Behavioral Finance
Have you heard of Goodhart’s law?
There are many ways in which it has been expressed but this one below is perhaps the most succinct and clear."When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure."Becau ....
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September 14, 2021 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
91 and Still Compounding
The legendary Warren Buffett turned 91 last week and thus this headline.No living person signifies the power of compounding better than Mr. Buffett though there are many lesser kno ....
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September 7, 2021 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
News ≠ Investment Strategy
I received many responses to my post “The Prasads of the 21st Century”. Thankfully all of them appreciated it and a few Prasads also took it sportingly. Today, I wanted to quic ....
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August 31, 2021 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Prasads of the 21st Century
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2Pe2B2uONwIf you have not clicked on/seen the above video yet, kindly do it now. The context of this post can be understood only ....
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August 24, 2021 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Question I get asked often
This is a short post but a very powerful one.When someone meets me for the first time and figures out what I do, the first question normally is “Where is the market heading or wh ....
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August 17, 2021 | 3 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Real Performance of this GEM
One day I received a SMS from a Private Equity Sales Guy.The message read “Another Gem got listed from ******Private Equity Portfolio.”I congratulated him for this Gem and mess ....
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August 10, 2021 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Try this Test
You have a piece of information based on which you have formed your opinion on where the market is headed.Let us take the example of the recent US President Elections in November 2 ....
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August 3, 2021 | 4 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
A Tweet to remember 🐦
I had seen a tweet by someone a few weeks back. I normally save it if I intend to write a post on it. Unfortunately, I missed saving it, but I will reproduce it based on what my me ....
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July 27, 2021 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity
The headline of this post is actually the title of a brilliant 86-page book by Carlo M. Cipolla (1922-2000), an economic historian and a professor at University of California Berke ....
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July 20, 2021 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Price for the Next 300% Up Move
I received some fantastic responses for “The Next 300%” post.It was an “AHA” moment for many. If you have not read it, I would encourage you to check it out.While we all kn ....
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June 29, 2021 | 6 Minute Read
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