And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln The world is becoming an increasingly old. Life expectancy has been increasing. As a result, many people find themselves not fully prepared for a long retired life. Preparation for retirement should ideally be …
The article was first written in May 2015. Since then yield came down crashing and long-term gilt funds delivered great return. The yields have changed since then and there is upside risk and hence, one needs to prefer short term govt bond funds. I am reposting this, just to clarify few conceptual points that many …
In my personal experience, a simple approach to investing works the best. The simple idea that works is to invest regularly at all times, invest more when valuation is attractive (NIFTY PE less than 18.6) and take some money of the table when valuation is expensive (NIFTY PE >22.1). The below points illustrate this: 1. …
“The investor’s chief problem—and even his worst enemy—is likely to be himself.” – Benjamin Graham Recently, I have been reading a book on behavioural investing by James Montier. The book gives a lot of insights into the behavioural mistakes that most investors make. It also argues that successful investing a a lot of about following …
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For majority of investors, a diversified equity portfolio, bought over time, will prove far less risky than dollar-based securities – Warren Buffett Many equity investors worry about the volatility of equity market. The desire to time the market arises from investor’s desire to avoid loss. But what exactly is loss? Is it decline in the value …
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Failing to plan is planning to fail. While our best laid plans may go awry given the glorious uncertainties of life, there is still no excuse to plan. Sometimes, it is difficult to visualize, especially when we are young, what will happen to us when we are old and when we are unable to work. The …
“Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections or trying to anticipate corrections than has been lost in corrections themselves.” A few weeks ago, at the peak of demonitization gloom, I asked a friend if he was investing in equities. He told me that he would invest only when NIFTY is at …
Take the plunge, don’t wait for the elusive market correction! Read More »
We all have heard about Saradha groups scandal in which common people were duped of their savings. Instead of getting the lofty and unrealistic returns that they were promised, they soon realized that they have been cheated. This is really very unfortunate. Below, I am going to tell about some characteristics of a ponzi schemes that …
A journey of thousand miles begins with a single step – LAO-TZU Similarly, a journey to achieve financial freedom, journey to accumulate the corpus for your kids education/marriage or your retirement starts with regular and disciplined investing. Most investors are worried more about which stocks or sectors will deliver higher return. They are also more …
Key to wealth creation- Starting early and staying invested Read More »
Yesterday, one of my friend was talking to me. He has been investing in some mutual funds for last few years. The performance of his systematic investments has been good and he has profited from the recent stock market rally. In that context, he mentioned that he will have some surplus around September as one of …
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