Myth: Time in the market is more important that timing the market. This says that the longer you stay invested, the more chances of you making money. Again, only partly true. Good investors know that timing is all. While no one can call market peaks or troughs correctly all the time, we all can figure […]

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How many people have told you this: “Invest like Warren Buffett”. Excellent piece of advice, now how I wish it were possible. Let us get the facts right, WB is NOT the world’s greatest fund manager. He is not the world’s most charitable person. He is not….there is a whole list of what he is […]

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Ok if you are reading this, it means you are young! Not sure how young, but let me assume that you are really young. It means you are still wondering who will pay for your higher education. You have just graduated and are wondering whether your parents can / should pay for your higher education. […]

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Attended a gyan session by a fund manager who said why we should be buying equities NOW. Of course I have never heard any fund manager say ‘do not invest now, markets are overheated and over priced’. Never. NOR do I hope to. After all in an aum based rewarding system even vegetarian fund managers […]

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Do I have to tell you where I heard this advice? ….so here it is: 1. If you are not confident, keep your money in cash: ‘Cash is king’ goes the argument. My take: If cash is king what is inflation? I think sitting on cash till the market improves is an amazingly stupid piece […]

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Myth: Time in the market is more important that timing the market. This says that the longer you stay invested, the more chances of you making money. Again, only partly true. Good investors know that timing is all. While no one can call market peaks or troughs correctly all the time, we all can figure […]

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Warren Buffett has some advice for young people, like college students, who want to remain financially independent.  It’s not new and its not a surprise, but it is solid counsel on avoiding a very common money pitfall, and worth repeating: “The biggest suggestion I have is to avoid credit cards. Interest rates are very high […]

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