Nina Sharil Khan – Sometimes Trusting Yourself Is Better Than Trusting Others

<p><strong>BIO:</strong> Nina Sharil Khan is the Founder &amp; CEO of PopCon, International Speaker &amp; Host of the #JustLanggar PopCast live show. Nina is also Marketing in Asia’s Top 100 Inspirational LinkedIn Icons for both 2019 &amp; 2020.</p><p><strong>STORY:</strong> Nina quit her job to start selling unit trusts. In the process, she met a hedge fund manager who recruited her to his fund, which she blindly joined and started selling to her friends. The fund ended up being a Ponzi scheme.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Do your due diligence before investing in anything, and be careful of scams as they always come in very appealing packaging. Always diversify your risk.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Invest with money that you think you do not mind if anything happens to it.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Nina Sharil Khan</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>Nina was a scholar with one of the biggest oil companies in Malaysia. She happened to take this course that taught her that she could do anything she wants. So she was high on that feeling and decided to quit her job and sell unit trusts. Nina had seen people make money from selling unit trusts, and she thought she could do it too.</p><h3><strong>Making money selling investment plans</strong></h3><p>Nina started selling unit trusts, and in the process, she met a fund manager who enrolled her into his fund. Nina was sold to his financial solution instantly.</p><p>Nina sold this product to people, and it worked. She sold the product to all her friends, and they bought it because they trusted her. It was a great product, and it gave a monthly return. Nina was making a lot of money from the monthly commissions.</p><h3><strong>Alas! It is a Ponzi scheme</strong></h3><p>Nina continued to sell and make money from the hedge fund for about two years when it went bust. It turns out it was a<a href="https://myworstinvestmentever.com/ep305-dale-dupree-do-not-be-tricked-into-taking-shortcuts-to-riches/" re