Yes, it’s time to put on the big boy pants…Safal Niveshak is two years old today. 🙂
A lot has happened in these quick two years, but as with any 2-year-old, I’m just getting started.
Most of all, I want to thank each and every one of you for “raising” this initiative to this point — it truly could not have happened without you, dear tribesman.
I know I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating – Thank you so much for reading, for commenting, for your interest and support and intelligent criticism, for keeping me honest, for helping this entire movement of creating smarter and independent stock market investors become greater and spread wider.
You are magnificent, and I am supremely grateful for your time and attention.
Here are some numbers that might interest you.
In these two years, I have written 400 posts, have 6,000+ subscribers for The Safal Niveshak Post, and have seen 100,500 unique visitors visit the website from 151 countries.
Most importantly, not only are people coming to Safal Niveshak, they are staying here for more than 5 minutes per visit. Now that’s encouraging in the age of Twitter and widespread attention deficit disorders! 🙂
Here are the five most-read posts on the site over these two years…
- Value Investing, the Sanjay Bakshi Way
- Analyze a Stock in 30 Minutes
- A 2-Year Course to Become a Smarter, Independent Investor
- An Open Letter to My Daughter
- How I Quit My Job And Found Myself
I get a lot of emails every week from readers telling me that something I wrote kept them out of trouble or helped them make sense of their personal financial life. These letters serve a great sense of achievement and provide a consistent motivation to carry on doing my work.
Here’s one such letter I received recently…
Your articles are like lampposts in unknown land. Every time I am confused about which way to go I try to look at the lampposts and I get the way. I know at the end I have to find the way myself but a guide who traveled this road can tell about the possible precautions and dangers as well as pleasures in travelling by this route. Thank you for what you are doing. ~ Dr. Umesh Lad
I want to finish this post by saying that I’m really humbled that you take the time to read what I write down here…especially when I write the exact same thing 200 times a year in such a way that you never think I am repeating myself. 🙂
Here’s something that resonates so much with what I am feeling as Safal Niveshak completes two years.
I read this on one of the few blogs I read consistently…that of Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, who wrote this after completing five years at his own blog…
“I am simply amazed at the most intricate and valuable information that has come through these posts…on matters personal, on matters of conflict, on matters of worldly wisdom, of care and consideration for the other, of the connections made with unknowns, of bondings, friendships that never existed but do now with a flourish, our concerns for each other, our greetings to those, oceans and worlds apart, of discovering incredible talent…all through the medium of a few words.
Thank you dear tribesman for your patience, and for bearing with me!
Special thanks to Mr. Sudhir Bhargava for being the most prolific commentator on Safal Niveshak so far, with his 253 comments. Here’s a special gift I just sent him.
Finally, I have a request to make – If Safal Niveshak has touched your life, as an investor or otherwise, I would be happy and honoured to know in the Comments below.
I am waiting to get motivated for another two years. 🙂
when I write the exact same thing 200 times a year – Even jason zweig mentioned a very similar thing in his recent note – i think he completed some 400 or more articles… 🙂 The website is great and always get to learn more.
-Ashish
Many thanks Ashish! I have lesser things to write about than the amazing Mr. Zweig 🙂
Hi Vishal,
Heartiest congratulations and best wishes on completing 2 years!!
On this occasion I just want to say…..that ‘Value Investing’ and the ideology behind the ‘Safal Niveshak’ initiative is an idea whose time has come for Indian markets..!!
You are doing a superb job and the all the best for many more golden milestones which are yet to come!!
Regards,
Vivek Krishna
Mumbai
Thank you for your kind words, Vivek!
Thanks for taking us through this wonderful journey of investing!!!
When I look at quality your of blog posts and the quality of participant comments, I can only think of this. You all have great experience and you all are willing to share it with guys like me. For guy like me, working in software and have huge interests in investing, blogs like yours are a blessing!
Thanks Ragu! Keep reading 🙂
Hi,
This site is a comprehend of articles and the way you can go about for a value investor. Certainly, it is worth reading- not only for people who invest in equities but also for lay man as it would help him to manage personal finance. Also, at this point in time, there are hardly any honest financial advisors in our country. Equity as an asset class is under-penetrated.
So while I congratulate Vishal for the past two years, I would urge him to keep going for many more years to come.
Yes the journey will continue for long, Bhavesh 🙂
Thanks a lot for your kind words!
Congrats for 2 wonderful years!!! Great initiative… Terrific work… Out of the box thinking… Want to see growing from strength to strength…
Thanks for the motivation, Vinod!
Many happy returns of the day! May your tribe increase!
Amen! Thanks Mr. Sridharan!
Hip Hip Hurray!
Many congratulations Vishal and all tribesmen! We will go ahead, much ahead. 2 years, as we all know, not even “short-term” in value investing! 🙂
Cheers,
Ashish
Indeed Ashish. 🙂 Thanks for your appreciation!
Many congratulations!!
Your talent, intelligence, patience and perseverance has paid off, and that is another learning for all of us.
Rgds & best wishes.
Indranil
Thanks for your kind words, Indranil!
Congrats Vishal (The Chief Tribesman) for engaging the fellow tribesman with lot of information, experience and practical ways to improve there knowledge…. Wishing many more such anniversaries and a bounty of learnings…
Regards
Vijay
Thanks a lot, Vijay!
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Vishal and Safal Niveshak Team for all the valuable content and knowledge sharing that happens through interactions.
SN has stood the test of time and I wish it reaches more and more people looking to learn the art of sensible investing.
In today’s fast changing world several blogs or websites lose relevance or cease to exist. SN consistent presence, constant flow of articles, discussions, comments, etc is not easy to maintain, and credit goes to Vishal, other team members as well as the regular tribesmen(women) who have been contributing their bit regularly.
Congratulations once again and look forward to celebrations/party once you complete 5 years-:)
You have been one of the regular contributors, Sridhar…so many thanks for that!
Thanks also for your kind words of appreciation!
Dear Vishal,
Congratulations and the very best for the future! You have many more years to go.. not just 2. Let’s say Safalniveshak is 2 years young!
Keep up the great initiative.
Best regards,
Akbar
Yes Akbar…miles to go. 🙂 Thanks for your constant support and appreciation!
Hello Vishal,
I pray with every day more and more people become tribe member of this wonderful community.
I also pray every member part of this community work on the principles and become Financially Free.
My best regards for the future.
-Harshad
Many thanks, Harshad!
Congratulations to you Vishal and thank you to all tribesmen who have contributed so selflessly.
This is an example of collaborative learning and so prevalent on the net. It is such a big trend that people are already sounding the death of formal schools and colleges and universities. Sites like Khan Academy and Coursera are places where you can study / learn almost any topic.
Through the various posts I have learnt so much, realised how little I know and hope to continue to learn.
I hope together all of us will discover many new roads, overcome hurdles and venture into pristine health and wealth giving avenues.
Dear Vishal – Thank you the books and I must say you have achieved in a short 2 years what many struggle to do in many years. I think the underlying ethos of ‘giving’ ‘sharing’ selflessly is an important element contributing to the success. Good luck.
You have been an amazing supporter to this initiative, Sudhir, and from the very start. Many thanks for being there!
Congratulations Vishal!
Thank you for Safal Niveshak.
Thanks Prakash!
Dear Vishal,
first I should thank you for being there consistently, i feel its difficult to be persistent on an activity like this. its difficult to stay on the web and get noticed. i am not praising but this endeavor is comparable with the two great men first Amitabh Ji and next Sachin tendulkar, i find some similarities in them and you and trying to adapt them in my life (though not much successful yet) namely being persistent in owns work, enjoying what you do irrespective of critics, keeping oneself calm and focused in ups and downs of life (not only financial but life as whole), and giving luck due credit whatever happens good or bad. Now i congratulate you for completing two years and thank god that you started this on right time(for me at least and yes I am a human being and i have every right to be little bit selfish) as well as i come across a great person in the ocean of uncertainties. i wish you all the luck and all the success that you deserve. thank you again. may god keep you happy.
I am humbled, Dr. Lad! Thank you for your constant support and for your kind words of appreciation and motivation! Regards.
Congratulations Vishal.. Its ‘Safal “Niveshaks”‘ now. 🙂
Hope you continue this and we all stay your tribesmen.
Regards,
Swateek Jena
Thanks Swateek!
Dear Vishal,
At the outset ,I want to celebrate with you and all of our fellow Tribseman on the 2nd anniversary of Safal Niveshak.
There is none like this in India. I ‘ve been immensely benefited from this forum and only look to grow from here .
Kudos to all your efforts, sincerity and amazing Passion to get this to the 25th month !!!
Many Congratulations again
Regards
Santosh
Look forward to the 25th year, Santosh. 🙂
Thanks for being there and for the constant support!
Dear Vishal,
Big Congrats.
I kept my silence, expecting some gifts!
Think n Grow Rich is a superb book who shaped my life.
Dan makes me less irrational.
Best wishes,
JM
Indeed Janak. Thanks for your appreciation!
Congrats sirji, you have been doing a great job by educating people like me who are really unaware of so many things related to investing,earlier I used to think of only company and completely skipped my own behaviour but now I am little educated and want to learn so many things ,thanks a ton for lighting my path with your teaching.
I wish u keep rocking with ur brilliant posts.I believe.
”Safal niveshak is the basic foundation before u start investing”
Regards
Rushikesh
Many thanks Rushikesh!
Dear Vishal,
Heartiest Congratulations and heartfelt thank you for always being there like a beacon and symbol of hope for strayed investors and souls like me.
Safal Niveshak is not only a blog for great investment wisdom and engaging discussions but also a place where one can learn a lot about profound truths of life and the ways to live prosperously in real sense. One can only impart such wisdom, if one is living those virtues. It is sheer pleasure to read the responses full of knowledge and experiences from other tribesmen as well. Kudos to you and ever amazing tribesmen. Since I am working on one of the initiatives on learning and education, I can proudly say that you not only demonstrate us how to invest and live but Inspire us to the core .
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur Ward
Wishing you many more such milestones in the journey of Safal Niveshak and your own life :)
Warm regards
Akhilesh
I feel humbled, Akhilesh. Not sure if I deserve all that, but thanks a lot for your kind words of appreciation and motivation! Regards.
Hi Vishal,
I want to say thank you for writing all information/setting process for investment about stock and making common man like me believe that they can also learn and start investing in stock market. I have started to study stock more seriously after I visited your website.
Thanks you once again,
Regards,
Vijay
Thanks a lot Vijay! Keep going.
COngratulations Vishal your work is an inspiration for all of us…
Thanks Ankur!
Congratulations to Vishal and all the fellow tribesman of Safal Niveshak. Well, frankly speaking, I spend nearly an hour everyday, once I am back from work. And, its only because the content and its presentation is so enticing and easy to understand. Maintain the quality and consistency. 🙂
Many thanks, Amit! Feels great to know about your efforts in reading what I write. Regards.
Dear Vishal…
Indeed a great achievement… keep moving ahead… & many congratulations on completion of 2 yrs. I have been educated more n more because of SAFAL NIVESHAK.
Thanks a lot…
Regards,
Nilesh Mundale
Thanks for your kind words, Nilesh!
Well, we have something in common. Its been 2 years for SN and as a reader, its been almost a year for me 🙂
But its with the same pleasure and anxiousness that I open every mail sent by you Vishal. You have been a great mentor and a great teacher.
But I am sure there still are “Miles to Go”
Keep being Awesome!
Indeed Mayank! 🙂 Many thanks for reading Safal Niveshak and being there for me.
Dear Vishal
Congratulations to you and wish SAFALNIVESHAK a heartiest Happy Birthday….It has been two years,since a guy with some modest image took upon himself to change the way retail investors,invested in equities…he wanted to prove that retail investors,if understood the game well,were capable of themselves earning a handsome rate of return from equities and thus was born safalniveshak…One man’s idea has turned out into a mass movement,where now every member of the tribe is trying to improve himself and other members in the field of investing…as we find value in our life and in our style of investing…I would pray for this tribe not for the next two years,but for many years to come…when we grow old in terms of our stock holding and process system.Let us pledge for the total upliftment of the tribe and its members and move forward in terms of wealth and life.
A special thanks to vishal,for carrying on the work selflessly…may you succeed in all walks of life.
Thanks and Regards
Happy Investing
Reni George
Thank you so much Reni for your kind words! Thanks also for being the rock-solid support to this movement. Yes, the upliftment of the entire tribe is what drives this initiative, and I feel so glad you have always been there. Regards.
Great going, Vishal 🙂 A wonderful journey and some profound thoughts to value the “value”, not just in investing, but in life.
I wish Safal Niveshak many more such milestones, and it continue to grow – not the way markets are doing on “steroids”, but grow in an organic, healthy manner and benefit many thousands and lakhs, and, millions of readers and investors 🙂
Congratulations again, to you, your family and our family of “safal Niveshaks” 😉
Thanks for keeping your faith, Sunny! Thanks also for your never-ending support to this initiative! Regards.
Dear Vishal,
A big congratulation….
No greeting card to give…
No sweet flowers to send…
No cute graphics to forward…
Just a loving heart saying “HAPPY ANNIVERSARY” & “HAPPY INVESTING”
Vivek
Many thanks, Vivek! 🙂
Awesome job Vishal. It has been a daily routine for the past 6 months to wake up to read your posts and learning from the Safal niveshak community.
Wishing U and Safal Niveshak many such proud moments.
-Abhishek
Feel great to know that, Abhishek.
Many thanks for your kind words of appreciation! Regards.
Hi Vishal,
I have been a great follower of your Safal Niveshak posts. I have been a member almost from the start and I have read most of your articles. All posts have always been very informative. There is some magic in it that I am addicted to these posts and eagarly wait for the next posts.
Congratulations for completing 2 years and wish you many more such birthdays.
Thanks,
Venkat
Thank you so much for your kind wishes, Venkat! Thanks also for being there throughout. Regards.
Hi Vishal,
Congratulations! This is a mark of your consistency, stamina, and desire to share knowledge.
You do not need motivation from others, great people are self motivated as they have a purpose much larger than themselves which draws them forcefully to do what they must do.
Regards,
Rajaram
Thanks Rajaram! Your words mean a lot to me. Regards.
Dear Vishal,
Your Safal Niveshak posts has really been inspirational and great learning programme for all of us. The best part is that your posts are not limited to stock market specifically but the whole investment and spending habits of an individual. Keep up your GOOD WORK.
Thank you Rahul! Keep reading 🙂
Dear Vishal, I am relatively new reader of your blog and want to convey my sincere thanks for work that you are doing to make each of us a wonderful investor. My best wishes to you. All the best.
Aditya
Welcome Aditya! Thanks a lot for your wishes.
Congrats on completion two years. i was introduced to this website recently. I enjoy,learn and enrich on more subjects than ‘just stocks’. Thank you all.
Wish the website to reach more!
Thanks for your wishes, Vishy!
BIG THANKS Vishal for being around us. I have learnt a lot from your writings and work-shop regarding broader subject of life and its priorities.
i also learnt about investing!
Wish you a Great Success for many more years to come! —- uday shah
Thank you so much Mr. Shah! Thanks also for your constant support. Regards.
Dear Vishal,
Hats off to you for speaking your mind and helping lot of lost souls like us find their bearings in this mad world of investing. Keep up the good work and hope you continue with it!! Wishing you the very best in all your endeavours…
Thank you so much, George! Regards.
Hello Vishal ji,
Before I came across..your safal niveshak posts, I was just an ignorant investor, who would invest on whims and without much consideration.
I roughly new warren buffet by his name and as a first / second richest man in the world….i didn’t bothered much about his or his partner or his Guru’s investment style. Unknowingly I had read Intelligent Investor by Benjamin graham…..not because he was the mentor of Mr. Buffet but due to the name of the book….
But after reading a couple of your post..while random surfing…I like your idea and style of writing..and since then I have never looked back………and have never missed your single article.
I should confess that know I have become a lot more disciplined investor and have read a lot about the Gurus of this field and have purchased hard book of Peter Lynch. Before I visited your site investing for me was a fluke or a dart game..if it hits……………I rejoiced and if it missed..i won’t tell it to anybody..and remorse in private… but now that not the case.
I have been rational in all my investment related moves.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart…Vishal ji to get me on the proper track..which leads to a rich life both in term of finance & non-finance (more important) terms.
The very special quality of you and Prof. Sanajy Bakshi ji (whom I was introduced to through your site only) is that of sharing what you have learned. Before that it was like a black box.
But as is said, what goes around comes around. Good things you spread comes back to you in unexpected way and with compound interest. You must have surely experienced it, as your are the first one to share good with others like me.
Regards,
Kishor.
Feels great to know more about you Kishor ji. Thanks a lot for sharing your journey so far, and all the best for the future. Thanks also for your kind words of appreciation and motivation! Regards.
Hi Vishal
Hi Vishal, Heartiest congratulations and best wishes
And Also Please start to read and explain Warren Buffet Letters. if possible.
Thanks a lot Hitesh! Yeah, that’s pending for quite some time. Will try to restart soon.
Thanks Vishal, I never tried to learn how to comment on a blog, did try in past via tabs/cell etc but left it after couple of try. You have already established best alternate life school/ education in this blog and your other affiliated activities. Reading this regularly ensures someone never misses any important thinks to live and life – other successes in career, investments, happiness, networking, better relationships etc etc are just by products which are guaranteed.
Thank you so much for your appreciation, Ajay! Feels great to hear from you. Hope to see more of you here. 🙂 Regards.
Congratulations Vishal.
I am just a new subscriber, but I really like the simple way that you put across the fundamentals of Value Investing in Safal Niveshak. Wishing more such years of guiding retail and newbie investors like us.
Thank you Kunal! And welcome to the Safal Niveshak tribe. 🙂
Congratulations vishal….i had really liked the interview of Mr Sanjay Bakshi..
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Thanks Srikanth!
Congratulations Vishal. Thanks for always keeping us informed and sharing your knowledge. I really look forward to you posts which inspire me to do something better every day. Keep up the good work.
Congratulations Vishal, and keep the articles coming.
I came across an interesting person by the name of Mr Parag Parikh.I’ve read one of his books “stocks to riches” and it was pretty good.I would consider him second to peter lynch.He also has local knowledge of things like price bubbles and operator manipulation.He runs his own mutual fund now
Hope you could cover this guy in your next post.
Congratulations. I wish this website to be the most preferred one in India for gaining insights into value investing and related areas by the end of 4 years i.e., 2015