The mistakes that I made in my equity investing have now been well documented. Now I will tell you some more shares where I did not make ENOUGH money. This is the mistake of spotting the opportunity but not having the brain power to stay through the full journey of wealth creation. Infosys: My investing […]
In Hindi there is a saying ‘Bali ka bakra’ – it is the goat which has to be sacrificed. There is no sacrificing of the lion or the elephant, but just a goat. We saw it in the case of the Adag -Reliance communication telecom scam also. Everybody knew who was the beneficiary. He was […]
I think this is not an article, this is a caveat. When you read my articles, please understand that I suffer from the following biases: 1. City bias: I have lived my life in the comfort of a city with good infra. The infra has been deteriorating over a long period of time, but I […]
There is only ONE reason why people get into debt. Living beyond their means. Make no mistake there is just one reason. However when people get into debt, and when they come to me, they justify on various grounds…I have very little sympathy -Satyam is never Sundaram, but always SHIVAM!! What are the main reasons […]
Many people who trade and lose a lot of money do not understand many risks..some of them are: 1. Running out of money! If you have no ability to take delivery – which means you have to cut position, your bank balance and your stomach balance both are important. If you lack either one of […]
Of course the BFSI space is booming and there are all types of stories about it. However the mutual fund industry, the life insurance industry and the brokerage industry are not as profitable as the pundits tell us. The profitability of the banking business is visible to all. Even the Psu banks make money – […]
A few days ago I had done a small note on Ayn Rand. She was a Economic Philosophy writer who found that US A had too much governmental interference. If you are a student of Economics you understand the word ‘rent’ in the correct sense. Rent seekers are those people who have been able to […]