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FAST FINANCE SERIES
Friday, 26 October 2018
The ‘Architect Blueprint’ suggests you know your own capabilities, and also the ‘lay of the land’ meaning the environment. To that end, I have created a series of videos that explain basic terms in black & white, using a whiteboard. These videos are only one minute each, so you can watch them all in one
- Published in Architect Blueprint, Invest
WHAT SAILING REMINDED ME ABOUT INVESTING
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
I got my first taste of sailing a few months after I’d seen the ocean for the first time. It was an amazing experience – the sight of the blue sky and bluer water, the wind in my face, the thrill of the yacht tilting…I was hooked!…though I didn’t get a chance to sail again
- Published in Growth Pillars, Invest
SO..WHAT IS FINANCE ALL ABOUT?
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
In this teaser for the web-series I made last year, the all-knowing finance professional Mr Sikka says ‘Finance is when savers invest in the real economy…hedge their risks through various financial instruments…and understanding your risk profile by coming up with optimum asset allocation.’ What??!! Sikka is not wrong. But because he, like other finance professionals,
- Published in Architect Blueprint, Invest
WHAT MY TREK REMINDED ME ABOUT INVESTING
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
“A trail in the Sahyadris doesn’t qualify as a trek! It’s a walk in the park compared to a real trek,” exclaimed a friend when I posted the picture on facebook. I was still proud of having made it to the top in the pouring rain as a novice, and more importantly back down without
- Published in Growth Pillars, Invest
YOU DON’T READ ABOUT MARKET CRASHES
Thursday, 09 February 2017
I had just finished a graduate diploma in applied finance and investments. With distinctions in a few subjects. I was feeling confident too. I had just got the job as an analyst by writing to the CEOs of leading research houses and investment consulting firms. Ok, perhaps, bordering on over-confident. I was 23. When I
- Published in Architect Blueprint, Invest
HOW TO GET REALLY RICH? PUT ALL YOUR EGGS IN ONE BASKET
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
You must have heard the saying, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.” But the richest investor in the world, Warren Buffett, says, “Put all your eggs in one basket and watch the basket very carefully.” Wonder why? Look at anyone who’s really rich – Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, etc. How did
- Published in Fun Money Roof, Invest
WHAT IS INVESTING?
Monday, 03 August 2015
At the very basic level, investing is either you lending money or taking a stake in a business. As simple as that! Imagine a friend setting up a new business, say a restaurant. He asks you to invest in his venture. He gives you two options – either you can loan him some money, which
- Published in Growth Pillars, Invest
