Archives for September 2012

Take Control, Investor!

Okay, this is going to be my smallest post on Safal Niveshak so far. But I hope this will leave you with something to introspect. 🙂

There are five key aspects of investing…

Risk = Not knowing what you are doing
Cost = Broking commission + Financial planning fee + Entry loads + Administration fee + Subscription fee for magazines, stock research + Consultation fee + Taxes
Time = Long term compounding
Emotion = Your behaviour
Return = Future gains/losses

Now…

So it beats me why…

Is this really true of you?

If yes (thanks for being honest!), tell me what you are doing to change this?

If not, hail Mogambo! 🙂

Timeless Resources on Value Investing

When I started my career in 2003, I “confidently” counted myself among the elite few from my MBA college to have made it to the lucrative “equity research” industry (MBA + campus placement + finance job = Overconfidence!)

I thought I had a wonderful chance to bring into practice whatever I’d learnt during my specialization in Finance, and especially things I’d learnt reading the subject of “Security Analysis and Portfolio Management”.

Things looked great till about early 2006, while I was still learning the “tricks” of the trade – the concepts of CAPM, beta, and efficient markets seemed so relevant.