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The One Guarantee in Investing

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

Last week, I wrote about “The Art of Investor Construction” and an equation that is extremely important for every investor to realize. At the same tim ....
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September 25, 2020 | 2 Minute Read

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Enough or More

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

One of the root causes of problems in investing (as well as in life) is an inability to understand the difference between Enough and More.I want more money. This forces people to m ....
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September 18, 2020 | 1 Minute Read

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7 Fundamental Truths to Digest

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

People are going to Live Longer.Lifestyle Inflation will be High. This is not the normal inflation we read about but the lifestyle inflation that impacts us.Interest Rates are like ....
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September 11, 2020 | 1 Minute Read

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The Key Decision in Investing

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

A few weeks back, I had written a post titled “You need a Real Financial Planner more than any Product, Investment or Strategy”.I had shared the concept of a Real Financial Pla ....
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September 4, 2020 | 1 Minute Read

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Our Basic Attitudes about Money

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

Our attitudes about money are formed as a child based on our personal environment (including economic circumstances) and our experiences.  However, they continue to ....
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August 28, 2020 | 2 Minute Read

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The Power of Labels

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

Think of the word “Fixed Deposit” and what comes to your mind. Do you ever think of a Fixed Deposit as a Loan? I bet “Never”.In reality, A Fixed Deposit is just a Fancy Lab ....
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August 7, 2020 | 2 Minute Read

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The Bullshit Filter

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

In the last few weeks, I had written some thoughts about why the markets are going up, the Best 20 days of the Last 20 years (you can extend this to 50 with the same results), and ....
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July 31, 2020 | 3 Minute Read

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These are the 3 Key Drivers of Performance

Amar Pandit , CFA , CFP

I got some interesting responses from readers for this Tuesday’s post “The 20 Best Days in the Last 20 Years”. Some people just could not believe that even after staying inve ....
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July 24, 2020 | 2 Minute Read

Author

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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