About me
I'm Deven Hafiz, and I invest my own money.
I'm 14, a 9th grader at Round Rock High School in Round Rock, Texas. Two things about me: I like markets more than most people my age find normal, and I like writing down why I believe something so I can be held to it later.
My grandpa gave me $3,000 as a college fund. It sat in savings earning almost nothing, so I asked my dad — half expecting a no — whether I could try investing it instead. He said sure. That single conversation is the reason this site exists.
Since then the account has grown to roughly $6,300. I got there by going Nasdaq-heavy on companies I actually understand. I'll be straight with you — a strong market did a big share of that work. What I did was stay invested, avoid panic selling, and write down every reason.
The rules I hold myself to
- 1. No options, no leverage, no crypto. Only stocks I can explain in two sentences.
- 2. Every position gets a written thesis. If I can't write it, I don't buy it.
- 3. Never more than a third of the account in one name. Sizing is how I survive being wrong.
- 4. I hold for years. My time horizon is decades, so I act like it.
- 5. Mistakes stay published. Deleting a bad call defeats the entire purpose.
Why I write this
Most investing content is either baby-level ("stocks go up over time") or written for people with a finance degree. I'm writing the version I wanted when I started: real positions, real dollar amounts, real reasoning, updated weekly.
I'm not a financial advisor and nothing here is advice. It's a public journal of a teenager learning in the open — and my brother's blog at eclipsefantasy.com is what convinced me to start one.
Want to talk?
Email me at devenrahimhafiz@gmail.com or use the form at the bottom of any page.
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