There are many people who come to sell equity schemes…and here is the language they use: 1. Sir ‘Equities have given 20% CAGR in India from 1979 till today including dividends’ – so if you invest in equities for 5… Read more

Let us accept some facts early on: There are more bankruptcies than billionaires… We do not have any data about Indian investors, but MORE than agree with Sucheta Dalal and Moneylife that the number of investors have dwindled. This is… Read more

Typically, the advise given is ‘do not be sentimental about your investments’. People also ask me ‘Tell me some shares like shares in your portfolio – like Gillette, Colgate, Hero Honda, LnT, Tata Power, EiD parry,….et al which I can… Read more

Let us face it, when the market was at 15000 most media stories were how: a) people had lost lots of money in the equity markets, b) how fixed deposits and PPF had given better returns over 3 years c)… Read more

Invest in equities? The index is already up 23% on a calendar basis…why should I invest in equities NOW? Right? that is the first question that popped in your mind right now, did it not? Well let us look at… Read more

Today investing in equities is great fun, and interesting. So people go and read a lot of websites, books, magazines, articles – and find themselves nicely entangled in a web. Great. Then they read about the greats. So Warren Buffett… Read more

So you are 22 years of age and wish to invest in equities, right? Welcome to the very many people who wish to invest in equities, but do not know where to start. First things first. If you are doing… Read more

In my class I am normally asked “Is the equity market like a yo-yo?”, the other question is “Is the equity market like a roller coaster?” My answer to both the questions …is NO. NO in capitals. Both the yo-yo… Read more

Whenever I do a program on investments or personal finance, people rush to me, and ask “Are you saying direct investment in equities is so difficult, that we should not do it ourselves?” My answer is normally yes. That is… Read more

Please read the above-mentioned post. As well as the comments, and I will give u an update. Now an update on this post. Mr. R is known to me and I called him a few days ago. This was because… Read more