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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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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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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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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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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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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The Next 300 %

Where do you think the next 300% move in the stock market will be?Think about it and respond. There is no catch here.I know it will be Up.What about the next 200% move in the stock ....
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The Next 3 Trillion

The headline of this post might have sparked a question in your mind “What’s the first 3 trillion?”. If it has not, that is perfectly alright. Let me tell you about the first ....
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Elon Musk is not a Financial Professional

Elon Musk is a genius. The meaning of genius in this context being a person with very high IQ. This statement is so very true.At the same time, what also seems true is that his Emo ....
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Diversified or Deworsified

At a basic level, people understand diversification as “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. It is such a simple and powerful concept. The devil though lies in your litera ....
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About Amar Pandit

Amar is a CFA Charterholder from CFA Institute, Virginia, USA and a Certified Financial Planner. He is also an alumnus of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Amar Pandit is the Founder of several companies that are making a Happy difference in the lives of people. His first one was “My Financial Advisor”, the happiest and best Private Wealth Management Firm that helps High Net worth Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Doctors and Celebrities to make smart and informed choices about money. He is currently the Founder of Happyness Factory, a world-class online investment & goal-based financial planning platform through which he aims to help every Indian family save and invest wisely. He is very passionate about spreading financial literacy and does so through his sharp and analytical columns published regularly in leading financial dailies, publications and portals. He is the author of 6 bestselling books, 8 Sketch Books and 2000 + columns for various newspapers such as Economic Times, Business Standard, Times of India, DNA, Hindustan Times, Mint, Indian Express and magazines. He has developed a board game “Financial Premier League" which is a fusion of cricket and personal finance. Besides this, he has developed Corporate Workshops on Financial Literacy and has developed the first financial literacy program for children between the age group of 5 and 12.

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Amar's Philosophy

It’s a myth that More Money = Happiness.
Yes, we have all heard that it is better to cry in a BMW than cry on the road. However, what matters at that point is that you are crying and unhappy. Your location is not relevant, you are just like the other person crying on the road. The point is that if “More Money = Happiness” were indeed true, the richest people would also be the happiest; the most seemingly beautiful and rich people would not be depressed.

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