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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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