Behavioral Finance
Where is the market headed?
Imagine you are in the cockpit of a Jet with a trained pilot. You are heading to a certain destination. Suddenly there are noises coming out from outside “Turbulence, Turbulenc ....
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December 15, 2020 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Balance between your 2 Selves
Most investors including many advisors have a misguided notion of what saving, spending, and investing (or rather what to do with your money) is all about. I hear many professional ....
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December 8, 2020 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Who are you listening to?
I am writing this post not from a perspective of giving answers (though I shall give some answers) but from a perspective of raising questions and making you think. I urge you to t ....
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December 1, 2020 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Loser’s Game
We know of Warren Buffett and his partner Charlie Munger. The investing world worships them and there are countless books that are written about them. Did you know about 40 years a ....
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November 24, 2020 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Sign the Ulyssesan Contract before you Invest
Think about this pattern for a minute.At the top of the market we can’t buy fast enough.About three years later at the bottom, we can’t sell fast enough.And we repeat that ov ....
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November 17, 2020 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Difference between Process and Outcome
Imagine you are the owner of a cricket team. You are watching 2 players and one of them is Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians fame). The other person is not a cricket player (but you do ....
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November 10, 2020 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Antifragile Investor
Nassim Nicholas Taleb wrote an insightful book “Antifragile: Things that gain from disorder”. The concept is so powerful and relevant not only to investing but our life in gene ....
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November 3, 2020 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Don’t be a Jim. Behave like Sue.
Last Tuesday, I had written a post “There will always be reasons for not Investing”. Today, I thought of writing a very simple yet powerful concept that I believe is worth gold ....
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October 20, 2020 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Real Reason why people flock to Gold
I asked a few investors the other day “What do you think is the real reason for the noise around gold during uncertain times? Why does everyone start to talk about it?” The ans ....
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September 29, 2020 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Art of Investor Construction
“The Art of Portfolio Construction in the New Normal” was the headline of the column in a magazine. Such titles always make me think about what if the healthcare industry could ....
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September 22, 2020 | 5 Minute Read
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