No one is an Asian or European or African when all our continents unite for one month and fight for World Cup Title in Soccer (We call it Football). The Soccer World cup in Russia has kicked off and really a treat for sports-loving followers. And, here I am who love personal finance too, mixingRead More
Behavioral Finance
Crazy Me ? or It Is Media Bias? You Decide
This article is work of fiction but it is an important lesson on how does a mind of investor work when he interacts with media. I have taken print media and a very well know newspaper ET Wealth Edition of 2nd April, 2018 to demonstrate the media bias and its after-effects. This is the reasonRead More
Best & Worst of 2017-18 : Pictures & Lessons
It’s April and start of a new financial year. Many things will change as change is welcome. Changes when happen they becomes history and there are some valuable lessons for investors when you see historical figures. Here are recap and lessons learned from the Best & Worst of Financial Year 2017-18. One year figures areRead More
Are the markets in Mean Reversion Phase?
Mean reversion is a powerful way to understand equity investing. When you see markets you are seeing a pendulum in working. Some good happens markets go up 600 points, something bad happens it sheds 500 points. You cannot control that, but surely you can rely on mean reversion to not feel the panic. Let’s seeRead More
When I asked Ridham Desai about 100000 Sensex Prediction
Yes, I asked Ridham Desai, the Head of India Equity Research and India Equity Strategist at Morgan Stanley- “Will You Hold on to Your Sensex Prediction of 100000?”. He said “Yes”. This was the question: Will be interesting to hear @rndx1 Ridham Desai and his views for 2018 equity markets. Will you hold your 100KRead More
Direct Plan Mutual Fund Investors & Advisor’s Alpha
With the markets just skyrocketing in 2017, many investors of Direct Plan Mutual Funds faced a tough time in Feb 2018. Budget 2018 and days after that were and are still mayhem. But if media & my personal experience is to be believed, the direct plan mutual fund investors panicked and are still in shock.Read More