Return Free Risk Continued

I abruptly ended my previous post as there were too many important points that came up while I was writing it. If you wish to reread the previous post, click here. I ended the prev ....
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The Free Locker

I received a lot of appreciation for this week’s post “What an Amazing Business?” If you have not read it already, I would encourage you to check it out. I also thought of do ....
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The Cost of Believing Headlines

Do you remember the Headlines in February –April 2020?We might not remember the headlines. We might not even feel now what we felt back then. However, when we live through such p ....
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Staring at the Market Syndrome

Have you ever found yourself staring at the TV screen/mobile news and felt the urge to Sell? Now have you ever found the urge to Buy after looking at news?If you are human like al ....
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The Coach and the Foundation

Can you become an effective writer without understanding the foundational elements of a language?Think Alphabets, Words, Grammar and Punctuations.Can you become an outstanding musi ....
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There is no Luck without Reflection

One area where we have not evolved much (despite going to the Moon and Mars) is in investing. Many people pretty much continue to follow the formula depicted by the Behaviour Gap ....
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Same Field or Same Game…

Imagine a football field in your neighbourhood and you see people playing cricket one day. You might or might not be surprised seeing people play cricket on a footbal ....
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The End Game

Satish wrote a wonderful post on the “Lessons of the Gamestop Saga”. I thoroughly enjoyed it and especially these golden words “Technology does NOT make investing easy! Techn ....
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The Rollercoaster Ride

Last week I wrote about the 3 different types of media scares. I had also written earlier how easy it is to get people out of their equity investments. All you need is a gloom doo ....
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The Different Types of Media Scares

This is in continuation to my previous Nano “It’s unbelievably easy”. In that Nano, I had mentioned the Media Scare. Read it quickly again to jog your memory.I share some com ....
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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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