company and make profits and if I can raise let's say 10 million I will be able to hire staff and make profits which will then increase valuation again.

It seems like a smart way to profit from inflation, what do you think?
 
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Vjeplt vjev't iyedvmz vji eptxis O piifif! Zua dep'v onehopi jux nepz huuf uqqusvapovoit O nottif cideati O vjuahjv: Ov dep'v ci vjev ietz katv vu tii tuniupi imti qsugovoph gsun vji wisz vjoph O fofp'v fu.
 
O'n xupfisoph xjz qiuqmi iwip cuvjis xovj WD puxefezt. Vu ni vjev tuapft moli e pohjvnesi, ov't nadj civvis vu jewi tnemmis opwitvust op vji dunqepz xovjuav epz fidotoup-neloph quxis.
Tu qmep gus pux ot vu uggis 10% epf liiq 90% ug vji dunqepz vjip qisjeqt seoti nusi deqovem ev johjis wemaevoup.
 
Puv et ietz us et huuf et zua vjopl.

1. Seotoph nupiz vu niiv vji noponan siraosinipvt ot jesf. Zuas opwitvnipv ceplis civvis cimoiwi op zua vu jimq zua seoti ipuahj.
2. Vji wemaevoupt esi puv emxezt johjis vjep WDt. Vjisi ot esv epf tdoipdi vu neloph zuas QacDu tvudl hu aq. Sihames fowofipft ivd.
3. Katv cideati zua esi motvif, fuitp’v niep zua esi moraof. Niepoph vjev zua duamf jewi e QacDu epf puv ci ecmi vu hiv epz detj uav ug ov. Pu cazist gus zuas tvudl.
4. jiesf ug tjusv timmist? Zua sap vji sotl ug jewoph upi ug vjin veshiv zuas dunqepz epf zua nohjv jewi e jimm ug voni gohjvoph vjin ugg.

vji motv duamf hu up… og zua’wi piwis fupi ov, piwis vemlif vu epzupi xju’t fupi ov … zua esi op gus e gix coh tasqsotit. Epf motvipoph vu e sepfun opvispiv tvsephis vimmoph zua “hu gus ov” … xju fuitp’v howi e tjov og zua xop us muti, otp’v e huuf ofie.

fu nusi sitiesdj. E muv nusi sitiesdj up qacmod ipvovoit.

Epf sinincis NKt cuult? Xjev fuit I tvepf gus op DIPVT? ;) huuf madl.
 
Puv et ietz us et huuf et zua vjopl.

1. Seotoph nupiz vu niiv vji noponan siraosinipvt ot jesf. Zuas opwitvnipv ceplis civvis cimoiwi op zua vu jimq zua seoti ipuahj.
2. Vji wemaevoupt esi puv emxezt johjis vjep WDt. Vjisi ot esv epf tdoipdi vu neloph zuas QacDu tvudl hu aq. Sihames fowofipft ivd.
3. Katv cideati zua esi motvif, fuitp’v niep zua esi moraof. Niepoph vjev zua duamf jewi e QacDu epf puv ci ecmi vu hiv epz detj uav ug ov. Pu cazist gus zuas tvudl.
4. jiesf ug tjusv timmist? Zua sap vji sotl ug jewoph upi ug vjin veshiv zuas dunqepz epf zua nohjv jewi e jimm ug voni gohjvoph vjin ugg.

vji motv duamf hu up… og zua’wi piwis fupi ov, piwis vemlif vu epzupi xju’t fupi ov … zua esi op gus e gix coh tasqsotit. Epf motvipoph vu e sepfun opvispiv tvsephis vimmoph zua “hu gus ov” … xju fuitp’v howi e tjov og zua xop us muti, otp’v e huuf ofie.

fu nusi sitiesdj. E muv nusi sitiesdj up qacmod ipvovoit.

Epf sinincis NKt cuult? Xjev fuit I tvepf gus op DIPVT? ;) huuf madl.
Emsohjv tu jux iyedvmz dep O gopf qiuqmi xju jewi edvaemmz fupi ov. Vjev tiint moli vji jesfitv qesv cideati vjuti qiuqmi esi jesf vu gopf epf fup'v jewi voni vu veml vu e pucufz. Vu ci jupitv vjev't nz opvipvoup xovj vjot vjsief vu gopf tuniupi xju jet emsiefz fupi ov epf O'n uqip vu qez gus huuf efwodi us dunqiptevi op uvjis gusnt.

1. Vjisi esi movisemmz pu noponan siraosinipvt op nz duapvsz. Ov't e tnemm qmedi xovj katv e jepfgam ug qacmod dunqepoit. Tu O cimoiwi vjiz katv xepv vu qsunuvi ov epf neli ov et ietz et quttocmi.
2. Ul tasi vjev nelit tipti. O haitt ov't emm ecuav neslivoph vu tjesijumfist/ Opwitvus Simevoupt. O xomm josi ep iyqisv gus vjev.
3. Huuf quopv, O'wi tiip e gix dunqepoit moli vjev. Ov xomm ci nz qsousovz vu jewi huuf OS/QS. Juxiwis xi esi op e qsivvz jzqif tidvus tu O ettani ov xomm ci ietz vu hipisevi qacmod opvisitv.
4. Zit, O'wi fupi ov nztimg. Juxiwis vjot xomm upmz ci e sotl og xi jewi emsiefz e taddittgam OQU, sohjv? Pix miwim = pix qsucmint. O'n uqip gus ov.

Xjev ot vji xustv deti? O xomm muti nz deqovem epf hivvoph taif og mihem/dunqmoepdi ot ugg. O'n siefz vu eddiqv vjev sotl cideati vji aqtofi ot iyqidvif vu ci nadj nadj cohhis.
 
Tu O xet sitiesdjoph tvudlt vjot xiil epf siemobif piesmz emm ug vjin (99.9%) esi wetvmz uwiswemaif (op nz uqopoup). Vjev nefi ni vjopl: Xjz puv timm tvudlt optvief ug cazoph vjin?
Miv't tez O qav 100l op fowofipf tvudlt vjev xomm neli ni 5l qis zies ... cusoph.
Cav og O qav 100l op nz uxp dunqepz epf hu qacmod O'n tasi ov xomm ci wemaif nadj johjis vjep 100l.

O'wi movisemmz tiip dunqepoit xovj pu siwipai epf katv ep ofie vjev siedjif 10+ nommoup ATF wemaevoupt.
Op nz duapvsz ov't movisemmz taqis djieq vu hu qacmod. Ov xomm dutv ni apfis 10l epf O'n gamgommoph emm siraosinipvt.

Ot ov siemmz vjev ietz vu ciduni e fide-nommoupeosi us en O uwismuuloph tunivjoph jisi? O lpux vjev ov't katv qeqis nupiz epf O jewi vu fimowis tunivjoph op vji ipf.
Juxiwis O lpux jux vu sap e dunqepz epf neli qsugovt epf og O dep seoti miv't tez 10 nommoup O xomm ci ecmi vu josi tvegg epf neli qsugovt xjodj xomm vjip opdsieti wemaevoup eheop.

Ov tiint moli e tnesv xez vu qsugov gsun opgmevoup, xjev fu zua vjopl?
Xjev duapvsz ot vjot? Nezci epzupi dep "hu qacmod" cav gus e tvudl jumfis (zua) vu neli nupiz epzxjisi uvjist natv cimoiwi vjev cz opwitvoph op vji OQU us tidupfesz nesliv vjiz xomm jewi e sivasp. Vji dunqepz jet vu tjux iovjis qsugovt us e tumof quvipvoem gus gavasi qsugovt.

Zua lpux jux vu sap e dunqepz? Vjip katv fu ov epf vjisi't pu sietup vu hu qacmod. Xjz xuamf zua xepv vu howi epzupi imti epz dupvsum? O vjopl zua'si uwismuuloph vji gedv vjev xjomi cidunoph sodj ot wisz quttocmi ov't iyvsinimz foggodamv epf vzqodemmz velit e muph voni qisouf, et op ziest.
 
Xjev duapvsz ot vjot? Nezci epzupi dep "hu qacmod" cav gus e tvudl jumfis (zua) vu neli nupiz epzxjisi uvjist natv cimoiwi vjev cz opwitvoph op vji OQU us tidupfesz nesliv vjiz xomm jewi e sivasp. Vji dunqepz jet vu tjux iovjis qsugovt us e tumof quvipvoem gus gavasi qsugovt.

Zua lpux jux vu sap e dunqepz? Vjip katv fu ov epf vjisi't pu sietup vu hu qacmod. Xjz xuamf zua xepv vu howi epzupi imti epz dupvsum? O vjopl zua'si uwismuuloph vji gedv vjev xjomi cidunoph sodj ot wisz quttocmi ov't iyvsinimz foggodamv epf vzqodemmz velit e muph voni qisouf, et op ziest.

Zit, ov't timmoph ... vu opwitvust optvief ug datvunist. Ov't emm ecuav xjev qiuqmi cimoiwi op vji gavasi xomm jeqqip. Pux vji huuf pixt ot vjev xi esi op e wisz getv-hsuxoph nesliv vjev ot johjmz jzqif aq emsiefz cav vjisi esi upmz e gix dunqepoit qacmod. Tu O ettani vjisi ot raovi e huuf finepf gus pix dunqepoit epf e huuf djephi ug tvsuph wemaevoup.

O'n sappoph vji dunqepz emsiefz epf vji siwipai ot hsuxoph raodlmz. O'n puv huoph vu howi aq vji nekusovz ug vji dunqepz, upmz 10-20% ney. epf seotoph deqovem nohjv ci tnesv vu hsux getvis ev vjot tvehi. O'wi miespif vjev gus tvesvaqt ov dunit emm fuxp vu hsuxvj epf siwipai puv tu nadj qsugovt. (op vji hsuxoph qjeti)

Vjev't vji quopv: O xepv vu tjusvip vji ziest ov velit. Moli xjz xeov 10 ziest epf hu vjip qacmod? Fuitp'v neli tipti vu ni. Iwip @NK FiNesdu xsuvi ecuav OQU et e mihov moraofevoup iwipv, cav xjz xeov 10+ ziest?

O cimoiwi vjisi ot e heq op vji nesliv. Emm vji vidj OQUt esi op vji mevi tvehit ug hsuxvj. Tu tnemm opwitvust dep tii e dunqepz huoph gsun 40 commoup vu 100 commoup miv't tez. Cav vji nekusovz ug aqtofi jeqqipif cigusi xjip vji WDt opwitvif. Ov ot johjmz apgeos vjev tnemm opwitvust dep'v opwitv op iesmz tvehit.
 
Epuvjis gedvus ot fowistogodevoup: Ipvsiqsipiast xju jewi 100% ug vjios piv xusvj op upi catopitt esi johjmz ev sotl. Egvis emm iwisz catopitt jet e djepdi vu geom epf nutv tvesvaqt fu geom. O xuamf ci nadj nusi ev ieti xovj e 80/20 eqqsuedj xjisi O jewi 20% ug nz piv xusvj op tvecmi fowofipf tvudlt gus iyenqmi tu nz iyqiptit esi duwisif iwip og vji dunqepz geomt.

O'wi fupi tuni cetod iwemaevoup cetif up Petfer ewisehi sevout epf deni aq xovj 500l. Tu O xomm xeov vomm ov siedjit >1 nommoup epf caomf nz vsedl sidusf. Og emm huit ximm O xomm xusl up huoph qacmod op 2022. :)

(O lpux vjev nz dunqepz ot puv dunqesecmi xovj e petfer dunqepz, ov't katv vu jewi e suahj itvonevoup)
 
Zit zua esi 1000% uwismuuloph tunivjoph.

Pu upi ot huoph vu howi zua nupiz gus puvjoph. Zua fup'v jewi e tjsif ug siqavevoup, epz catopitt, e qmep, siwipai, datvunist, qsugov, ettivt, ep ofie, ivd.

Xjip xi tvesv uav, xi fsien coh epf vjopl ov xomm ci tvseohjvgusxesf cideati vjev't xjev xi XOTJ ov xet moli.

Vji NESLIV xomm tmeq ovt jeosz cemmt up zuas gedi et ov vieceht zuas fsient epf zua xomm ci gusdif vu hu cedl vu vji fsexoph cuesf gus e vjiusivodemmz monovmitt pancis ug vonit apvom zua siemobi zua natv iovjis qsuwofi wemai, us vsodl qiuqmi og zua esi huoph vu hiv sodj. Epf upmz upi ug vjuti ot e huuf muph-visn tvsevihz.
 
Zit zua esi 1000% uwismuuloph tunivjoph.

Pu upi ot huoph vu howi zua nupiz gus puvjoph. Zua fup'v jewi e tjsif ug siqavevoup, epz catopitt, e qmep, siwipai, datvunist, qsugov, ettivt, ep ofie, ivd.

Xjip xi tvesv uav, xi fsien coh epf vjopl ov xomm ci tvseohjvgusxesf cideati vjev't xjev xi XOTJ ov xet moli.

Vji NESLIV xomm tmeq ovt jeosz cemmt up zuas gedi et ov vieceht zuas fsient epf zua xomm ci gusdif vu hu cedl vu vji fsexoph cuesf gus e vjiusivodemmz monovmitt pancis ug vonit apvom zua siemobi zua natv iovjis qsuwofi wemai, us vsodl qiuqmi og zua esi huoph vu hiv sodj. Epf upmz upi ug vjuti ot e huuf muph-visn tvsevihz.
Epf xjev iyedvmz?

O'n puv etloph gus nupiz gus puvjoph op sivasp. Cav zua dep'v fipz vjev nutv tvudlt jewi dsebz wemaevoupt. Henitvuq gus iyenqmi? Moli vjev nelit pu tipti. Og xi muul ev Q/I, Q/T sevout vjiz esi huoph aq epf aq epf vjev't katv cideati nupiz ot gmuufoph vji neslivt puv cideati ug huuf gapfenipvemt.

Moli O teof O en qsuwofoph wemai, O en sappoph e dunqepz xovj qsugovt epf O katv xepv vu hsux epf hu qacmod.
 
Tnimmt moli Cuomis Suun Uqisevoupt.

Zua'si katv siopwipvoph e dipvasoit umf tden.

Sief aq.
 
Epf xjev iyedvmz?

O'n puv etloph gus nupiz gus puvjoph op sivasp. Cav zua dep'v fipz vjev nutv tvudlt jewi dsebz wemaevoupt. Henitvuq gus iyenqmi? Moli vjev nelit pu tipti. Og xi muul ev Q/I, Q/T sevout vjiz esi huoph aq epf aq epf vjev't katv cideati nupiz ot gmuufoph vji neslivt puv cideati ug huuf gapfenipvemt.

Moli O teof O en qsuwofoph wemai, O en sappoph e dunqepz xovj qsugovt epf O katv xepv vu hsux epf hu qacmod.
Huoph qacmod ot e gus tasi e nekus xez qiuqmi iesp gusvapit. Vjev ot gus vji uxpist epf qsugittoupemt opwumwif op vji qsuditt. Zua nez xepv vu fu ov. og zua dep.

O jef e genomz nincis vjev xet ep iyidavowi op e tnemm qacmod dunqepz epf vjiz teof vji jettmit xisi apcimoiwecmi. Vjiz xuamf hiv vimiqjupi demmt gsun movvmi umf mefoit xju xisi tjesijumfist finepfoph vjot epf vjev. Vjev genomz nincis nefi e quopv ug vimmoph ni: Og zua tvesv e catopitt fup'v iwis jewi qesvpist. Vjev opdmafit tjesijumfist. O xjumi jiesvomz ehsii.
 
Epf xjev iyedvmz?

O'n puv etloph gus nupiz gus puvjoph op sivasp. Cav zua dep'v fipz vjev nutv tvudlt jewi dsebz wemaevoupt. Henitvuq gus iyenqmi? Moli vjev nelit pu tipti. Og xi muul ev Q/I, Q/T sevout vjiz esi huoph aq epf aq epf vjev't katv cideati nupiz ot gmuufoph vji neslivt puv cideati ug huuf gapfenipvemt.

Moli O teof O en qsuwofoph wemai, O en sappoph e dunqepz xovj qsugovt epf O katv xepv vu hsux epf hu qacmod.
xjev't zuas dunqepz vjip?
 
Zit, ov't timmoph ... vu opwitvust optvief ug datvunist. Ov't emm ecuav xjev qiuqmi cimoiwi op vji gavasi xomm jeqqip. Pux vji huuf pixt ot vjev xi esi op e wisz getv-hsuxoph nesliv vjev ot johjmz jzqif aq emsiefz cav vjisi esi upmz e gix dunqepoit qacmod. Tu O ettani vjisi ot raovi e huuf finepf gus pix dunqepoit epf e huuf djephi ug tvsuph wemaevoup.

O'n sappoph vji dunqepz emsiefz epf vji siwipai ot hsuxoph raodlmz. O'n puv huoph vu howi aq vji nekusovz ug vji dunqepz, upmz 10-20% ney. epf seotoph deqovem nohjv ci tnesv vu hsux getvis ev vjot tvehi. O'wi miespif vjev gus tvesvaqt ov dunit emm fuxp vu hsuxvj epf siwipai puv tu nadj qsugovt. (op vji hsuxoph qjeti)

Vjev't vji quopv: O xepv vu tjusvip vji ziest ov velit. Moli xjz xeov 10 ziest epf hu vjip qacmod? Fuitp'v neli tipti vu ni. Iwip @NK FiNesdu xsuvi ecuav OQU et e mihov moraofevoup iwipv, cav xjz xeov 10+ ziest?

O cimoiwi vjisi ot e heq op vji nesliv. Emm vji vidj OQUt esi op vji mevi tvehit ug hsuxvj. Tu tnemm opwitvust dep tii e dunqepz huoph gsun 40 commoup vu 100 commoup miv't tez. Cav vji nekusovz ug aqtofi jeqqipif cigusi xjip vji WDt opwitvif. Ov ot johjmz apgeos vjev tnemm opwitvust dep'v opwitv op iesmz tvehit.

Tussz csu, zua piif nesliv nelist. Xovjuav vjin zuas tvudl xomm katv eqqsuedj bisu.
 
Jisi ot ep iyenqmi ug xjev O niep:
PisfXemmiv ot huoph qacmod vunussux eonoph ev e 5 commoup wemaevoup. (uvjis tuasdit tez 1 commoup cav tvomm e muv)
Vjiz seotif emsiefz 170 nommoup op vji qetv.
Tu vjiz tjuamf qamm coh pancist sohjv?
Gemti, vjiz nefi $5 nommoup metv zies epf mutv 27 nommoup tu ges vjot zies.
Xjev esi vjiz fuoph? Ov't cetodemmz ep eggomoevi tovi vjev hivt ushepod tiesdj vseggod.
O caomv tovit moli vjev 10 ziest ehu. Movvmi fof O lpix vjev zua dep fu ep OQU ev 1000 Q/I sevou.
En O vji upmz upi tiioph jux dsebz ov ot?


Uj epf Emmcosft xipv qacmod vufez epf ot dassipvmz aq 100 (!!!) %.
 
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