Finance · FORTUNE
Fortune #28
Mixed — reflect carefully
A promise of high returns with no mention of risk deserves a pause, especially when someone presses you to transfer money at once.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“ความสำเร็จมักเกิดขึ้นกับผู้ที่ไม่รู้ว่าความล้มเหลวเป็นสิ่งที่หลีกเลี่ยงไม่ได้”
— โคโค ชาแนล
นักออกแบบแฟชั่นชาวฝรั่งเศสและผู้ก่อตั้งแบรนด์ Chanel
- Person
- Coco Chanel
- Source work
- As quoted in Believing in Ourselves (1992) by Armand Eisen, p. 15
- Source text
- Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
STORY & REFLECTION
High returns with no room for questions
Guidance-based illustration · High returns with no room for questions
Illustrative scene: An online group promises high guaranteed returns and says enrollment closes tonight. When someone asks about risk, the promoter says everyone profits.
The potential buyer does not transfer under deadline pressure. They request documents, check the promoter and product through relevant regulators, and talk to someone outside the sales group. Silence about risk becomes useful information.
Investor.gov identifies high guaranteed returns, claims of little risk, and fear-of-missing-out pressure as investment scam warnings. Pausing to verify before sending money preserves options.
Certainty paired with urgency should prompt more questions.
Reflection
High returns claimed to be risk-free are a reason to stop and verify.
A small action today
Pause any transfer under pressure and check regulator warnings.
A question to reflect on
Does the offer explain real risks or only create fear of missing out?