To meet the future needs demands, we need existing funds that should render potential high profit. For the long term, investment return target should be higher than inflation rate to maintain its purchasing power. There are 3 types of investments which offer this kind of return potentials: property, business and stocks.
The capital market investments play an important role as one of investment alternatives for many people since it has promising return potentials, affordable investment values as well as relatively easy access and procedure.
All people from various backgrounds can choose their investment, from the easiest to the most sophisticated scheme.
It is the diverse backgrounds of capital market investors that were highlighted by Mandiri Sekuritas. At the beginning of the year, Mandiri Sekuritas held the MOST Awards 2020 themed "Investment for All". The event is a platform to appreciate investors who come from diverse backgrounds, but have common enthusiasm for success to achieve establishment.
In the MOST Awards 2020, Mandiri Sekuritas selected six investors, namely five winners of the 'Inspirational Investor' category and one winner of ‘MOST Inspirational Investor' who came from different backgrounds include the region, age, and occupation. They are housewife, student, employee and coffee shop owner, teacher, tugboat keeper, and an inspiring disabled who encourage his community to be financially independent through capital market investing.
Below is a brief bio of MOST Award 2020 winners.
Inspirational Investor – Saptawati Rahayu
A housewife has a very important role to keep and manage family assets at home. Saptawati is the one who invests productively in growing her funds in the capital market. Since more than five years ago, Saptawati has been actively promoted investing habits in her family and the community. She enthusiastically introduces her tips for success, which is "sadis," which is an acronym for "sabar" (patience) and "disiplin" (discipline).
Inspirational Investor – Rico Bayu Wiranata
The experience and success of others certainly inspire somebody else. The MOST Awards held by Mandiri Sekuritas since four years ago motivated a young man from Tenggarong, East Kalimantan. Rico, his name.
Reflecting on the success of Aab Abdullah, an online taxi driver who won the 2016 MOST Awards, Rico, a graduate student in Surabaya, spent his weekend religiously learning stock investments in classes held at the Mandiri Sekuritas branch office. As a capital market smart millennial, Rico aspires to achieve financial stability at a young age. He succeeded to pay his tuition fee with the profits he gains from the capital market.
Inspirational Investor – Ida Bagus Mahendra
Besides other people's experiences, inspiration to start investing in the capital market can come in many forms, including comics. Bagus got his motivation after reading a comic book, entitled Yuk Nabung Saham!. It gives information on Indonesia's capital market, which increased to 1,600% from 1997 to 2017. As an employee in a private company with an entrepreneurial spirit, Bagus is now a coffee shop owner in Yogyakarta, whose beginning capitals he accumulated from investing in shares. He is competent in managing his time for family, work, business, and investment.
Inspirational Investor – Alipir Budiman
For more than 20 years, Alipir has been working as a teacher at MTS Negeri 1 Banjar, South Kalimantan. His unfortunate experience being a victim of fraudulent investment scams with losses of more than IDR500 million, definitely triggered Alipir to find his confidence again. He then successfully invests in the capital market with Mandiri Sekuritas. Alipir learned about stock investments in the School of Indonesia Stock Exchange Capital Market in 2016. With optimism and a positive mindset to rise above adversity, Alipir is now a thriving capital market investor.
Inspirational Investor – Yudha Sindu Buhana
The dream of success and achieving financial stability has no boundaries. Yudha, a young man from the southern coast of East Java, was one of those who had that dream. His work as a tugboat keeper at the port of Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, which quite uncertain, made him seek to obtain extra income. Thanks to his persistence to set aside a small portion of his income to invest in shares, Yudha is now an independent investor with Mandiri Sekuritas.
MOST Inspirational Investor – Jefrianus Adam
Jefrianus Adam has a visual impairment that inspires many people. His physical limitations did not prevent Jefri from investing in the capital market through Mandiri Online Securities Trading (MOST) by using audio feature.
Jefri has a mission to encourage people with disabilities to contribute significantly to economic growth in Indonesia, not as burdens. Therefore, Jefri actively invests in MOST and shares knowledge about investing in stocks among the disability community in his hometown, Makassar. Jefri handles transactions on the MOST application with the voice feature to open access and manage his money.
MOST Inspirational Investor is the highest category in this award. Jefri's vision and spirit are expected to inspire the wider community to start investing in the capital market with Mandiri Sekuritas.
Jefri's unique experience and story along with the other five Inspirational Investor Award winners in the MOST Awards 2020, namely Saptawati, Rico, Ida Bagus, Alipir, and Yudha undoubtedly reflect the soul of investment: full of enthusiasm, perseverance and potentials in the future. Please note that investment must start early and carry out with discipline. Moreover, capital market investment is one of the investment alternatives that are secure, simple, affordable and promising.
Don't delay your investment plan with the one-stop financial service securities company, Mandiri Sekuritas. Through the MOST application, Mandiri Sekuritas provides a platform for stock trading and investment, mutual fund and government bonds (SBN) retail and corporation transactions.
Contact the Mandiri Sekuritas Care Center at 1500-148 or visit our website at www.most.co.id to learn about capital market investments. Register yourself immediately through https://register.most.co.id/register.
Happy investing!
