this article appeared in reuters india’s  personal financial page…. If my students do not ask “When will the market touch 21000 again?”, I ask them the same question. The most optimistic answer I have got is 6 months and the most pessimistic answer I have got is 2 years. Very clearly short term memory is […]

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“I have invested in M/F near 2.9 lacs in various funds in various firms. Now NAV of all the funds is lower than the NFO. It is worth about Rs. 1.9 lakhs. Should i continue or exit?” In such extra-ordinary times this is a pretty normal question. All those investors who were brave in Jan […]

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This headline is so contagious that everybody will want to know what is inside this! However, tips on which share to buy does not create wealth. So if you were expecting me to say “Buy Hindalco, Tata steel, Tata Motors, etc. you will be disappointed. Sorry! Here are some tips however, on how to behave […]

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Which is the best channel to watch if you are an investor? Cnbc? Ndtv Profit? Zee Business? … Well what about Animal Planet? O.k. Okay…I am wrong, but please read ahead especially if you are asking me … Will watching Animal Planet help me answer the following questions? Will inflation touch 17% six months from […]

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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 […]

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