I have referred to investment risk very many times in the past. This is a really scary risk in the Indian context NOW, as the inflation rates are sky rocketing. What exactly is Inflation risk? Inflation risk is the danger that an increase in price levels (normally for a sustained period of time) will […]
Do I have to tell you where I heard this advice? ….so here it is: 1. If you are not confident, keep your money in cash: ‘Cash is king’ goes the argument. My take: If cash is king what is inflation? I think sitting on cash till the market improves is an amazingly stupid piece […]
The more I write and the more I communicate with people new to finance, the more I realise the need to ‘de-jargonise’. However I am also convinced that if you need to use your money, it is necessary for you to learn simple words like inflation. With Wikipedia, Investopedia and Google around, I do not […]
this article appeared in money mantra….as a lead story on inflation. Inflation is perhaps one of the least understood risks in investing. Understanding the power of small numbers is not easy. That is the reason why people find it difficult to understand the impact of compounding too – after all inflation is just negative compounding. […]