Another 3 Equations

Further to my last nano, “A Powerful Equation to Remember”, I share a few more equations, which are equally powerful. Stock Market Volatility leads to ....
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A Powerful Equation to Remember

There are a few paragraphs that I had written but deleted them as this equation seemed simple and sufficient.  This Warren Buffett quote is an apt one he ....
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What the Fire?

There is always a fire going on in the world. And this leads to a fire in the stock markets.The causes of the Fire this time were –• Russia-Ukraine War• China Property Crisis ....
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The Qualification

While the headline might look a bit cryptic, there is a powerful insight that I wish to bring to your notice (if you have not noticed it already).In my post “Another Insight to r ....
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Price and Value

Let me ask you a simple question.What is more important?Short Term Prices of Stocks OrLong Term Values of CompaniesWell, these are 2 different things.I and the majority of real inv ....
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Gold, God and Code

How times change quickly across generations?In the context of money, first it was “In Gold We Trust.”Then it was (rather is), “In God We Trust.” N ....
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Flow or Plan

Some people naively say “I never plan. I just go with the flow”, while many believe in the process of planning. What about you? Here are 2 statements for you to reflect on. ....
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The Dangerous Month for Stocks

"Can you guess the answer"?If you search this on google, you are likely to get September, August and June as the likely answers. Some might even say January or November.This Mark T ....
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Narrative versus Reality

I had seen an interesting tweet by Benedict Evans in an email by entrepreneur and writer Shaan Puri. I reproduce the tweet as well as Shaan’s take on it. ....
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The Highest Form of Wealth

Morgan Housel writes “The highest form of wealth is the ability to wake up every morning and say, “I can do whatever I want today.”What is your money doing for you? What is 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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