You Still Can’t Show Off Your Mutual Funds

In the first part of this series, I made a simple point. You cannot show off your mutual funds. You cannot flaunt a SIP at a party. You cannot impress anyone by saying you stuck to ....
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You Can’t Show Off Your Mutual Funds

You can show off your real estate. You can show off your car. You can show off your art collection.But you can’t show off your mutual funds.No one walks into a party and says, ....
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The Abused New Buzzword

Twenty years ago, when we began our journey, we made a simple promise to every client.We would never prescribe before diagnosing.Just like a good doctor, we believe no one should ....
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The Cheesecake Factory Menu

Have you ever been to a Cheesecake Factory restaurant?These are large format restaurants, often built across 8,000 to 20,000 square feet. But it’s not the size of the space that ....
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Why Is Your Money Invested the Way It Is?

A few days ago, a client said this to our partner, “I have some assets outside of what I have with you. I’m planning to move them to a branded wealth firm.”He mentioned the n ....
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The Confrontation

Which customers are most likely to be taken for a ride?It’s a strange question to ask, but one worth reflecting on. And the answer might surprise you.It’s not always the inexpe ....
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Dear Raj, It’s Not Gambling, It’s Ownership

Raj Khanna is a successful business owner. He's built something meaningful over years of effort, risk, and determination. So when he told my colleague, “I'm happy to invest a ....
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The Wisdom of “I Don’t Know”

Socrates was asked, “What basis is wisdom built on?”His answer was simple: "I know that I don’t know."Let that settle in for a moment.Now, look around.Everywhere you turn, so ....
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The Word Salads On Offer

A global bank’s head of wealth recently said, “We remain cautious in terms of where to deploy incremental risk assets. Our message has not been to liquidate your portfolio and ....
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What Are You Really Investing For?

A few weeks ago, I met Aakash, a client of one of the firms we had recently acquired at Happyness Factory.He was a sharp, articulate gentleman. A professor of business analytics. 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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