Ingvar Kamprad : (3) " When the first million came in, I felt, ‘My God, now I’m really independent.’ That was a fantastic experience. " - Ingvar Kamprad " I’ve paid an awful lot of lawyers to protect what I’ve built. I can only hope the money was well spent. " - Ingvar Kamprad " I decided that the stock market was not an option for IKEA. I knew that only a long-term perspective could secure our growth plans, and I didn’t want IKEA to become dependent on financial institutions. " - Ingvar Kamprad