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Better Half
Recently i received a beautiful message on mobile, some times we got such awesome message from awesome people. I don’t remember who have sent but I would like share it with you…. However, our wives or should I say ‘better halves’ forgive us all the time for transgressions committed by us. So here goes my piece… One day out of the blue, it struck me while speaking about SIP, that SIP itself is very similar to our wife. Let’s look at some similarities : 1) An SIP is meant to be for the long term. Our relationship with our better halves…
Things to avoid while investing in Equity
I loved to read this message received on my whtaspp… Please Keep in mind these 20 things must avoid while investing in direct equity or equity mutual funds. 1) Don’t delay your investing 2) Don’t invest for short periods 3) Don’t be greedy when markets rock 4) Don’t be fearful when markets suck 5) Don’t check your returns too oftern 6) Don’t listen to tips 7) Don’t watch CNBC 8) Don’t follow the herd 9) Don’t get affected by past events 10) Don’t get affected by recent events 11) Don’t invest to save taxes 12) Don’t invest in a single…
Mutual Funds Sahi Hai !!!
Stock market is a dangerous, risky place to invest but rewards are sometimes equally great. Have a look at some companies where investors have lost a lot of money. 10,000 invested in Videocon Industries in 2012 is today Rs.610 10,000 invested in Religare Enterprise in 2007 is today Rs.554 10,000 invested in Lanco Infratech in 2006 is today Rs.91 10,000 invested in Reliance Communication in 2006 is today Rs.156 10,000 invested in Kingfisher airlines in 2007 is today Rs.0 The list is very long… There are numerous examples that have destroyed investors wealth even after staying invested for many years. So don’t get Carried away by a few success stories of…
An Interesting Data !!!
An interesting perspective, I received this on my WhatsApp last week…. US By 1999, 49% of Americans Owned Equities, this Percentage was just 3% in 1980. These 20 years was also the Time when Warren buffet, Paul Tudor Jones, George Soros were Created. In 2017 only 3% Indian owns Equities.. In 1979, the BSE Index was 100 Today it is over 33,000 That is a return of over 17% per annum. If we were to add back dividends received and assume that they were to be reinvested in the BSE-30 Index, then the return…
Patience is key to success
In the 60’s in USA scientists have performed a test. The test is famously known as “MARSHMALLOW RESEARCH” What is this Marshmallow Research ??? let’s check out…. Marshmallow is an eatable food item. Today we all know marshmallow as a android version. The scientists form a group of students aged 4 to 5 and told them that they can eat the marshmallow immediately or after twenty minutes. The student who will eat this marshmallow after twenty minutes will get another food item. Many of the students ate immediately. But some of them have patients the ate after twenty minutes. After 20 /25 years…
30-30 Challange
Are you aware of 30-30 challenge? No, then it’s high time you know and start thinking seriously about it !!! ✔25 years – 55 years : EARN – SAVE – SPEND ✔55 years – 85 years : SPEND – SPEND – SPEND You have 30 years to earn, save, invest and create retirement corpus to be used over the next 30 years assuming life expectancy to be 85 years. This is why your Retirement Planning should start with your first pay cheque. Have you started planning your retirement, what are you waiting for..??? START YOUR RETIREMENT SIP TODAY…. To know…