Real People, Real Progress
Our students come from different backgrounds and career stages. But they all share something—patience with their learning process and commitment to building solid financial knowledge. Here's what some of them have experienced along the way.
What Students Are Saying
These aren't polished marketing quotes. Just honest reflections from people who've taken our courses and applied what they learned to their own investment journeys.
Siobhan Faulkner
Completed Q2 2024I kept switching between different investment strategies before finding Thinnor Rise. The emphasis on patience helped me stop chasing trends and actually understand what I was doing. Still learning, but my approach is way more grounded now.
Dermot Lysaght
Completed Q4 2024The modules don't promise overnight results, which I appreciated. Instead, they walk you through how markets actually work over time. Took me about six months to really internalize it, but that slow build made the difference for my confidence.
Isolde Pembroke
Completed Q1 2025What stood out was how the instructors talked about managing expectations. No hype, no shortcuts. Just practical frameworks for thinking about long-term growth. I still refer back to my notes when making decisions.
Learning Takes Time
We don't rush people through the material. Investment patience isn't just about holding stocks longer—it's about giving yourself space to understand why you're making each decision.
Students often tell us they appreciated having breathing room between modules. That gap lets ideas settle. You're not cramming for a test here; you're building a mental framework you'll use for years.
Some finish courses faster than others. That's fine. The goal isn't speed—it's clarity and confidence when you sit down to review your portfolio.
Different Paths, Similar Goals
Our students come from all sorts of places. Teachers, engineers, small business owners. Some are starting fresh, others are course-correcting after years of trial and error.
Career Changers
People who've spent years in other fields and want to understand investing beyond what their advisor tells them. They bring curiosity and usually ask the best questions.
Self-Directed Learners
These folks have read books, watched videos, maybe dabbled in trading. They come to us looking for structure and a framework that ties everything together without the noise.
Patient Planners
Already comfortable with delayed gratification in other areas of life. They just need the tools and knowledge to apply that mindset to their finances effectively.
Progress Looks Different for Everyone
We've seen students take wildly different approaches to the same material. Some move methodically, others loop back repeatedly. Both work—it depends on your style and where you're starting from.
Building Confidence Through Repetition
Tessa Vriesekoop joined our fall 2024 cohort after a frustrating experience with day trading. She told us she needed to slow down and really understand market fundamentals.
She went through the core modules twice—once for exposure, once for absorption. By February 2025, she was comfortable explaining concepts to her partner and had restructured her entire portfolio based on what she'd learned.
Steady Application Over Time
Alaric Drummond works in construction management and doesn't have much time for intense study sessions. He spread our six-month program over a full year, fitting lessons around job site schedules.
What worked for him was consistency—twenty minutes most evenings, notes on weekends. By spring 2025, he'd shifted from reactive decisions to a planned, patient investment strategy that aligned with his retirement timeline.
From Skepticism to Clarity
Briony Culhane started our program in January 2025 mostly skeptical. She'd taken other courses that overpromised and under-delivered. Her emails to our support team were pointed and direct—she wanted substance, not slogans.
By March, her tone had shifted. Not because we'd won her over with charm, but because the frameworks held up under her scrutiny. She appreciated that we didn't pretend investing was simple, just that it could be systematic.
Ready to Start Your Own Journey?
If you're looking for realistic, patient-focused investment education that respects your intelligence and time, our upcoming courses might be a good fit. We've got new cohorts starting in September 2025 and January 2026.
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