• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Safal Niveshak

Wit. Wisdom. Value Investing.

  • Articles
  • Newsletter
  • Premium
  • Podcasts
    • The Long Game
    • The Inner Game
  • Books
  • Ethics
  • Contact
  • Log In
  • Mastermind
  • Show Search
Hide Search
You are here: Home / 2026 / Archives for September 2026

Archives for September 2026

How to Lose Money on a Wonderful Business

Value Investing Workshop in Bengaluru (20th Sep.): I wrapped up the Chennai session of my full-day Value Investing Workshop last Sunday, and Mumbai is now sold out.

Which leaves Bengaluru as the one city where the last few seats are still available.

Click here for details and registration.

Now, on to today’s letter.


You buy a business you “like”. It fits the classic description of a “wonderful business.” It earns a return on capital comfortably above its cost of capital, has a clean balance sheet, and the management has a good track record of capital allocation and treating shareholders well.

Now, because we live in a world where everyone and their grandmother also has this same information about the business, you don’t get it cheap and so you pay up to get in.

[Read more…] about How to Lose Money on a Wonderful Business

The Cost of Being Warren Buffett

Value Investing Workshop in Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai: Before we begin, a quick personal note. I’m bringing my full-day offline Value Investing Workshop to three cities this September:

  • Chennai — Sunday, 6th September
  • Bengaluru — Sunday, 20th September
  • Mumbai — Sunday, 27th September

Very few seats remain in each city. Once those go, that’s it until next year.

Click here for details and registration.

Now, on to today’s letter.


Warren Buffett turned 96 years old a few days ago, on 30th August 2026. He bought his first stock at the age of 11, which means he has now spent about 85 years at this game, and at 96 he is still the man most of us in this business measure ourselves against.

It felt like a good moment to sit down and think about him once more.

[Read more…] about The Cost of Being Warren Buffett

About   |   Newsletter   |   Courses   |   Books   |   Connect

Uncopyrighted & Handcrafted with in India

  • Twitter
  • Youtube
  • Instagram