Four Psychological Traits for Successful Investing

What does it take to succeed at investing and build wealth, that ultimately gains us financial independence? I believe, based on my 15 years of investing experience, that for successful investing, psychology matters more than finance and maths. In this post, I discuss four psychological qualities that can help an investor succeed at investing. These … Continue reading Four Psychological Traits for Successful Investing

A glimpse of ‘Risk on the Wane’ in Markets

The last one-and-half years were tough times for the market. Volatility and Uncertainty dominated. Technically, we cannot call this a bear market as prices, even though had wild swings on both sides, are at the same level as they were one-and-half years ago. Prices need to fall by 20 percent or more from the recent … Continue reading A glimpse of ‘Risk on the Wane’ in Markets

Contrarian Investing

An Investment Approach to Achieve Superior Returns Consistently alpha - excess return of an investment relative to the general market: Contrarian - a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion: The goal of an investment manager is to generate alpha – a return more than the general market. Investment managers are paid to achieve alpha. … Continue reading Contrarian Investing

The Relation between Interest Rates & Stock Returns

An investor should be aware of it for better decision-making amn capital - post - influence of interest rate on stock price The years 2020 and 2021 were good for the markets. Nifty50 – the benchmark index of NSE – gained 14.77 percent and 23.04 percent in 2020 and 2021, respectively. But the performance of … Continue reading The Relation between Interest Rates & Stock Returns