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In recent times, there has been a lot of talk about Global Investing with all kinds of narratives spun around to make it sound that if you are not investing globally you are missing out. Nothing could be further than the truth, but selling expensive products requires a good narrative and right now with US markets providing market-beating returns, a...
The antidote to Momentum if there is any, lies in the domain of Value investing. Momentum and Value are often seen as two sides of the same coin even though believers may think that the world is flat and there is only one side to it. When it comes to building portfolios, though, Value and Momentum can be as different...
In 2008, Reliance Power came out with a massive public issue. At that point no one could have called it a peak but in hindsight that became the peak due to the fall in the US markets which set the ball rolling downwards across the world. From that point onwards big issues are seen as a probable peak point though...
The other-knowing are wise The self-knowing are discerning Those who triumph over others have muscle Those who triumph over themselves are commanding Those who what enough is are affluent Those who practice strenuously have resolve Those who don’t lose their place are enduring Those who die and don’t disappear are long-lived – Laozi / Tao Te Ching For many businesses,...
In the book, Winning with Stocks, author Michael Thomsett lays out 8 mistakes he feels that most investors end up making and how to avoid the same. Rather than copy paste the same, I felt I shall try to explain the mistakes from my own experience. Mistake #1: Investing with more risk than you can afford This is the number...
In 1996, I was a greenhorn in the stock markets. My guide and mentor then had a few years experience but in hindsight was even more naive than me. I did not know about Beginner’s luck but I had the luck of not just entering the market at a time when sentiments were not great and arbitrages all around but...
August was the second time in 3 months, Portfolio Yoga Portfolio’s went through a change mid of the month. Stocks got removed without replacement. This has led to questions whether we are moving to a weekly rebalancing mode as is the case with everyone else. The answer to that question is a firm No. The rebalancing will remain in monthly...
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