Behavioral Finance
The Only Free Lunch in Finance
This post builds on the most important subject of last week’s post “Bullshit Your Way to a Million Dollars.” If you recollect the subject, Kudos to you. If you don’t, I wou ....Read More
June 14, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Bullshit Your Way to a Million Dollars
Two weeks back, I saw an episode of a Series (on Netflix) named “Bullsh*t: The Game Show.”Given my curiosity of exploring different kinds of bullshit, I thought I might find so ....Read More
June 7, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Neighbour’s Envy, Owner’s Pride
During the IPL 2022 Final (on Sunday), I couldn’t help but notice the number of advertisements of the New Modern Casino Operators. There was a healthy mix of trading, and gamebli ....Read More
May 31, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The New Age Casino Operators
Two weeks ago, there was news that Sam Bankman-Fried, the Founder of FTX (a Crypto Trading Exchange) had bought a 7.6% stake in Robinhood, becoming the third largest shareholder in ....Read More
May 24, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Pretend Investor Disease (PID)
Last week, the news that dominated the Crypto world as well as equity markets was the fall of Stablecoin TerraUSD (UST). At a basic level, Stablecoins are meant to be stable with t ....Read More
May 17, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Speculation Series – Part II
In the first post of the Speculation Series, I focused on defining speculation (as well as speculator), investing (investor) and the difference between the two. I did that because ....Read More
May 10, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Machines and Market Timing
Let me ask you 2 simple questions.Do you believe in market timing?Do you believe anyone can do this consistently (emphasis on the word consistently is key)?If you are a regular rea ....Read More
May 3, 2022 | 4 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Powerful Difference
Last week, the talk of the town was Netflix. Everyone I came across seemed to be talking about it. And these are people from outside the investment industry discussing Netflix and ....Read More
April 26, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Romantic Lie
In his book “Wanting”, Author Luke Burgis writes, “When people tell you what they want, they tell a version of the Romantic Lie. It goes something like this:I just realized I ....Read More
April 19, 2022 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Upgrade
Ajay, a close friend called me the other day for my view on a particular investment. He was specifically asking about an investment he held in his ex-company. The stock price was w ....Read More
April 12, 2022 | 4 Minute Read