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Inflation means that over time the prices for everyday goods and services tend to rise. This steady increase makes each unit of money worth a little less than before, so your cash buys fewer items as time goes on. In simple terms, when inflation goes up, the same sum of money will not get you …
At first glance, the answer to this question might seem obvious, why stress over stock market swings when we can simply ride out the ups and downs? Yet, when we look at history, we see that even the brightest minds have been caught off guard by market behaviour. One famous example is Sir Isaac Newton, …
Investing in the stock market is often seen as a roller coaster ride. One day, it can feel like a rush of excitement, full of energy and possibilities; on another day, it might seem overwhelmed with stress and uncertainty. Many investors get caught up in these ups and downs, making mistakes such as focusing too …
In this blogpost, we will explore one of the most dramatic episodes in India’s financial history, a stock market crash that changed the course of the country’s early economic story. We will see the little-remembered event that happened in colonial Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1865, which is by-far the Indian stock market’s biggest crash. First, …
The stock market can be a rollercoaster ride, and many investors make costly mistakes along the way. While there are countless ways to lose money in the stock market, some mistakes are more common than others. Here’s a list of the most typical ways people lose their money fast: These are just a few ways …
Everyone plans for the future, whether it’s for daily tasks or vacations. We even take time to organize our monthly or yearly budgets. However, many of us are less motivated when it comes to retirement planning. The importance of retirement planning is often overlooked, and we tend to delay it until later in life. Retirement …
Millions of Indians engage in the arduous battle of stock valuation every weekday, from 9:15 AM to 3:30 PM, only to restart the next day. The central conflict? Determining the fair value of a stock, a process that involves mastering the art of stock valuation, which can be one of the most perplexing challenges. While …
Many potential investors are disappointed if a company’s IPO is a success. It may cause a wave of FOMO (fear of missing out) among people who were unable to get allotments in the IPO. But ‘Missing out’ and taking a ‘wait and see’ approach may not necessarily be detrimental. According to stock market professionals, investing …
One of the greatest investors of all time, Warren Buffett, is renowned for sharing his financial knowledge with shareholders through his annual letters of Berkshire Hathaway. Despite decades of market variations, these observations have been true. Buffett explains which companies he prefers and which he avoids in one of his annual letters. Buffett starts by describing the standards …
Often considered the founder of value investing, Benjamin Graham developed a defensive investment approach that attempted to save investors from large losses while yielding modest gains. His approach to investing focused on choosing undervalued, financially stable businesses with a “margin of safety.” Graham offered a rigorous framework for assessing defensive investing strategies in his well-known …