here is what I said on Cnbc TV…about investing in Mutual Funds…. there were 3 people asking questions…and clearly they were investing nice amounts for long periods of time. I think all 3 did not understand the POWER of compounding. the first caller was investing Rs. 15000 pm for a period of 20 years..and wanted […]
Here is a link to the thoughts of Warren Buffet… I more than agree with most of the article…also because I believe it, you could call it affirmative bias. I know people who have made fantastic returns in property trading, gold trading etc. However I do not believe that real estate, bonds, and gold can […]
There are some myths so deeply ingrained in people’s mind, that it is impossible to deal with it. Well it is exhausting to say the least: 1. The elephant is a strong animal: Wrong. It is a big animal. The tiger is strong – and the African lion is far stronger. It weighs about 300 […]
No this story is not about greed. There was a farmer who had a hen that laid golden eggs. The farmer was a bit of a miser. He looked at the hen and thought – all the expense is because of the front side – and all the income is because of the back side. […]
It is not that the retail investor cannot invest on his own, it is just I think the odds are terribly against them. Let us look at some of the foolish statements that I hear from time to time: 1. I do not make losses in the market: A wife told me that this […]
I am not sure about the social media and investment advice, but am worried about the people who talk about risk in the media! Let us see some comments: 1. At this point if you are afraid of the markets you should shift to a RISKLESS portfolio of debt funds, FMP and bank deposits. Yuck, […]
Unless your parents have set the Thames, Ganges, Kosi, Nile on fire, chances are they have not managed their investments well. They may have done well, but it may not have been their strategy – could be luck! So here are somethings that your parents / elders / teachers may tell you…and you should…ignore! […]