On October 2nd, Mr. Mingyi Xie’s inspiring lecture brought a true storm of ideas to Cambridge. Opening with his own remarkable career transformation, he shared a thought-provoking insight: Instead of trying to fix every weakness, focus on maximising your strengths. When passion meets focus, efficiency takes a quantum leap — and that, he reminded us, is the first step of self-investment.

So, how can one truly grow wealth? Mr. Xie drew a sharp distinction between the different levels of making money: exchanging time for money through labour, scaling money through enterprise, and at the highest level, letting money work for you. He stressed that investment is the “final profession” everyone must one day face, urging us not to wait until we’re rich to learn. The power of compounding, right decisions and time, must be built early.

At the core of his lecture, Mr. Xie systematically unpacked five key asset classes:

• Fixed income: The…