I hope you have heard about and are planning to register for my upcoming investing workshop in Bangalore on Nov 25, 2017. It is 3 hours of your time that can
How to prepare your portfolio for a market crash?
The Sensex is hovering close to 33,000 points and the Nifty above 10,000 points, at the time of this writing. The government bond yields are also inching up. The number is now close to 7% from 6.6% in Sept 2017. Almost everyone I speak to believes that the markets are frothy and they can correct […]
The biggest enemy of your investments is…
In times like these, when everyone is bullish and feeding on excesses (even Twitter decided to move towards excess of 240 chars), here is a set of some earlier 140 chars, which make one hell of a read. You see, the biggest enemy of your investments is… …you. And it inflicts the damage by twisting […]
No rules, no gains
One of the common investing rules you are told often is ‘No Risk, No Gain’. I contend that there is something more important. We call it – ‘No Rules, No Gains’. Humans err. We have behavioural issues too. We look for information that confirms our existing beliefs. We have little interest in the Truth. We tend […]
Retirement planning – How strong are your sails?
Retirement planning for most investors is broken. Just consider these news headlines: 58% Indians do not plan for retirement… 47% of Indians not saving for retirement… That’s alarming and the problem is lots of people are still unaware if that is the case with them. Are you one of them? Consider this a yes, if […]
Investing for Capital Protection is a fine strategy too
Should growth be the only aim of an investment strategy? Can capital protection be a good strategy to aim for? I would say yes to the latter. Recently, an HNI family met me and shared their portfolio. The family has worked hard over years. They built various businesses, saved, invested and grew wealth. Today, there […]
