Navigating finances can feel daunting, can’t it? Conversations about investing, planning for retirement, and setting financial goals often get pushed to the back burner, just like the promises we make to ourselves about starting someday. But what if we shifted our perspective? What if today became our Day One? In community circles, I often hear […]
It is a truth widely accepted that most results come at the end of action or a series of actions, not the beginning. Thomas Phelps, one of the great investment gurus of our times, said, “To make money in stocks, you need to have vision to see them, the courage to buy them, and patience […]
Curbing emotions during turbulent times can be a challenge but is important for long term investors. Volatility in the stock market can prompt some investors to make poor decisions. EMOTIONS CAN BE A powerful impediment to investment success, particularly when tweets create stomach-churning market volatility. Investors able to avoid fight or flight responses to market […]
“Our favourite holding period is forever.” – Warren Buffett What is long term? Does Systematic Investing Plan (SIP) work? Should I continue my SIP? Will the markets go down even more? How much more? Should I exit? What should be the new strategy? These are some of the questions that crop up in the minds […]
Meet Ms. M. She is an investor with a moderate risk appetite. This is her investment portfolio. It comprises a combination of funds. The funds have been chosen only after considering her risk appetite. Visual of line graph We have been planning Ms. M’s finances for the past 15 years. During this period, Ms. M’s […]
In the early part of this decade, taking a home loan and putting the money in real estate was considered a lucrative avenue of investment, considering the double digit returns that real estate was delivering to investors and the tax savings on home loans. However, things have changed since. Demonetization and a structural slowdown on […]