As Long As You Don’t Lose Money
If your portfolio earns 50% in one year and then loses 50% the next year, you are back to the same level, right? Wrong! Your two year return is still a negative 25%. Here's the calculation. Rs 100 becomes Rs 150 in year one, and then halves to Rs 75 in year two. So, net-net, you are down from Rs 100 to Rs 75 over two years, which is a -25% …
Capacity to Suffer
Note: This post was originally published in the April 2018 issue of Value Investing Almanack. To read more such posts and other deep thoughts on value investing, business analysis and behavioral finance, click here to subscribe to VIA. For many world-famous value investors, their interest in the field can be traced back to Warren Buffett. In …
Bitter Truths of Stock Valuation…and How You May Avoid Them
Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Youtube | Download Also Check: The Safal Niveshak Podcast One of the key topics that I cover during my value investing workshops and courses is valuations i.e., importance of valuations and the process of valuing stocks. But before I start this specific section, I warn members about two …
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The Fundamental Things Apply, As Time Goes By
Here is your weekly Saturday newsletter, where I share the latest updates from the site, a new idea worth thinking about, few stories you shouldn't miss, a question from my mailbox, and a question for you. Let's get started. On SN This Week Be Water, My Friend Investing and the Art of Wait How Fortunes are Made in Stock Market …
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Be Water, My Friend
The Safal Niveshak Podcast Update: I launched my podcast recently, where I plan to share insights on stock market investing, wealth creation, behavioural finance, and lifelong learning. Click here to visit the Podcast page. You may also subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Stitcher * * * Audio Listen on: Apple Podcasts | …
Investing and the Art of Wait
The Safal Niveshak Podcast Update: I launched my podcast recently, where I plan to share insights on stock market investing, wealth creation, behavioural finance, and lifelong learning. Click here to visit the Podcast page. You may also subscribe on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, and Stitcher * * * Tennis is one of my favourite sports simply …
How Fortunes are Made in Stock Market
I've started work on a series of podcasts (finally!), and here's the latest one on how fortunes are made in the stock market. Let me know how you find it, and your feedback and suggestions to improve the same. Thank you! Audio …
The Magical Rule of Four, or Maybe Seven
Here is your weekly Saturday newsletter, where I share the latest updates from the site, a new idea worth thinking about, few stories you shouldn't miss, a question from my mailbox, and a question for you. Let's get started. On SN This Week A Simple Formula for Survival in Life and Investing Why I Write What I Write? Chance Has No Memory …
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A Simple Formula for Survival in Life and Investing
This real-life story dates back to 2014, and it's about my father. During summer holidays, we were at our hometown in West Bengal where my father ran his business. He was generally a healthy person, but for the previous few months he was having slight pain around his left shoulder. The pain was occasional and thus he did not bother to get it …
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Why I Write What I Write?
I received this email from a reader recently- Boss, I'd prefer to read actionable articles on what stocks you like, and what trends you are seeing in the markets, etc. and not these crappy "how to think and invest better" articles. ~ AJ And then this slightly more respectable one - Your posts are like sermons. Please write about your …