310,000%

Are you wondering what this number written as a headline means?I am sure you are.I had written a post headlined “Decision and Outcome” on November 2nd. One of the key points of ....
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Optimist or Pessimist

There are two broad camps of investors namely the Pessimist, and Optimist. The camp you are in generally directs what you do with your money or how you invest your money. You cer ....
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Intellectual Humility

In my previous Nano headlined “Horseless Carriages”, I had mentioned about Nobel Prize Winner Paul Krugman’s view on the internet (in 1998). He had outrightly dismissed the i ....
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Horseless Carriages

I am so fascinated by this headline (and change as a subject) that for the first time in almost 2 years, I am publishing the same post in both of my blogs happyrichinvestor.co ....
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The Robin Hood of the 21st Century

What comes to your mind when you hear the word "Robinhood"? Robin Hood was the legendary English outlaw who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. While I would love to write ....
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The Thing called “Hope”

“Hope is not a Strategy” is a lovely book that I had read 18 years back. The phrase “Hope is not a Strategy” has now become a cliched business mantra used by executives all ....
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THE EVENT

One of my favourite quotes is from Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “There is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so.” I am not getting into the meaning of this line in Hamlet, bu ....
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Correlation and Causation

What comes to your mind when you think of Correlation and Causation? They seem jargonish and boring right! I think so too. Correlation is a statistic used in the investment space ....
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Simple = Difficult

The headline of this Nano could come across as ironic but nonetheless it is so true that it almost seems like a formula.Don’t believe me yet. You will by the end of this Nano.Som ....
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The Orthopaedic Surgeon

How many people go to an Orthopaedic surgeon to buy a Knee Joint?How many go for a Hip Joint?Not that I know any, and I am confident you wouldn’t either.We go to an Orthopaedic s ....
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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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