It is NOT easy to control our temperament. It is not easy because the number of things happening around us affect us. The information that comes our way through popular media, confuses us. And we, more often than not, give in to …
How to fail at investing?
For long, I thought that asset allocation combined with the right investment instruments can lead you to success in investing. There is no dearth of research to prove that asset allocation itself accounts for more than 90% of the returns of a …
5 questions for the smart investor
The basis of all learning lies in the Questions. If you are hungry for knowledge, the first thing you will have in your mind is a question. If you have kids at home, you would know what I mean. You are subjected to a constant barrage of …
Do fear and greed rule your mind and your money too?
Ajay Gupta (name changed) fell prey to greed. A distant relative approached him a few months ago with an existing investment opportunity. A guaranteed return of 3% per month or 36% per year. This offer was a difficult one to ignore, plus he trusted …
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Will you generate behavioural alpha in 2019?
Now, that we are officially into the new year 2019, why not do something more important. Get sober! In my experience, an average investor is not sober. He has a terrible repulsion to numbers. Logical reasoning also sounds alien to him. In fact, he …
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