I started in 2007 and was badly burnt during the financial crisis. I wanted to walk away from the stock market and it took me about a while before I came back. I started with trading and I did a lot of swing trading until 2015. Only in 2015, under the influence of two friends, I started to look into value investing. I still use trading to decide the entry and exit points. I am still new to value investing and aim to go deeper within my circle of competence.