We have finally reached the last few days of 2016. And it has been quite an year. So after publishing 60+ articles (with more than 1,00,000 words) in 2016, I’d like to share 10 best articles of the year. The idea…
Year: 2016
You get Investment Returns you deserve. Not what you Want or Need!
Looking for high returns from your investments? You are in for trouble. You won’t get high returns just because you want them or even if you ‘really’ need them. You will get the returns you deserve. Atleast under most circumstances.…
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Stable Investor Mid-Monthly December 2016
This is the sixth edition of Stable Investor’s Mid Monthly. Great Stuff Elsewhere The richest man ever rarely spoke and deliberately made himself inaccessible. Why? Because he wanted to listen to himself. He wanted to think - about things that…
State of Indian Stock Markets – November 2016
This is the November 2016 update for the State of Indian Stock Markets. Note - This update comes a little too late. But please bear with me this time. 🙂 As usual, this monthly update includes historical analysis and Heat Maps of Nifty50 as well…
Stable Investor turns 5
Exactly 5 years ago, Stable Investor was born. And I was reborn. Though I didn’t realize it then. 🙂 You should forgive me for being a little overexcited today. But if I can’t share my excitement with those who read…
Stable Investor Mid-Monthly November 2016
This is the fifth edition of Stable Investor’s Mid Monthly. You can find my thoughts about big-event of currency demonetization in last section (A Random Thought) of this post. Great Stuff Elsewhere In 90s, people were so busy trying to…
Why you should convince your Close Relatives to get Insured too?
Shouldn’t you just be bothered about getting you and your immediate family’s life and health insured? Ofcourse you should be. Immediate family comes first. And you don’t want to leave their health and post-your-death-family-expenses to chance. Isn't it? So definitely,…
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State of Indian Stock Markets – October 2016
This is the October 2016 update for the State of Indian Stock Markets. As usual, this monthly update includes historical analysis and Heat Maps of Nifty50 as well as Nifty500‘s key ratios, namely P/E, P/BV ratios and Dividend Yield. Please remember that these numbers are averages of P/E,…
Bad News Investor – Investing on Bad News
Bad news investor is a person who invests primarily in stocks of companies that are in news due to bad reasons. Why will ‘this’ person do this? Because with bad news, comes bad (lower) share prices. So when effects of…
Insurance is not Investment. Don’t Mix the Two!
Is life insurance a good investment? If you want a one-word answer, then its NO. Life insurance is not an investment. Period. Comparing insurance and investments and trying to pick either of two (or combining them) - is one of…
Timeless, Timely & Timing
Timeless There are very few things that an average investor can refer to as - timeless advice. Know what goals you are saving for. Know how distant these goals are in future. Know how much these goals will cost you.…
State of Indian Stock Markets – September 2016
This is the September 2016 update for the State of Indian Stock Markets. But before I get to the regular analysis, I want to share my thoughts on the recent aggression at our borders. On 29th Sept - as soon as…
10th Man Rule – Save Yourself
I am a fan of science fiction movies (only Hollywood and not Indian fantasy ones). And there are many that I have already watched several times. One such movie is World War Z (read more about it here). The movie…
Stable Investor Mid-Monthly September 2016
This is the fourth edition of Stable Investor’s Mid Monthly. Great Stuff Elsewhere Leave everything and read this article by James Clear first (yes…its that good). You already know that achieving your goals is tough. This article has an alternative…
Are Indian Stock Markets Overvalued?
Indian stock markets have moved up quite a bit in last few months. Not only in absolute sense, i.e. index levels but also in terms of valuations. Last I checked, the bellwether Nifty50 was trading at a PE of 24.…