The Seductive Siren Song of Market Mayhem: Why Timing the Bottom is a Fool’s Errand…
Markets, it seems, have a twisted sense of humor. When fear hits the stock market and prices start dropping, the cautious folks wait on the side, scared things will keep getting worse. But when the mood flips and prices shoot up, even the careful ones get tempted to jump in, hoping to cash in big […]
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Last Week of a Memorable Year
This being the last week of the year here is wishing all investors, countrymen and our near and dear ones, Happy Holidays! 2023 was indeed a good year for investors with all major indices gaining significantly over the year. All asset classes performed well except for bonds on the back of spiraling interest rates that […]
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Lessons from Charlie Munder- Remembering the Legend
A month shy of reaching 100 years on this blessed earth, Charles Thomas Munger or better known as Charlie Munger, a celebrated investor, someone who is now referred to as an Investment saint, gave up the ghost. As millions of tributes came in from all parts of the world, it is time to reflect on […]
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Value investing versus Growth investing
“Investors are always looking for that “winning” style that helps them make maximum returns. However many terms are taken by them to define the manner in which they invest to achieve their goals. Over the last few years the terms “value” and “growth” have often been used to define certain investment styles that help describe […]
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All About the Contingency Fund
“At its best, life is completely unpredictable”. This quote, from a famous Hollywood actor is so true. The certainties of today can very easily become the uncertainties of tomorrow. We know this, each and every one of us has experience this during the time of COVID-19, when the world came to a standstill due to […]
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Is it the Right Time to Invest?
What a time to be an Indian equity investor. After overcoming all important resistances in June, markets opened gap up for 4-continuous days in July to take nifty over 19500 levels last week. But as we keep going up, the alarm of a nasty fall thereafter keeps on increasing. Also, we keep getting one question […]
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Inflation Part 2: Types of Inflation You Should Know About
There are 2 main types of inflation: demand-pull and cost-push inflation. Find out what they are and why they’re different. In the previous article, we looked into inflation and how it can reduce the value of our money over time. Click here to read the first part on inflation. But do you know about the […]
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Nudging for Better Financial Decision Making
Nudging for Better Financial Decision Making – Mayank Prakash Regional Director, Delhi NCR, Epsilon Money Ms Moneypenny, a middle-aged professional, has been working in an engineering firm for a long time. She has been handsomely paid for some time now which she has been spending the money on beautiful designer bags that she prizes. After […]
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Smart Play with Financial Instruments
Smart Play with Financial Instruments – Mayank Prakash Regional Director, Delhi, Epsilon Money Rotating the strike is the Key Lords! A cloudy English day! Green Grass on the Pitch! Seaming and Swinging conditions! What should be a batsman’s approach in this precarious environment? We live in precarious market conditions these days similar to the batting […]
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Safety First!
A couple of months ago I ran into one of my old college friends at a mall and as college friends will, we sat to catch up over a quick lunch. The main topic of conversation was him asking for advice on buying a new car. After we discussed the merits and demerits of many […]
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