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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There are too many reasons why “investors” lose money in equities. Here I am trying to enumerate some of them. Keep visiting this post because as I get more points I will add them here rather than create a new post. 1. Confusing between trading and investing: Traders and investors both make money if done […]

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If people think (or know) that you have some connection to the stock markets, they do turn to you with queries. One of the questions that I am asked – for the past 3-4 years has been “Do I need to hand over my money to a Portfolio Manager?” Whether an investor would benefit from […]

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Well he/ she should know life insurance and mutual funds for sure. Should know famous books and names of authors – so that they know where to turn to if they want to know behavioural finance. Or how a Random Walk works. They should also know that Nasim Taleb has written more than one book. […]

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If this sounds like the title of a book, well it is! I have collected a few of my articles – they may well be available on my blog and elsewhere that i have written – which means rediff.com, moneycontrol.com, and myiris.com. This book is a part of M3 – Msigma – as iris calls […]

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A friend who works for a regulator ABROAD came to India to teach at arguably at the best 2 Business schools in India. As is customary his father took him to the bank to tie up some loose ends. The Branch Manager offerred him a Unit Linked Plan with a 40% assured return. Now here […]

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