What Type of People Are Investing?

When asked the question what type of people are investing the true answer is anyone. In the article “Three Types of Investors” by Robert Kiyosaki, a journalist who focuses on investing, argues everyone is investing, but everyone is a different type of investor.

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Investing is something that can be done to minimal extent or someone can spend everyday focused on the market. Kiyosaki call people who invest minimally “Type-C Investors”. Type-C investors "are financially uneducated and look for people to tell them what to invest in.” This can come as a relief or the opposite. If you are someone who does not invest, but wants to this should be a nice thing to hear because you are not alone and a lot of people rely on others for their financial success. This mean everyone can invest, however it will be harder to make money relying completely on a financial adviser. On the other hand, this can be scary because this means there could be thousands of people in the market trading blindly. Everyone in the market impacts each other so to a top investor watching amateurs trading could lead to anxiety. However, the market is successful with the most money flowing through it so I encourage every first time investor to follow through, get educated, and make money.

Now there is another step between mature and professional, and Kiyosaki would call this a “Type-B investor”, “Type-B investors seek answers.” Kiyosaki goes on to say  “many high-income employees and self-employed folks fall into the Type-B investor category because they are busy and have little time to look for investment opportunities.” Type B investors are educated on related services however, they are not professional investors. They look for guidance from financial investors, but they do ask the right questions and know what they want. Type-B investors are people who have invested for a while however do not spend a lot of time due to busy schedules, laziness, or are just cautious and look for guidance to ensure maximum benefit. Type-B investors are typically, in my opinion, more successful that type-c investors however, a type-c investor can always become a type-b investor.

And now on to the professionals, “Type-A investors.”Kiyosaki states “Type-A investors look for problems. In particular, they look for problems caused by those who get into financial trouble. Investors who are good at solving problems expect to make 25 percent to infinite returns on their money.” Type A investors know what they are looking for and know how to get there. Type-A investors ask a lot of crucial questions that can make returns on investments much greater. A Type-A investor is very knowledgeable, and they can help many inexperienced investors.

After analyzing A,B, and C investors I can see anyone can truly be an investor. You can even lay in between two spots. I think of this an a spectrum and it really doesn't matter where you are if you want to invest you can and that the greatest part of it all. So going back to the question, Who is investing? the real answer is everybody.