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 ....
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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 ....
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April 12, 2022 | 4 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Another Insight to Remember
My last week’s post “An Insight to Remember” got a lot of appreciation and love, including some who said that this was the finest post on equity markets till date. This week, ....
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April 5, 2022 | 4 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
An Insight to Remember
Warren Buffett said, “I have never met a man who could forecast the market.” Making it gender-neutral, I would interpret this as, “I have never met anyone who could forecast ....
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March 29, 2022 | 4 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Speculation Series – Part I
Speculation is one of the most important concepts that every investor must understand. However, like selling, it is also a topic that is rarely covered in personal finance books. O ....
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March 15, 2022 | 7 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
You Get To Decide This…
A friend said yesterday, “This looks like the start of World War 3. How bad do you think it will get?” This reminded me of the “Be the Calm in the Market Storm” post by Jas ....
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March 8, 2022 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
On Selling Out – The Finale
It’s truly been a joy writing the “On Selling Out” series. I hope you have equally enjoyed reading the content.I had read Howard Mark’s wonderful book “The Most Important ....
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March 1, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
On Selling Out – Part 3
As you know by now, selling because the market is up or because the market is down are the 2 classic mistakes of investing. Those who have not read Part 1 and/or Part 2 of this ser ....
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February 22, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
On Selling Out – Part 2
“The more I thought about selling, the more convinced I have become that there are 2 main reasons why people sell investments: because they are up and because they are down”, w ....
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February 15, 2022 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
On Selling Out – Part 1
I had written a Nano headlined “When to Invest and Sell” on January 7th,2022. Many of you loved it. Though that Nano sums up pretty well all that you need to know about when to ....
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February 8, 2022 | 5 Minute Read
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