I would love to say that all is well and you should not worry. But that is easier said than done. When portfolios are down 15%-20% and banking stocks are down upto 50% in a matter of just few months,…
I Don’t Know. Just Say It.
Have you ever felt that stock market is rigged to ensure that you never make money? I am sure that many of your friends/relatives who have lost money in markets will tell you this. And this is a very natural…
Interview with Morgan Housel – Part 3
You can read previous two parts of this interview here (1) and here (2). Dev: For most common investors, it’s suggested that they should Dollar-Cost Average* through mutual funds. Not trade much in individual stocks. Buy some shares directly here…
Interview with Morgan Housel – Part 2
You can read Part 1 of this interview here. Dev: As an investor, hardest thing about investing is to find a balance between 1) Riding out periods temporarily unfavorable to your views and 2) Realizing your views are wrong and…
Interview with Morgan Housel
Morgan Housel is widely considered as one of the most insightful investment writers in the world today. He is a columnist at the Motley Fool and Wall Street Journal. [Edited 2020: Morgan's new book Psychology of Money is a must-read for everyone]…
Not Planning for your Children-Specific Financial Goals? You will screw up your other Goals.
Retirement, Children’s Education, their Marriages and House. For most people, these are the biggest financial goals of their lives. Now at the face of it, these goals seem unrelated to each other. But if you think about it, you will…
I want to interview You.
Yes. You read it right.I am interested in interviewing YOU and knowing how you manage money. I believe that everyone we meet, knows something we don’t. So here is my chance to learn something from you.And if you agree, I…
How changes in Index Constituents impact Index PE Ratios and PE Based Investing?
I was working on a more comprehensive P/E Ratio analysis of Nifty and Sensex when I thought about bringing this important point to everyone’s notice. In December 2015, Sensex underwent few small changes. Two companies in the 30-share index were…
Read More How changes in Index Constituents impact Index PE Ratios and PE Based Investing?
Investing Lessons I have learnt from The Mahabharata
In the epic Hollywood flick The Wolf of Wall Street, Jordan Belfort says, I’m a student of history, and I’m a firm believer that he who doesn’t study the mistakes of the past is doomed to repeat them. I have…
Read More Investing Lessons I have learnt from The Mahabharata
To Compare or Not to Compare
Few days back, I was analyzing my portfolio’s performance in 2015. Though I haven’t fixed an exact date for this annual exercise, I generally do it either in last week of December or first week of January.So once I was…
Auditing my 2015 Resolutions & making 5 New Ones for 2016
Making new year resolutions is not tough. It is only tough to keep them.Like every year, I also made few resolutions last year. And to ensure that I don’t end up being as bad as I have been in keeping…
Read More Auditing my 2015 Resolutions & making 5 New Ones for 2016
How to Make Money in Stock Markets?
The idea of making money overnight is what brings most people to stock markets. However, its easier said than done. Making money in markets is not easy. No matter what anybody (me included) tells you, it is not easy. But…
Investing in Large-Cap Stocks. Don’t Ignore It.
For a moment, let's keep aside the discussion of investing in large-cap stocks and dedicate next few sentences to the over-glamorized concept of ‘Thinking outside the box’. As per generally agreed definition, thinking outside the box is a metaphor that…
Fed Rate Hike and what Indian Investors can do about it
A lot of noise is being generated these days about the much-awaited US Federal Reserve’s Rate Hike. In fact, I had been adding to that noise indirectly as I was working on a client’s research project, where I had to…
Read More Fed Rate Hike and what Indian Investors can do about it
No. Stock Markets Never go Up Straight.
If you think you are a long-term investor, then here is the truth – Its not easy.Just calling yourself a long-term investor is easy. But being one, year after year, for a decade or two, is not easy. Period.The problem…