The Electoral Verdict and The Markets
Indian stock markets exhibited over the past couple of days a flavour of what markets do at times. Hugely up on a single day, crash on the next. What led the market up was not fundamental to corporate earnings in anyway: Exit polls predicting a landslide victory for the ruling party. What led the markets […]
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Do Small Investors hold an Investing Edge?
Source: investing.com as on 02/06/2024 Last week I was reading a very old article by Dr. Sanjay Bakshi titled “Can Small Investors win?”. For those who do not know him, he is a renowned figure in the world of Value Investing, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of this investment philosophy in India. In […]
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The VIX explained
Characteristic of the index as it is so named the VIX (India Volatility Index) had a sharp rise in the past week. The volatility index has put doubts into the minds of stock market observers whether the India VIX Index rally is a signal of a rising tide against the BJP’s victory in the Lok […]
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Embarking on the Quest for Investment Wisdom
Source: investing.com as on 05/05/2024 In the vast expanse of the financial universe, where stars twinkle with the promise of wealth and galaxies hold the secrets of prosperity, there exists a journey unlike any other – a journey into the heart of investing. As we navigate the labyrinthine corridors of the investment world, we encounter […]
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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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