There are many people wondering whether this is a bear rally or a bull rally. Unfortunately only with time can one say whether the recovery will be V shaped, U shaped or L shaped! There are many fantastic signals to say that this is a bull rally. ONe is the sharpness/ shrillness of the ‘pyt’s […]

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Investing is a lot about luck – any investor will tell you that. I have said this in an earlier post also. For example I sold hdfc, l&t, and tata power (skill, I thought they were overpriced in a slowing down market) – they are still way below my sale price. Then I used some […]

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Investing is a lot about luck – any investor will tell you that. I have said this in an earlier post also. For example I sold hdfc, l&t, and tata power (skill, I thought they were overpriced in a slowing down market) – they are still way below my sale price. Then I used some […]

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About 20 days back 2 senior politicians told me the trust vote would go through comfortably. One was from Congress and the other from BJP. One senior journalist also told me that the trust vote would go through. However, none of them were correct about the margin of votes. That is the problem about predictions […]

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This is the time that most retail investors lose patience, panic and hit the sell button. If you did that, you may not be wrong. But then you may not be right either. Remember the best money managers (no not a businessman like Warren Buffet) have done well by protecting the downside in their clients […]

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A bull market creates a happy mind set and a bear market (Ok, Ok, I am not saying we are in one) – whether for a short term or a longer term makes people anxious. Are you financially anxious? How does one deal with financial anxiety? Well there are many things to do. Your life […]

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It is easy for fund managers and television anchors to talk about index being at a pe of 15…but let us not fool ourselves. There are many shares at pe of 58 and 38 – L&T, Tata Power to name a few. How does one deal with these companies? Well a little differently. Why should […]

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