Behavioral Finance
Forecasters aka Analysts
On December 31, 2021, Forbes published a post headlined “Analysts are forecasting the S&P 500 to rise 9.6% in 2022. The first line reads, “The S&P 500 Index turned in a ....
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June 20, 2023 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Destination, Co-Pilots, and Parachute Training
Imagine you are sitting in a comfortable private jet and heading to your destination…
Image generated by Dall-E (the Open AI application)The jet is crui ....
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June 6, 2023 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Inactivity, Right People and Flourishing
Last weekend, the investment world was all about one of the most successful people in the world of investing. You guessed it right – Warren Buffet and his company Berkshire Hatha ....
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May 9, 2023 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Who Do You Need to Protect People From?
When it comes to investing, one of the key roles of regulators worldwide is to protect investors from scammers, fraudsters, and financial predators.It is in this context that I ask ....
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May 2, 2023 | 6 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Gambling, Life and Investing
Many of you liked last week’s post “The Rise of Investainment”. Hence, I was encouraged to continue the train (or chain if you prefer) of thought with yet another one. Howeve ....
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April 25, 2023 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Rise of Investainment
It’s hard to miss all the investing advertisements during IPL. It’s even harder not to get confused among the terms investing, trading and playing (aka gambling). It seems like ....
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April 18, 2023 | 7 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
Forever Bullshit
No One Knew A Thing. No One Knows A Thing. And No One will Ever Know a Thing (About the Future).Do these lines come across as Audacious?Audacious or not, these lines are the unvarn ....
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April 4, 2023 | 5 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Lessons
Last week, the news cycle was all about Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).Within a week now, the spotlight has been taken over by Credit Suisse. And this is an institution that has been ma ....
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March 21, 2023 | 7 Minute Read
Behavioral Finance
The Black Swan Season
Source: DALL-E /Open AI
It’s raining Black Swans.They are everywhere.By now, I don’t think I need to explain what a Black Swan event even m ....
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March 14, 2023 | 5 Minute Read
Personal Finance
Be Less Wrong
An executive (Vishal – name changed) of a portfolio manager recently sent me the following WhatsApp message.
Additionally, he made a remark that I reproduce here – “This i ....
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March 7, 2023 | 7 Minute Read
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