Rich in Money or Rich in Life?

In response to Tuesday’s post ‘Money Reveals This About You’, a reader asked me this question , “I loved the post but what exactly did you mean by the last line of your pos ....
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The Wind That Powers Compounding

 Most investors see volatility as something to be avoided at all costs. They crave smooth returns, steady lines, and absolute predictability. But avoiding volatili ....
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The Reframing We All Need

 Progress rarely comes in a straight line. It usually comes disguised as a problem.Think about every major innovation in the world. Most were born not out of comfort ....
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Plug These First

 The same is true for your investments. Many investors are obsessed with finding the next great product or chasing higher returns. They believe that adding more wi ....
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Activity versus Investment Results

When done correctly, investing is one of the few areas in life where you get rewarded for being lazy. By lazy, I don’t mean careless or ignorant. I mean making fe ....
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This Is How You Remain In Control

Control. Every investor wants it. Control over outcomes. Control over markets. Control over returns. But here is the paradox. The more you try to control, the less control you ac ....
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You Cannot Google This

You can Google information, but you cannot Google wisdom.We live in a world where every answer seems only a search away. You want to know the latest market trend; you type it in. Y ....
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The Most Valuable Return

Many of you loved the “When a Slipper Becomes a Selfie Stick” post. A reader wrote, “This reminded me that happiness is not hidden in zeros, possessions, or polished pictures ....
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What’s More Important?

What’s more important?That the market is down 3 percent today?Or that it is up over 1400 percent in the last 20 years?That you found the next hot stock?Or that you ....
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Which Questions Are You Asking?

 Most investors spend their lives asking the wrong questions.Is this the right time to invest?Which investment will give me the best returns?Where is the market head ....
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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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