It’s Not Investing That’s Risky – It’s the Money Story You’ve Been Told

Smart professionals can manage million-dollar projects - yet freeze when it comes to managing their own money.

Some keep their money in the bank, untouched, thinking that’s the safest way.

Others hand it over to a spouse, friend, or agent offering unit trusts.

Years later, when they finally take a look at their accounts:
Nothing much has happened. The balance is the same, or grown only slightly. Sometimes, they even see a loss.

And most importantly - they feel just as clueless as before.

When these professionals come to me, the first thing they do is warn me:

“I’m hopeless with numbers.”
“I’m a real dumb-dumb when it comes to finances.”
“I know nothing about stocks and investing.”

I smile - not because it’s funny, but because I’ve heard it so many times before.

The truth is, these aren’t facts. They’re stories.

Stories we’ve been told… and started believing.

Maybe your parents said: “Investing is risky! Just save your money.” Or perhaps: “Women don’t handle money. Let your spouse do it.”

Here’s the good news: you can change your money story.

3 Steps to Rewrite Your Script:

1. Identify the story you’ve been told. Notice the money phrases you grew up with. “Money doesn’t grow on trees?” “Investing is only for rich people”? Write them down.

2. Question if it still serves you. Ask yourself: Is this belief helping me build the financial life I want, or is it holding me back?

3. Replace it with an empowering belief.
·       Old belief: “Investing is risky.”
·       New story: “I can learn to invest wisely in line with my risk profile.”
·       Old belief: “I’m bad with money.”
·       New story: “I’m capable of learning and improving my financial skills.”

When you change your money story, you create generational change.

You stop passing down fear-based beliefs about money to your children or the younger ones around you. Instead, you become the role model who inspires them to handle money with confidence and responsibility.

I’ve seen this transformation happen many times.

From clients who once feared opening their bank app, to now making empowered investment decisions. From professionals who thought they were “hopeless with money,” to becoming financial role models in their families.

What money story did you grow up with? And is it time to rewrite it?