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<p><span class="strongInContent"> Taro Kaitaro is now a &#8220;billionaire&#8221; with 250,000 followers on &#8220;X&#8221; (formerly Twitter), but his road to success has not been a smooth one.</span><span class="strongInContent"> </span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Although he experienced beginner&#8217;s luck in investing when he was a student, he lost most of his assets in the &#8220;Lehman Shock&#8221; that followed soon after. What was the &#8220;realization&#8221; that saved him during his darkest days and helped him build the strong portfolio he has today? This is the vivid story of one investor&#8217;s setback and resurrection.</span></p>
<h3><span class="strongInContent"> The Power of Dividends in the Depths of Despair</span></h3>
<p> Taro Koyamidotaro opened a securities account when he was still a teenage student. He had always been interested in economics and finance, and started investing in stocks with the money he earned from his part-time job and his savings.</p>
<p> At the time, the stock market was in a bottoming-out phase due to the &#8220;Livedoor Shock.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I chose stocks based on information in magazines and on the Internet,&#8221; he said, &#8220;but the stock market was on a recovery trend, so I quickly made a profit. I think my initial capital of several hundred thousand yen turned into about one million yen in about one month.</span></p>
<p> After that, he continued to buy and sell stocks on a short-term basis, steadily accumulating profits. At the time, he recalls, <span class="strongInContent">&#8220;I thought that if I continued investing at this rate, I could easily make 100 million yen.</span></p>
<p> This situation changed drastically when the Lehman Shock hit in September 2008. All of the stocks he had held fell sharply, and the profits he had accumulated up to that point were almost completely wiped out. He was still a student, so it must have been quite a shock. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I was still a student, so it must have been quite a shock for me. However, until then I had been investing somewhat and had made a lot of money, so there was a part of me that was resigned to the fact that I had made a lot of money. After all, it was the Lehman Shock, and I accepted it as an event beyond my control.</span></p>
<p> The impact of the Lehman Shock continued into the following year, and Japanese stocks fell to their lowest levels since the bursting of the bubble economy. While it was becoming clear that stocks would never go up again, he continued to invest in stocks because he felt it was no use holding on to his cash.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Even though the stock price did not go up, the dividend yield of companies that were making good profits was high, and even though I was losing money, as long as I held onto my stocks, I received thousands of yen in dividends, and even tens of thousands of yen. That&#8217;s when I realized how much I appreciated dividends, and I started investing based on dividends.&#8221;</span><strong style="font-size: 1rem;"> </strong></p>
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<h3><span class="strongInContent"> No timing required!　Buy immediately without hesitation!</span></h3>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> The most exciting thing about investing in dividend stocks is the increase in dividends. The most exciting thing about investing in dividend stocks is the increase in dividends. Once the total amount of dividends exceeds the amount of your investment, all you have to do is generate profit.</span><strong style="font-size: 1rem;"> </strong></p>
<p> It takes at least 10 years to reap the benefits of such a dividend stock investment, he says. Since increasing dividend income requires a certain period of time, the earlier you start investing, the better. However, it is difficult to take that step when the stock price is fluctuating wildly in front of you. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> If you are waiting for the right moment to buy when the stock price falls, it is difficult to move forward. I often say that if the stock price is falling, buy it immediately; if it is flat, buy it without hesitation; if it is at a high price, buy it courageously. In this way, you should develop the habit of buying without hesitation when you have funds available to invest in stocks, and consider increasing the number of shares you own.&#8221;</span><span class="strongInContent"> </span></p>
<p> When the market becomes unstable, it is &#8220;common&#8221; to wait for the stock price to fall, only to find that it has risen. No one knows whether the stock price will rise or fall. If this is the case, it is a waste of time to try to find the right time to buy a stock. It is a rational way of thinking that one should devote more effort to finding stocks that are likely to increase their dividends.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I don&#8217;t have a good sense of investing in stocks, nor do I have a special investment technique,&#8221; he said. I just buy and hold stocks that everyone knows.</span></p>
<p> As long as you have enough money and the attitude to take your time, you should be able to walk the steady path to becoming a billionaire.</p>
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<p> After overcoming many failures and the despair of the &#8220;Lehman Shock,&#8221; Taro Dividend discovered the value of &#8220;dividends,&#8221; which continue to flow in even when stock prices fall. He has selected three stocks from a long-term perspective that will bring peace of mind to your life, and he introduces them in detail in <span class="strongInContent">the paid version of &#8220;FRIDAY Subscription&#8221;</span>. <span class="strongInContent"> </span></p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent">▼ Taro Haitou</span> started investing in stocks in 2006 when he was a student. He made a profit at the bottom of the market after the &#8220;Livedoor Shock,&#8221; but suffered a major blow when he lost more than one-third of his assets in the &#8220;Lehman Shock&#8221; of 2008. Through this experience, he rediscovered the value of &#8220;dividends that continue to accrue even when stock prices fall,&#8221; and switched to dividend stock investments. Currently, 90% of his portfolio consists of stocks with increasing dividends. He does not disclose when he became a billionaire or how his assets have changed. He is the author of &#8220;The Best Stock Investment with Annual Dividends of 1 Million Yen&#8221; and &#8220;Starting with the New NISA!　He has 248,000 X followers.</p>
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<p><a href="https://x.com/financial1111" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Click here to see <span class="strongInContent">Mr. Taro&#8217;s X</span></a></p>
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 After working as a money writer, financial planner, and market analyst for a securities company, Matsuoka became independent in 1996. He writes articles on finance and asset management mainly for business and economic magazines. Author of "Textbook for the First Year of Robo-Advisor Investing" and "Understanding with Rich Illustrations! The book is entitled "Cashless Payments: How to Benefit from Cashless Payments". X (former Twitter)→@1847mattsuu

 Kenji Matsuoka

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