Archives for August 2022

Remembering Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, one of the most successful Indian investors, passed away on 14th August.

I never got an opportunity to meet and interact with him, except for a few moments more than a decade ago. “Respect the market and be prepared for failure” is my faint memory of the advice I heard from him and, in hindsight, it was a great advice that I have never failed to practice.

Mr. Jhunjhunwala is known for his passion for the stock market. But how passionate was he?

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A Thought Experiment on Indian Two-Wheeler Companies

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You Don’t Need Better Goals, But Better Systems

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Reflections on Life, Investing, India at 75, and Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing

One of the best books I have read on living a life of purpose is the one from the world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen, who developed the theory of ‘disruptive innovation’, which has been called the most influential business idea of the early 21st century. In fact, Christensen introduced ‘disruption’ in his 1997 book The Innovator’s Dilemma, which was supposedly the only business book that Steve Jobs had on his bookshelf.

Anyways, the book I am talking about today is Christensen’s How Will You Measure Your Life?, the idea for which came up first in a 2010 speech he gave to Harvard Business School’s graduating class.

Drawing upon his business research, he offered a series of guidelines for finding meaning and happiness in life. He used examples from his own experiences to explain how high achievers can all too often fall into traps that lead to unhappiness.

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[Notes] Howard Marks on Risk, Uncertainty, and the Importance of Humility in Investing

Howard Marks, co-chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, recently shared at a Goldman Sachs forum his investment philosophy and the art of assessing risk and identifying investment opportunities. Here are my notes from the interview.

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[Transcript] The One Percent Show: Kuntal Shah

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Kuntal Shah is a partner at Oaklane Capital, co-founder at Needle.ai, and a board member at Flame University. An electronics engineer by qualification, Kuntal bhai is a first-generation entrepreneur, a business leader and a prominent value investor with three decades of experience spanning various aspects of the capital market.

I look up to him as a fountain of knowledge and wisdom, especially when it comes to investing, business analysis and the economy. I’ve had the opportunity to learn from him and his experiences, through his various talks and presentations, and I must thank him for all the wisdom he has shared over the years.

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A Thought Experiment on Asian Paints

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How to Renew Your Mind

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Announcing: Safal Niveshak Prime Membership

I have been writing content on Safal Niveshak for the past 11 years, and almost all that I have shared here has been and will always remain free.

That work exists completely with support from YOU. You may have bought my investing course, or a book, and I thank you for that.

Today, it brings me great joy to launch a new service for you – The Safal Niveshak Prime Membership – where I plan to share with you the best ideas from my learnings from the world’s greatest teachers in areas ranging from investing, decision making, learning, and life.

As a Prime Member, you will unlock access to exclusive members-only content, transcripts of my podcasts, notes on listed Indian companies (without recommendations), special ebooks, notes from the books and other timeless resources I am reading, curated content that I am consuming and learning from day after day, and special members-only discount on my value investing courses and books.

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