Page 6 - Introduction to investing in Gold

Despite an expensive education, I didn’t really learn much in school. Sport was a lot more important to me than exams. Lessons were spent gazing out of the window, and I left with very average qualifications.
I didn’t have a passion for education. It was as simple as that.
Mum and Dad were probably wondering what the hell had happened. They spent a lot of money, and my grades weren’t great.
I used to laugh at some of my friends on the rugby or hockey pitch when they completely missed the ball or made a dumb pass. It wasn’t until they were getting paid a lot more than me that the penny finally dropped.
One of those scratch-your-head moments. I knuckled down.
I started taking my education seriously and did an MBA at Birmingham University, where I got selected as their first internship student and got sent to the United States.
I was “back on track”.On the “normal” path to success.
I then worked on the Corporate Finance team at Singer & Friedlander, where I was headhunted to join the Senior Banker group at ABN Amro. After several years, I became one of the founding members of their Financial Sponsors team within the Corporate Finance franchise.
From there, I went on to become Head of Investment Management at Strutt & Parker Real Estate Financial Services and then joined Topland (one of the world’s largest private property companies) as their youngest director.
I was considered successful. I had a Porsche, a nice house, and a good job. Mum and Dad were proud.
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