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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It’s unbelievably easy

Imagine someone is getting people to vacate their land or property for a price. Do you think it is easy? No. People give up their lives for their assets.On the other hand, imagine ....
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Which one do you want?

Imagine you are visiting a doctor for your ECG.You have the following 2 choices. I am confident that each and every one person would want the one moving u ....
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The Key Retirement Planning Questions

The moment we think about Retirement Planning, the first thing that comes to our mind is Money (Means). However, Retirement is not just about Money but it is also about the Purpose ....
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Sensex at 50000 is not your Benchmark

Imagine a ground and there are 2 teams ready to play football. What do you think is missing in the Sketch?A goal post is missing. Imagine what this game w ....
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An Experiment with Labels

This is an experiment in Reframing, and I am curious to know what you think of it…Instead of calling equities or stocks, what if we started calling it Ownership (which it essenti ....
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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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