The world says to make money then invest in stocks, bonds, real estate…???

So I learned something new and interesting today, or maybe I just came to a realization.  In life, we are told to make money then to invest it.  Where do we make our money, in our businesses – right?  Once we have some money, the “smart” people out there tell us to park that money in the stock market or real estate.  Maybe we can make 5% or even 10% if we are lucky – err I mean good…

Why do you suppose that all these same “smart” people are telling us to GIVE our money to other people, or to put them into SOMEONE ELSE’S business?  As if people we don’t know and industries we know nothing about are better stewards of the fruit of our efforts.  Are we NOT our own best investments?  Can my company not return greater than 5% or 10% on an investment?  Maybe, just maybe these “smart” people are not that smart at all and they are incented to separate us from our hard earned capital.  What if the best growth that is really possible is by “investing” in our own BEST INVESTMENT – ourselves and our own businesses.  Just my $.02 as this was something that struck me as very interesting that I find to be excellent food for thought.