What To do in the Equity market now?
In recent times, if the sea of red on your portfolio statement is prompting you to lose faith in equity investing, your mind is telling you to stop your SIPs and go back to FDs, just remind yourself of, why you began to invest in equity in the first place.If you started your equity-fund SIPs […]
The Abilene Paradox in the Investment World
Do you often feel that you are heading in a direction you may not want to, but you still head that way because you assume that’s where everybody’s going?You want to observe traffic rules, but you see everyone ignoring the red light and you do the same. Someone breaks the lane while driving and the […]
Be a “Dumb” Investor
Everyone we meet wants to be a “Smart investor.” Who are these “Smart Investors?” They are generally well read and well informed, professional, erudite and on top of their vocation or profession. They believe in studying the markets, investing when the timing is right and exiting when the market hits the peak. They prefer investing […]
Are we facing a Recession – 2019?
Recession – The Dreaded R word. Various Dictionaries Describe recession as a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters. Since the Industrial Revolution the long-term macroeconomic trend in most countries has been economic growth. However, with this long-term growth […]
Sensex @ 40000 and beyond..
The BSE Sensex, The benchmark index, made new highs on the 2019 results day and scaled the hallowed 40000 Mark, achieving a growth of 400 times in 40 years. The 30-share Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index (BSE Sensex) has forever been the barometer of India’s growth since inception in 1979. When someone says ‘Sensex’, it […]
Are You Taking Enough Risks?
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” Profound words indeed! You need to look in the mirror and answer, Are you taking enough risks to meet your goals? Although it is often used in different contexts, Risk is the possibility that an outcome will not be as expected. Specifically in finance, it is always […]
Market Forecast….Kaisi Lagti hai market?
Kaisi Lagti hai market? The most asked question wherever we go and whenever we meet clients, Probably the most asked Question in connection with the Indian Stock Market, but does it even matter? Most Investors Spend 90% of their time thinking the next 5 – 10% Index Move, while wealth is created only by investing for […]
Getting Rich vs Staying Rich
Learning how to make millions is one thing, but mastering the art of keeping that fortune intact is a different task. Many people get rich, only to blow their earnings in a matter of years. We have also seen successful businesses and corporations going into oblivion in a short time. There is an old saying, “Getting […]
Leverage – A secret to wealth creation – Bane or Boon?
Using “other peoples’ money” sounds like a great way to make a fortune. Borrow some money, make a fortune, pay back your lender, and keep the rest. What could be better? Archimedes is credited with establishing the concept of leverage, over 2000 years ago. He famously stated that, given a lever long enough and enough […]
Money is a means, not an end!
I can recollect hundreds of people who have amassed a lot of wealth and still are not able to enjoy the benefits. They do not use it for any constructive purpose, not even for improvement of their standard of living, or for their family. Their corpus is beyond what they require and may last several […]