Me & My Money: No shortcut to success, investing is for the long term

SINGAPORE – Entrepreneur Dhruv Arora used to believe in chasing quick wins in investing, but his first job as an equity trader at UBS taught him that there is no easy path to success.

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Dhruv Arora started building Syfe in early 2018, using about $25,000 of his personal assets as the seed capital. SINGAPORE – Entrepreneur Dhruv Arora used to believe in chasing quick wins in investing, but his first job as an equity trader at UBS taught him that there is no easy path to success. He quickly understood the toll that day trading could take and realised it was not for him: “I experienced the highs and lows of the market first-hand and learnt that, despite the potential for gains, the stress and sleepless nights they brought weren’t worth it.

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