Stories about Making Money (3) The title is about making money not investment The One Who Took the Leap This is the final instalment of a real-life story shared with me by a colleague. It's about his ex-colleague, a humble civil servant earning a modest salary back in the early 2000s. Though his income wasn’t high, he had a strong interest in investing and was fortunate to have a small group of like-minded friends. They would regularly exchange tips, strategies, and market insights. During the SARS outbreak, he and his friends saw a unique opportunity in the market. They believed that the widespread fear and uncertainty would eventually pass—and when it did, a rebound would follow. Encouraged by these conversations, he was eager to invest. But his wife, concerned about their young family a