Equity Investing - Avoiding…

Equity Investing - Avoiding…

It is my firm belief that the key to building long term wealth is to never incur a large loss. The good news is that by following a few thumb-rules we can insulate our investments portfolio from any big jolt A large loss sets you back by years’ worth of savings and earnings, and recovering from such a setback takes…

September 15, 2017

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Disruptions are here to…

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Disruptions are here to…

In this age of continuous disruptions, the only constant is change. There is a perpetual…

February 1, 2017

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Volatile markets - no…

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Volatile markets - no…

India is a secular growth economy and over the decades, the economy has withstood the…

December 22, 2016

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Unfixed Deposit

Unfixed Deposit

40 Years Fixed deposit Vs Sensex : A yearly rollover in a bank fixed deposit over 40 years would convert Rs.10/- into Rs.377/-, taking an average bank FD Rate of 9.5% over the past 40 years ending March 2019. The sensex, in the same period would convert Rs. 10/- into Rs.3867/-. That’s a difference of more than 10 times to…

April 1, 2019

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Think smart, think differently

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Think smart, think differently

Rich is a relative term, hence, by definition, very few people can be rich! The…

September 20, 2018

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Equity investments – Lazy…

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Equity investments – Lazy…

The best advice that I ever got for my investments was to “leave it alone”.…

August 4, 2017

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Be optimistic be wealthy…

Be optimistic be wealthy…

While 2020 has shaken the toughest of minds and taken everyone through most uncertain times, we believe that it is time to shun the pessimism and embrace positivity – a necessity, not just for our mental wellbeing but also for our financial health. Three years ago, we had written about the relevance of optimism in taking maximum benefit from markets…

December 17, 2020

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Looking ahead

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Looking ahead

The fundamental characteristics of the markets haven’t changed even during the current challenging times. They…

July 26, 2020

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Investments during the crisis

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Investments during the crisis

Today, on the 27th of March 2020, as we enter a critical phase of mankind’s…

March 27, 2020

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India’s business DNA –…

India’s business DNA –…

We get our gene pool from one of the only surviving ancient civilizations. The people of the Indus valley civilization have done business with the Mesopotamian, the Egyptians and the Greek. We have honed our business skills for over 5000 years, having withstood all the challenges that the world has given us. Nature has bred the characteristics of adaptability, enterprise,…

May 9, 2020

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The best things in…

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The best things in…

A nice family vacation, a new swanky car, that dream house – everything costs a…

August 20, 2018

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Will Sensex touch the…

Will Sensex touch the…

In Oct’21 Sensex crossed the 60000 mark. I’d talked about this possibility in a 2016 blog that highlighted how our nominal GDP had been growing at 14-15% for the previous 3 and 1/2 decades and the Sensex at 16% CAGR since its base year – 1979. That meant that every decade the Sensex, with all the volatility in the short…

November 11, 2021

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