Recently there has been a lot of noise about reduction in percentage difference (discount) between ordinary shares of Tata Motors and its DVRs. For those who don't know, Tata Motors has two kinds of shares listed on exchanges. Ordinary shares…
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Many people take loans for various reasons. Some take it for unavoidable reasons and others for avoidable ones...or for ones which can be easily delayed, like vacations, purchase of electronics, luxury watches, etc. But before you read further, I would…
In 1980s, a famous Chinese leader Deng Xiapong said – “To be Rich is Glorious”This slogan is believed to have unleashed a wave of personal entrepreneurship in China that is still driving its economy today. And there is no doubt…
A week ago, during one of our frequent WhatsApp conversations, a childhood friend, sent me this picture of a piece of paper he found in a fortune cookie. For those of you who don't know, fortune cookie…
Read More 7 Investment Strategies of A Non-Investor – Software Engineer Edition
Just read the title of the post again. Give yourself a minute and answer this question – What Do You Invest For?Don't read any further till you come up with atleast one specific answer for this question.If you have an…
Rahul – Sold good stocks he inherited from his father and made huge losses by trading in bad ones. He now wants to leave a rich legacy of good stocks for his children.Jignesh – Dependent on his stock portfolio for…
Read More The Wait Is Over – Launching the (Special) Ultra Long Term Stocks!!
The times are good. Isn’t it?Markets are making new highs almost every day now.Rising Sensex (25K+) is inches away from falling Gold prices (27K+).Your portfolio is up and it seems it will continue to do so for next couple of…
Read More No. 1 Secret You Should Know Right NOW!!- Remember God & Not Stocks In Good Times
Markets are rising. Now no credit to me for telling you that. Credit is only deserved by one person who has given us all a new hope to cling onto. :-)I am a perennial worshiper of stock market crashes...atleast for next 20…
Read More Some Stocks in My Portfolio are Up More Than 100%!! But…
What would you do..?...if the stock you purchased is up more than 30,000% from your purchase price? A common and a sensible reaction would be to sell it immediately & celebrate. If I would have been in your place, even…
Read More This Stock is up 30,000% – So Why is my Relative Not Selling it?
I still remember my last portfolio update post in February 2014. The post was titled PSU Banks are Losing Hell Lot of Money, and rightly so. After just three months of starting this portfolio, it was down -12% compared to Nifty’s…
Read More 10 PSU Banks which pushed up Portfolio Returns by 47% in last 3 months!!
Markets are scaling new highs every day. And as far as a common investor is concerned, he might start to assume that markets will continue to rise forever. This is exactly what happened in 2007 and we all know what…
Read More Important Details about soon-to-be-launched Ultra Long Term Stocks
Hi guysI get a number of mails from you all every day. And this is in addition to numerous comments on all the blog posts. Mails range from ones asking for advice on specific stocks to ones asking about gifting…
In last few posts about Indian markets making new highs in 2014 and possibility of Sensex reaching 40,000 in next two years, I have been quite vocal about the recent rally. I have a strong feeling that Indian markets are…
Read More If I Was Just Starting My Investment Journey in 2014, Here’s What I’d Do
This post is inspired by Rohit’s brilliant post on how to manage your money. I am borrowing a few of his ideas & adding a few myself. Never depend on just one source of income. Save at least 20%…
I will tell you 3 short stories about 3 very different men.Story 1:This story is about Rahul. Rahul was a middle aged working professional, who inherited his father’s stock portfolio worth Rs 70 Lacs in 2006. The portfolio was made…
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