Systemic Shocks Return
The markets saw heightening volatility this week. The stress was very visible in financials, small caps, and midcaps. The sharp cut in […]
Time To Be Proactive
A relatively insignificant event triggered a massive scare in Indian financials on Friday. But, the story does not lie there. It lies […]
A Decade After Lehman
“Prophecy is a good line of business, but it is full of risks.” ~Mark Twain These words ring a […]
Oil, The Dollar and The Rupee
Rising oil and dollar mean only one thing for the Indian economy – trouble in the near-term. Business fortunes and purchasing power […]
The Active-Passive Choice
Investors are always so busy celebrating market highs that they miss the peak out moment. So, most investors tend to wake up […]
Seek Balance
If an asset class is hitting multi-year lows, then we tend to move away from it. On the contrary, when an asset […]
The Need Of The Hour
Opinions are very different from judgements. Investment is a field where we carry both and apply them constantly. Opinions are lighter, presumptive, […]
The Power of Prescience
The power of prescience is not something that is easy to practice in our investing. Knowing something in advance can be unfair […]
Lock into Debt
The purpose of monetary policy is to manage inflation, facilitate growth, and regulate credit in the economy. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee […]
Seek Safety
Indices do have their own way of peaking out. Up moves and peak outs are connected. What happens around an up move […]
Recalibrate Risks
Risks and returns are always meant to be viewed holistically. But, how many of us do that? An interesting incident only reminded us […]
Redo Asset Allocation
At a time when everybody has overdosed on equity, elections are looking imminent, macros are getting challenging, and benchmarks are outperforming portfolios, […]