About Me

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Name: Casey William Nagler

Age: 18

Email: kcnagler@hotmail.com

Number: 461-0699

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 175

Occupation: Waiter/Student

And I'm Awesome too...

Personal Statement

My heart sank as I sat in the oversized leather chair in my broker’s office. I cringed in utter disgust as my eyes wandered up the dimly lit yellowed walls and came upon a small framed sign that read, “We’ll take good care of your money.” I had invested my life savings into an Asian mutual fund the year prior, and I was now being informed that it had taken a sixty percent hit. Anger, confusion, frustration…these were just a few of the feelings scampering down my spine as a realized that my years of fiscal discipline did little to reward me. Was the man sitting across from me a malevolent swindler, presenting me with fallacious figures so that I would walk out broke and he would go home rich? A veteran investor would know better than to make these assumptions, knowing that markets understandably crash. However, being only ten years old, I had a difficult time being rational. Eventually, I accepted my fate and liquidated my portfolio so I could reinvest it in another area. Determined to turn a profit, I took what was left of my cash and invested it in Starbucks. Now, seven years later, its value has quadrupled, allowing me a glimpse of both the rewards and perils of investing in the market.
Over the years, I have continued to invest in the stock market, building a strong diversified portfolio. A large portion of that portfolio is invested in a stock club that I have been treasurer of for over five years. The Odd Lot Investment Club contains ten members and is currently valued at just over $200,000. Many find it astonishing that such a young teen could have so much knowledge about investing and the discipline to invest. However, what may be more surprising is that a large majority of this investment money comes from a small business I own. When I was just nine years old, I opened up a small candy kiosk in the foyer of my parent’s restaurant. I was enthralled with the idea of operating my own business. Having grown up with parents that own a restaurant, I have been privileged with an inside view of all the aspects of business and management. To this day, I still run my small candy business and my passion for entrepreneurship has done nothing but grow. I look forward to entering the realm of entrepreneurialism in higher education. I am excited about taking business and finance classes, but at the same time, I have a passion to explore the liberal arts. I feel a good entrepreneur needs to be well rounded with development in many areas, business being just one.
I already consider myself pretty well rounded, with passions in everything from music, to sports, to traveling. I spend a lot of my time playing piano, usually picking out some Beatle tune I haven’t heard in a while, or pounding in goals on whatever soccer team I’m playing on, all while maintaining the high academic standard I hold for myself. I also enjoy the exotic thrill that traveling expels. Having been to places like Mexico and Europe, I consider myself extremely privileged to have graced around the globe, acquiring a global awareness that many are not fortunate enough to receive. I can hardly wait to experience the tremendous personal growth that will occur while I’m attending college and the fun I’ll have mingling with new intellectuals as I slowly become part of the educated elite.