Blogs on Equity Investing

Learn about investing in equity through these engaging and insightful blogs.

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Mountain of eternal growth
So long as our civilization is still around, you’ll continue to see long-term growth in business, which will reflect in the stock markets. Read on…
Patterns in Chaos?
At any given point of time and in the immediate future, all markets – stocks, bonds, currencies, commodity, etc. – are chaotic. A wise and seasoned investor should recognize chaos for what it is and refrain from trying to make some sense out of it. Read on…
Digital Rupee vs Crypto Currency
Money is simply a matter of communal faith. Holders of this faith includes everyone – from the head of the government to the governors of the central bank to the common man. No private crypto currency can replace this edifice. Read on…
Where is the Money?
Do you have any idea what happens to your money that you have lost on a stock? Its not that someone else gained, your money simply disappeared! Read on…
Stock Price Dilemma
A partially informed investor is as effective as a partially informed surgeon; he will only hurt himself and those around him. Successful investing takes hard work and effort. Read on…
Valuing Shares
Don’t base your decision to buy a stock solely on the DCF model as it’s a moving target, full of challenges. But, it’s the best available amongst all other valuation tools. Read on…
Old Profits vs New Profits
Double entry bookkeeping, developed by Luca Pacioli in 1494 ignores intangibles: goodwill, human resources, management quality, etc. We need is a totally different system of measuring business. Read on…
Habits that make you a Successful Investor
Being successful as an investor needs you to adopt ‘good habits’. Find out what they are… Read on…
The Futility of Planning
Long-range plans engender a dangerous belief that the future is under control. Read on…
Work less, Live more!
We all would like to reach a state where we could spend our time doing leisure-based activities, or even just being lazy. However, the whole reason we have economics is that civilization will probably never reach that state. Read on…
Dealing with Risk using Margin of Safety
Equities carry the highest level of risk, but their return potential is the highest too. But how do you measure risk? The smart way is to value a stock and assess the margin of safety. Read on…
Focus on Future Growth
The popular P/E ratio does not reflect the company’s future potential. The relationship between the price/earnings ratio and earnings growth tells a much more complete story than the P/E on its own. Read on…
Remove emotions from your Investments!
Being emotional is a human trait… But it’s advisable to restrict your emotions to your relationships… don’t extend it to your investments! Read on…
Avoid unnecessary Activity
According to French scientist Blaise Pascal, “All man’s miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.” The fund management industry needs to reflect on Pascal’s potent words. Read on…
Making irrational investment decisions
Insights on how emotions impact our investment decisions
Behavioural finance explains how our emotions enter our investment decisions resulting in irrational decisions that are against our best interests. Read on…