Parroting ‘time spent in the market is better than timing the market’ is done by many journalists especially in the financial sector. However it does not giving the following advise: “It is your money. So if you are nervous about the market move into cash” When there are dark clouds, when you are feeling sad, […]
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 […]
This is the second in a series of ‘myth busting’ articles..in all there are 6 myths. You will find a completely contrarian view in the print media! This is completely true some people think this is false! Only problem is people who think this is untrue do NOT know how to do fundamental analysis. For […]
I must consider my self very, very lucky. During the Harshad Mehta Boom, I bought an office space for personal usage. When the index reached 21000 I had no reason to sell. However just luckily I decided to get out of some very high price earning stocks like Tata Power, L&T, Hdfc, and invest in […]
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 […]
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 […]