The Mallorcan extenist Carlos Moyá decided to open a sabbatical stage in his tennior career After eight years as coach of Rafa Nadal and fifteen as a professional. With the racket saved in its cover, a season has been taken as a “detoxification” to enjoy the family and the time that has stolen. And also, to pay more attention to any of their hobbies, such as investing in the Wall Street bag.
“I am quite focused on the American bag for years (…) I love to follow it”Carlos Moyá confessed this week during a colloquium in Madrid.
Who was the first Spanish to reach number one in the ATP ranking, in March 1999, has An investor agent in the United States who advises you when buying shares and investing in funds.
Since he entered this route to make his savings profitable, Moyá has mainly opted for The American tycoon Warren Buffettconsidered the most successful investor in the world and that a few days ago he announced that, at 94, he will leave the executive presidency of the Berkshire Hathway company, at the end of 2025.
“I don’t consider myself an expert on these issues, but I really liked reading about it. I have always loved to train, be aware, and now I have more time. I have read a lot and I have always tried to trust the best, “he says.
Moyá, 48, left professional tennis in 2010, after winning Roland Garros in 1998 and about twenty ATP tournaments. Then he was named Davis Cup captain at the end of 2013although only one year after not getting the marked objectives. In 2016, he became Nadal’s coach, whom he helped complete a dream record until his farewell in November last year.
Even being a player, Moyá understood that despite having kneaded a lot of money to the serve and the rest, He would have two thirds of his life ahead without the racketso it was necessary to guarantee economic solvency through finance.
-“In Spain there is very little financial culture. It is something that you do not think at age 20, but it is very important for someone of this age to have someone next to you. The tennis player does not have it in the head. You feel invincible many times. You enter a bubble in which everything is doing well, you fall money on all sides, but that money ends, “he says.
Therefore, it is necessary that the tennis players of the professional circuit dedicate a part of what they earn to invest in their future To have your back covered.
With his investments in Wall Street, the ex -san “An important mattress” of savingsalthough he acknowledges that from the arrival at the White House of Donald Trump, he does not win for shocks.
Despite the turbulence and Trump, he is determined to continue investing in the United States because his strategy is in the long term, without assuming excessive risks: “You have to have stomach to know that there may be those descentsbut if you have a strategy, you cling to it and trust if it has paid off in the past. “
“I don’t care who is (in the White House) Trump will be and then it will not be, and the US Stock Exchange will continue. I’m in the long term. You have to have cold blood and endure the moments like those now. The bag rises, low, but in the long run, you have enough chances of going up. You have to have cold blood, “he recommends.
The purchase of shares is only one of the economic facets that Moyá has cultivated in recent years. In Mallorca, has undertaken real estate investments that a winning horse for its tourist attractiveness has gone well.
As Nadal, he is also linked to the world of paddle tennis Ambassador and partner of the Mallorcan company Brisk Padeldedicated to the manufacture of high quality rackets.
