Myth: Time in the market is more important that timing the market. This says that the longer you stay invested, the more chances of you making money. Again, only partly true. Good investors know that timing is all. While no one can call market peaks or troughs correctly all the time, we all can figure […]

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  So here we are on 17th June, 2013….wondering what to do in the markets? Well, well God yesterday was father’s day, help me God!! So, what’s a stock market investor’s best response to dropping stock prices? First, forget about rationalizing and explaining (or listening to other people explain) why stocks are falling. It’s a […]

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Hey the US markets were booming in 2007 and it is booming again in 2013. Is there a take away? Is the 2013 boom the same as 2007? is there a learning to be had from the previous time? Well 2008 – the bad news about Europe was surely not in the price. The other […]

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If in the year you are bombarded showing you slides that gold, real estate (would you believe it?), some commodities, and EVEN SAVINGS BANK account or a money market mutual fund have done better than equity over the past 10 (yes repeat ten) years, what would you do? Obviously you will stay away from equities, […]

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Myth: Time in the market is more important that timing the market. This says that the longer you stay invested, the more chances of you making money. Again, only partly true. Good investors know that timing is all. While no one can call market peaks or troughs correctly all the time, we all can figure […]

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I am normally against loans for buying things – all my blogs say that. So if you think I am breaking my own rules, well let me clarify. I will give you reasons for NOT repaying the loans in a hurry. The reasons are simple: 1. We will continue to inflate, so if you have […]

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