Quite frankly, an investor’s education never ends. The important question is have you begun? Let me share with you what I have been upto. I am reading the INCERTO. Incerto collection of 5 important works by Nicholas Nassim Taleb. Taleb’s writings are not about telling you what to do. They are about helping you create […]
An offer to Commit to Financial Independence
Financial Independence is not an end but a means to align your life to do things that matter to you. It is a first step towards working for your true purpose. In the last few months, I believe this realisation has been more than forthcoming to you. You know reaching financial independence needs focus, effort […]
Multi Asset funds – Should you invest?
For a long time mutual fund houses were busy selling the equity upside and how a large, mid, small or multicap fund matters to an equity starved portfolio. They were right about the allocation but they could not guess the deep strike the markets did on these portfolios and left investors wondering if they should […]
The marginal utility of Money
The American multimillionaire, John D. Rockefeller, was once asked, “How much money is enough?” His answer: “Just a little bit more.” If you ask yourself the same question, what will your answer be? A crore, a 100 crores or somewhere between the two. You ask 100 people and you are likely to get 100 different responses. The underlying […]
Saving More beats Chasing Returns
An investor believes that his/her dharma is to get more returns and every single penny should chase the maximum returns possible. Heck, if it means choosing a short term debt fund for doing an STP over a liquid fund, so be it. Well, it might just work for a few investors. For most others, it […]
A large cap fund better than Mirae Large Cap & Axis BlueChip?
Given that a large cap fund invests in stable, revenue and cash flow generating businesses which have large market share and resources to navigate tough times such as now, it is considered one of the relatively safer investment options in equity. However, as an investor, you are not just looking at the category but also […]
