Between Sep-2022 and Sept-2024, the Nifty50 delivered four straight half-years of strong returns: 1.5%, 11.6%, 12.0% and 13.5%. Many investors quietly rebased their expectations, treating double-digit gains every six months as the norm (and their right!) rather than the exception.…
Read More Sept2022-24 vs Sept2024-26 Nifty Returns: Wrong Expectations Being Righted?
The stock markets have been bleeding. And the fall in stock prices is also reflected in the fall in NAVs of mutual funds and the value of most investors’ mutual fund portfolios. To be fair, we have now seen a…
Read More My mutual funds are falling. I am Worried. What should I do now… (April 2026)?
One thing the markets hate more than negative news, is… Uncertainty. As long as the negative news is known and measurable, the uncertainty around it declines and the markets can 'price it in'. And more importantly, the market can then…
If the markets have delivered little to nothing over the past two years or so, the first instinct for most investors (and specifically new ones) is to worry, and wonder if something is broken in the markets. But that is…
Read More No-Return, Flat Markets Are Not a Warning. It’s an Invitation.
The markets have been brutal lately. And if you have been investing in Indian markets, you are probably already feeling it. But is the brutal phase over? No one knows. And with the sharp decline in the recent weeks, and…
Read More Stay Calm. And Remember God in Good Times & Equities in Bad Times.
If January 2025 ends on a negative note, then this will be the 4th Consecutive Negative Month for Nifty50. And this has not happened for 24+ years! Update (31-Jan-2025) - January 2025 actually did end in a negative of -0.58%…
Read More Will January-2025 be the (Rare) 4th Consecutive Negative Month for Nifty50?
17 years ago, when the 2008-09 Bear Market started, the days 21st January 2008 and the very next one 22nd January 2008, were forever etched in everyone’s (present then) memory. Nifty50 fell -8.70% and -5.94% on these two consecutive days.…
Read More 21-22 Jan 2008 (Fall of -8.70% & -5.94% for Nifty50) – Clustering of Big Days (Analysis)
Investing successfully is a lot like driving. You need to know when to accelerate, decelerate, change gears, move slowly in traffic, move quickly to overtake, stop for refuelling, and avoid accidents. Different skills are needed when driving uphill vs when…
Most people haven't experienced the 2008-2009 Bear Market. And there is no way to just read about it and experience the pain. It had to be lived through. It was tough and excruciatingly painful. Imagine the scenario where Nifty50, the…
This will be a very short post. Here is a list of Nifty50 returns during the last 13 years. 2012: +27.7% 2013: +6.8% 2014: +31.4% 2015: - 4.1% 2016: +3.0% 2017: +28.6% 2018: +3.2% 2019: +12.0% 2020: +14.9% 2021: +24.1%…
Read More Nifty Give +8.8% in 2024. Just ONE Loss in last 13 Years (2012-2024)
Indian markets are hitting a new all-time high. At the time of writing this post, Nifty 50 was at 19,979 and Sensex was at 67,571 (on 20-July-2023). And those who had the cash and courage to invest in times of…
Read More Nifty at 20K | Sensex at 67K | How to Invest at New All-Time Highs?
The whispers (or rather noise) of an imminent recession in US have been around for a year now. And if we were to believe in all that is there on social media, then 2023-24 is the year when US will…
Read More How will US Recession Impact You (and India) & What Can You Do Now?
SEBI has released a detailed study of the Individual traders’ analysis of Profit and Loss in Equity Futures & Options (F&O). The result are not surprising as we all know that very few traders genuinely make any money. A whopping…
Read More 89% Traders Lose Money in F&O in India – SEBI Study (2022-23)
This will be a very short post. Here is a list of Nifty50 returns during the last 11 years. 2012: +27.7% 2013: +6.8% 2014: +31.4% 2015: -4.1% 2016: +3.0% 2017: +28.6% 2018: +3.2% 2019: +12.0% 2020: +14.9% 2021: +24.1% 2022:…
Read More Just one loss in last 11 Years – Nifty 2011 to 2022
