Hello, my name is Daniel Bell, and I have been investing my personal accounts since college. I remember my first big “play”; it was with only $2,000, but this was right after the COVID lockdown hit and the market tanked. I used the Robinhood account I had to search out companies according to three parameters that I thought made sense: 1. Had the largest dips after lockdown, 2. Were growing beforehand, and 3. Had high caps. This way, I was able to find several well-run companies that had been very highly affected by the lockdown, but were unlikely to go completely bust before recovering. I was able to make about $1,000, or 50%, in just about 6 months. This is what really got me into value investing. Ever since, I have been an active investor. I have lived in Texas for nearly five years now, and in my personal financial life, I have begun looking into opportunities in medium-scale investing in Central African countries, chiefly Rwanda, but also Burundi, Kenya, the DRC, etc. Aside from this, I am excited to contribute to the Seeking Alpha community!
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