Amazing how people can do WRONG things, just because it is convenient. Had been to a friend’s house and his wife told me that they had redeemed some mutual funds to pay an EMI. I was quite perplexed because he had not told me about the new asset acquired – a Rs. 2.4 crore house […]
Getting rich and wealthy is something which everybody wants, but they spend half their lives (sometimes whole lives) trying to find short cuts. Sir Issac Newton, Mark Twain, Scott Adams – all have long tales of losing money. Luckily all of them did not lose their learning! Here are a few steps. Short and sure, […]
Equity Research – a topic on which many people want me to write has no known boundaries! What all should one know for doing Equity research? Well right from Anthropology to Zoology, there is no topic which is not part of E.R. Do these 2 news items have anything to do with Equity research? http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/westbridge-sequoia-eyeing-bumper-returns-from-vasan-114021901453_1.html […]
If you had asked me a question in 2008 or 9 – which was a better strategy – buy and hold or trading – I would have said buy and hold. In 2014 I am not so sure. In the year 2012 and 13 I have done lot more trading than I would ever have […]
I have got umpteen calls from SBI Cards for giving me a Credit card. They took my details TWICE and I have not heard anything from them. No clue what’s up….but I still get calls. Now I hear that there is a phishing fraud from Morocco – and I have not seen any ads from […]
I recently read an article in a magazine saying that equity investments are easy to handle. It said you should invest in equities – and sell when you reach your level of expected return, then wait for the next bear market. I think it is an amazing idea, but misses the point completely. Let us […]
The ruling elite need a constant supply of clerks for offices and sepoys for the army. So the Englishman designed our education system and it still works perfectly for the UPA and the BJP. Most of us in the middle class cannot really break away from the school education and do something different, can we? […]