Yes. There is a portfolio that you should create if you don’t want life to f*** you. And no, it does not include any shares. I am talking about having an insurance portfolio. Many of you may feel that this…
5 People. 1 Story. Reality of the Indian Real Estate
This is a guest post by Shyam Shenoy. A software engineer who is passionate about value investing. He believes that one of the major reasons for the real estate prices reaching unrealistic levels is the Indian IT economy. You may…
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What’s the Right Portfolio Asset Allocation for Young Investors?
If you are young, earning and looking for some thoughts on investing, then this post will interest you. Being young, it is assumed that you would have a reasonably long investment horizon. Around 20 to 30 years before you will…
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State of Indian Stock Markets – June 2017
This is the June 2017 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, P/BV and Dividend Yield…
Interviewing a Rich & Anonymous Investor
This guy is financially independent. He prefers that I don’t call him rich. 🙂 Manages an 8-9 figure portfolio for himself and family. Is a full-time investor. Straight talker. Is smart and extremely sensible when it comes to money. So…
Running out of money before running out of Years
Running out of Money before running out of Years. Read that again. It’s a big risk that many young people face today. However, they are unfortunately unaware of it. Suppose you have done some bit of retirement planning and have…
State of Indian Stock Markets – May 2017
This is the May 2017 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,…
(FREE Download) Financial Goal Planning Excel Worksheet
My last post - All you need to know about your REAL Financial Goals was received extremely well. And given that it was almost 3500 words long, I was happy to see that many of you did read it 'completely' 🙂 and mailed…
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Financial Goals – How to Set + Not Mess Up
The two words ‘Financial Goals’ are fairly simple to understand. It’s the ‘WHY’ of your investing(s) and saving(s). It’s the reason why you are ready to cut down your spendings today and put aside a part of your hard earned…
Loans & Why we Borrow?
Loan - one word that has helped millions prepone their dreams. Be it owning a house, buying a car, getting higher education or even gifting a diamond ring to your wife! Loans have been helpful no doubt. Unsurprisingly, this help…
State of Indian Stock Markets – April 2017
This is the April 2017 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, P/BV…
Should you bother about GST so much?
Few days back in a party hosted by a client, I got introduced to a person who was keenly interested in stock markets. Nothing unusual given current bullish times. Before introducing me to him, my client had already hinted about…
Do Indian Markets seem Overvalued?
I have this peculiar problem. I start feeling uneasy when stock prices keep rising. And many people close to me find this odd as they think that me being an investor, rising prices should make me happy. But that is…
70% Information
70% Information - is a concept so elegant and seemingly effective, that I just couldn’t stop myself from writing about it. 🙂 Its simple and powerful - and can easily help you take tough decisions when navigating through complexities of…
Mid-Monthly April 2017
This is the Ninth edition of Stable Investor’s Mid Monthly. Great Stuff Elsewhere It’s not necessary to be twice as good to get twice the results. Just be 1% better for a sustained period of time. In other words, just…