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We are close to ending 2022 and at this juncture it seems that the markets will close in the positive for the 7th consecutive year. The last time we saw a similar 7 year consecutive gain was between 1988 to 1994. The high of 1994 was next broken only in 1999. I hope that we won’t see a repeat of...
As with any other beginner, when I started off in the market, I was a Bull. I saw friends short stocks but never got enthused. Long stocks are good in bull markets but bull markets end and when it did and we went into one of the longest bear markets I have experienced (2000 to 2003), I migrated to a...
I am bad at Predictions. In 2004, I did not have any major position in the markets but was bullish on the reelection of the NDA government. In 2009, I had what I assumed was a position that won’t get hurt regardless of the election results (a short option strangle on the Nifty). Nope, markets decided that I was actually...
Coronavirus is said to have been transmitted from Bats to humans first. Today, it has spread from humans to stock markets as markets around the world tumble on the likely economic impact of the Virus that currently doesn’t seem to have any known cure. Panic happens when we have inadequate information and coronavirus is one such case. On one hand,...
We have hundreds if not more number of studies that has shown that over the long term, the best growth is delivered only by equities. While in India, Real Estate has also proven to be a bonafide wealth generator, I strongly believe that growth over the next decade or two will more likely come in Equity with Real Estate more...
Way back in 2007, a good friend of mine called me to ask me to check out a company by name Jindal SouthWest Holdings Ltd. He said that he had heard from some one that it had quite a nice value and was currently trading at pretty discounted rates. Checking on what I could, I saw that the Intrinsic value...
We are all familiar with Notional Loss and Permanent Loss but what about Opportunity Loss (Cost). Compared to the other two, this is not painful since Ignorance is Bliss. But then again, while the other two losses are something that has occurred due to action, opportunity cost is one which takes place due to inaction. For Investors, the cost of...
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