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I started investing after finding a copy of Peter Lynch's "Beating the Street" in the English book section of a library in Japan, where I was living at the time in 1997. Seeing that regular people can find investment ideas just as easily as professionals, I used the philosophy of that book to invest in stocks in Japan, and later in Australia after moving in 2001.
I also have experience in property investing, and went on to complete my masters degree in Applied Finance at QUT in Brisbane.
I follow the investment style of Peter Lynch, Phillip Fisher and Warren Buffett--
knowing what you invest in, doing your homework to keep up with a stock's story and
holding a healthy skepticism of what the stock market calls "value".
