Preface As you know, I have been an advocate of concentrated portfolio for quite some time now. Among friends, I used to refer each stock as a wife. The more you have the more the trouble! I’d say as you pick your life partner, you need to know the ins and outs of a business. … Read more
Preface As a sensible stock market investor, the first and foremost thing you need to do before investing in any company is to read its annual reports. Preferably, it has to be for the last economic cycle, i.e., the past 10 years, or the least the past 5 years. By the way, an annual report … Read more
Warren Buffett shares his experiences and thoughts as an investor in his annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders and often in his public appearances. His nuggets of elementary wisdom are indeed hard and fast rules to be adopted by any youngster aspiring to get rich over time. I regret for having not been able to … Read more
Preface Historically, stocks delivered superior returns over any other asset class. Any financial adviser will advise you to allocate a significant portion of your money into stocks citing the aforesaid statistic. But how and why? Why stocks as an asset class performed well over the long term than any other investment type? What is the … Read more
There is only one rule to be successful while investing in stocks and that is “to not lose money!” Despite the information overload these days, people still make mistakes investing in stocks and lose money. I am not an exception in this case as I too made all of the mistakes that I have listed … Read more
Financial experts always preach “Investing in stocks is a hedge for your money against inflation. It would fetch better returns than any other asset class over time.” However, investing in equities is not a child’s play. It could rip you apart completely if not done carefully. Hence most commoners think investing in equities is a … Read more