Hey frankly you do not have too much of a choice, do you? You would hate to hear this if your financial adviser (financial product salesman) were to tell you, but it is the truth. You have no choice in seeing where to invest for people looking to hedge against the risk of higher inflation. […]
Many experts in the market now have a view on the market. This is of course only to be expected is it not? It is like when you thrust a mike in front of a person, suddenly he becomes a wise man (person?). Mr. Ken Fisher who is himself a great fund manager and the […]
There is an earlier post on “why people lose money in equities” so I called this post “why….” continued that is all. Many readers, blog writers, editors, like this title. Also many people who lose money in equities think they are unique. Here is a clarification. In all my experience, I can easily tabulate the […]
As is fashionable and necessary there is a discussion on a leading channel about how the market will behave. Of course to quote Taleb “Sensible sound bytes is an oxymoron”. So please listen to all the noise and come to your own conclusion. There is Shankar sharma who is predicting that the market might see […]
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 […]
As is customary there is now a series of interviews to find out whether we are in a bull market or a bear market. Udyan Mukherjee is speaking to a host of experts to ask for their views. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala – (whose call on the IT stocks last June was bang on target) says we […]
By PV Subramanyam So, what’s a stock market investor’s best response to dropping stock prices? First, forget about rationalising and explaining (or listening to other people explain) why stocks are falling. It’s a pointless exercise at best, and misleading at worst. Second, file the painful experience away as a worthwhile reminder […]