Category Archives: Stock Investing

9th Anniversary and Decision Reviews

This blog is now 9 years old. Seems like yesterday. That’s the beauty of time. It passes off very quickly. We keep postponing decisions about doing a lot of activities in our lives. Don’t postpone. Just go ahead and do … Continue reading

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Last Post and a Review of Decision

In the past few days, since my last post, I have been pleasantly surprised. I am actually overwhelmed and surprised at the affection shown by all of you — a band of loyal readers. I have been made to believe … Continue reading

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Mutual funds are also Stocks

I had an interesting discussion with a close friend who is working for a financial advisory company in Mumbai. She is brilliant and very focused on customer service. She probably carries that focus from her Kotak Bank days. She is … Continue reading

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How is Sensex Calculated?

“Dad, how is the Nifty or the Sensex calculated? ” , Arjun, my younger son who is studying in Class XII and has taken Economics and Mathematics as his main subjects, asked me this question over dinner. I had some … Continue reading

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Sensex likely to Correct Sharply from 37852 so Keep your Cash Ready

I have not written my blog for the last few months for two reasons:- (a) A whole lot of wise people are tweeting, and re tweeting the lessons of Munger and Buffet. A lot of people are also  writing their … Continue reading

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SHOULD I INVEST IN A HOLDING COMPANY?

A Holding company is a parent, who invests in a working child who has the energy and temperament to work hard, earn and give something back to the parents without their physically working. That in a layman’s term is a … Continue reading

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WHEN WILL THE MARKETS CORRECT?

That’s the question I am being asked very often these days. Ever since, my last blog post, I have been inundated by my readers and friends with two questions:-

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NIFTY AT 10000 LEVELS

I usually do not hazard guesses. But the landslide victory of the Bhartiya Janta Party(BJP) in the biggest electorally meaningful state of Uttar Pradesh, day before yesterday seems to compel me to WARN INVESTORS because stock market pundits and soothsayers … Continue reading

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WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY 2017

I wish all my readers and their families a very Happy 2017. 01 Jan of every year is just a milestone kind of thing, same as birthdays and anniversaries. They become pegs around which we hang our decisions.  Actually how … Continue reading

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SELL NOIDA TOLL BRIDGE

Sometimes, one writes with a heavy heart. I guess today is one of those times.  I had been a proponent of investing in Noida Toll Bridge Company Ltd(NTBCL) for its free cash flows, debt free business and a moat which … Continue reading

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