It is not easy to give simple advice. It is ever more difficult to follow them. Simply because if you do follow them and make money, your MAIN assumption in life ‘what is complicated is good’ is shattered. Ok here are some old nuggets which I have said in the past, saying it now, and […]

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  i have a core portfolio – and a small trading portfolio. The amount allocated to the trading portfolio has not changed in the past 4-5 years. Take a bow, Ratan Tata, Tata Motors back to the Jewel position in your crown… In the recent past i had added Tata Motors (dvr), Cholamandalam Investment, Divis […]

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Recently I have been inundated by mails, sms, calls asking for the head of a person who had done a story on how FD returns were better than equity returns over a 20 year period. Now doing data driven stories in India is JUST NOT POSSIBLE. Not possible at all. Why this sweeping statement? Simply […]

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The same experts who in 2007 said markets are fairly priced at 21000 are saying it is overpriced at 18400. Are they wrong or is the market wrong? Last week Shankar Sharma said he likes auto stocks. He was particularly bullish on Ta Mo. Ta Mo is one of my favorite stocks. When Mr. Ratan […]

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SIP creates wealth in the long run, however it gives no immediate gratification. Equity trading (what the common man thinks is investing) gives immediate gratification and does not create wealth for the client. The broker wants him to trade so that broker’s wealth goes up. So what is the solution? Sell SIP in equities as […]

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Awanish Mishra of Money Mantra wrote this editorial …..and it was in Jan/Feb 2010. Since many of you may not have seen it, I am reproducing it: A complete cut paste. Please do not ask for names of the players involved. If A.M wanted to he would have published it :). I was surprised but […]

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