This too shall pass
When there is so much noise and confusion around us, it is important to have a perspective that everything is impermanent. And no matter how dark the day is now, that too shall pass.
Tag: Finance
Best of times, worst of mistakes
This blog is about money. And how over centuries we seem to be making similar mistakes with it.
We’ll see
Time is the ultimate stressor. Most of the current narratives, ideas, books, products or technologies are unlikely to stand the test of time. On the other hand, things, ideas and products that have survived for hundreds of years are likely to do so in future too.
Unpopular investing
Investment should be about making good long term returns. It’s not about winning a popularity contest.
Voting machine vs weighing machine
This blog revisits some of Ben graham’s teachings related to markets and valuations.
Dot balls in investing
When there is nothing to do, do nothing. This is true in Test Cricket, Baseball, Investing and Business. It’s important to be patient and wait for the right opportunity rather than swing after suboptimal opportunities.
Lessons from a lost sheep
In this blog, I connect the Parable of the Lost Sheep from the Bible to investing in turnarounds. Just as there is extra happiness in finding the lost sheep, there is extra rewards for a turnaround that is successful.
The greatest wonder
People don’t think of survival as much as they should. This blog provides examples to prove that.
Slack – the good bad word
Slack is like margin of safety. Slack helps countries, companies, portfolios and individuals to survive.
Economics for the irrational man
Classical Economics assumes humans make decisions rationally. But in reality we are all messed up. Behavioral Economics explains our biases and why/how we make irrational decisions all the time.
Interest upon Interest 