We talk of a great capital market in India. “Technologically India is the second most technologically advanced market in the world – the first is Nasdaq”- not my words, but the words of a white man who has dealt in all the developed countries in the world. He even told me that the FTSE has […]
Manager’s strategy: Risk and Standard Deviation: Even within one particular investment style there can be a wide range in the returns that they deliver (volatility). Understanding a manager’s sub-style can provide insight into what risks may be an integral part of the strategy. For example, you might select a multi-cap value manager with a deep […]
There is absolutely NOTHING wrong in writing sponsored posts. It makes a lot of money depending upon the reach. So I might make an X amount of money and an ET would make say 1000x for doing the same post. What I need to do is to put on top (or even better at the […]
A few weeks ago JSPL got downgraded from BBB+ to BB+. Crisil (no, I never had too much respect for bankers who outsourced credit appraisal) did not want to have egg on its face. Most of us could hear it loud and clear that it meant ‘D’ and not BB+. Once you are in junk […]
The investment consulting process is also a very important step in the Portfolio Construction..so the previous 2-3 posts (I mean chronologically) are also a part of this series. Though I do know many people (like me) who have created a portfolio without much thought or process, you realize that it is necessary to have a […]
Let me do a very text bookish kinda post. What are the big broad steps and the small steps in the Investment consulting process? I am sure if you have / had a good adviser you would have gone through the whole process..or the IFA may have done away with some steps thinking you do […]
You go out on a Saturday morning for a game of cricket. Your team wins the toss and you start batting. It is 10 overs a side and your side scores 55. You consider this a good score, and are happy with that. You are a little disappointed with the 4 LBW decisions which went […]