The best investment decision I ever made: Magda Habib and Pakinam Kafafi

In each issue of Money Matters we ask senior members of our community for investment advice based on personal experience.

The best investment decisions I ever made were investing in real estate in Maadi and not cashing out my stock options when I left Fawry.

I don’t consider myself a savvy investor in companies or in the stock market. It’s not my cup of tea, I’m not good at it, and it doesn’t fit my risk appetite.

In my own business and on a personal level it was always just a mindset of savings.

When I left Fawry, I had stock options that I held on to because I could afford not to sell and they appreciated very nicely.

The best investment decisions I ever made were investing in real estate inside and outside Egypt, followed by a small amount of money that I put into gold (I wish it was more).

I made money on real estate investments outside Egypt not because the value of the properties went up but because of the exchange rate.

I don’t recommend buying real estate today unless you plan to live in it or you plan to use it to generate rental income.