Insights

Tags: insights

RSS feed for this section

What happens when you start an Equity SIP and the market never falls?

Shrinath M L

Once upon a time there lived a poor woodcutter. On a hot, sultry day he was chopping down a large tree near a river. As he toiled hard at work,…Continue Reading

How to Invest a Large Sum of Money in Equities?

Arun Kumar

I have money but I am scared to invest now in equities… Most of us during our working careers will have two forms of cash flows Regular Cash Inflows from…Continue Reading

Daedalus, the Legendary Craftsman from Greek Mythology, has Two Warnings for Investors

Arun Kumar

This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. In Greek mythology, master craftsman Daedalus and his son Icarus, were imprisoned on an island by King Minos. To escape,…Continue Reading

Equity SIP Investors and the Three Points of Failure!

Arun Kumar

Let me start with a simple question.  Would you like to have a fit physique like say, Virat Kohli or Sindhu? Assuming you are not that rare fellow human being…Continue Reading

How to be a ‘REAL’ Crorepati?

Shrinath M L

All of us dream of becoming a crorepati. But most of us don’t have a clear plan of how much to save and invest to get there. Here’s a simple…Continue Reading

What to do when equity markets hit all-time highs?

admin

“Buy Low, Sell High”, is the general market wisdom.  Going by the same logic, when markets reach all-time highs, should you reduce your equity allocation or stay invested?  Here is…Continue Reading

What happened to India’s worst market timer?

Shrinath M L

The movie ‘Just My Luck’ starring Lindsay Lohan and Chris Pine has an interesting plot involving luck. Lindsay plays a character who is always lucky. She works for a great…Continue Reading

Humbled by the Markets

Arun Kumar

It is inevitable that at some point in time during your investment journey you will hear this warning… The EXPERT who predicted the last market crash is predicting the next…Continue Reading

Large Cap Active Funds Underperforming Passive Funds. What Next?

Arun Kumar

A majority of active large cap funds (read as managed by fund managers) have underperformed their benchmark indices in the last few years.  This leads to the obvious question –…Continue Reading

Why Did The Chicken Wear Red Eyeglasses?

Arun Kumar

This article was originally published in LiveMint. Click here to read it. In the early 1900s, chicken farmers had a major problem. Their chickens were killing each other! The chickens had a…Continue Reading