Most new investors come with dreams of making a lot of money in the stock market. They invest in stocks that are recommended on business channels (like CNBC) or they buy stocks that are...
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Cup and Handle Pattern: Meaning with Example
The ‘Cup and Handle’ is a pattern which forms on the chart when a rising stock – goes through both price correction and time correction. Price correction is when the price of a stock...
Bearish Engulfing Candle Stick Pattern
The ‘Bearish Engulfing’ is a two-candle pattern. The first candle will be smaller and green in colour. The second candle will engulf (entirely cover) the previous candle...
10% vs 15% Returns: How big is the difference?
How big is the difference between 10% returns and 15% returns? A lot of people do not understand how much difference 5% extra returns can make, over a long period of time. Let us take an...
10 years of outperformance, 1 year of overconfidence!
Let’s say you were consistent with your mutual fund SIPs for 10 years. Your funds perform very well, and you earn compounded returns of 20% CAGR. If you were consistently investing ₹ 30,000...
Step Up SIP vs Normal SIP
The difference between a normal systematic investment plan (SIP) and a step-up SIP can be massive over long periods of time. In fact, the higher the step-up in the initial years, bigger...
Wall Street makes its money on activity, you make yours on inactivity: Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett once famously said “Wall Street makes its money on activity, you make yours on inactivity” Let us understand this quote in more detail. 76% of National Stock Exchange (NSE’s)...
Market Fluctuations are your friend, not your enemy: Warren Buffett
A couple of decades ago, legendary investor Warren Buffett said “Market Fluctuations are your friend, not your enemy… profit from the folly rather than participate in it” In this article...
‘Make money while you sleep or Work until you die’ – Warren Buffett
The world’s most successful investor, Warren Buffett, famously said “If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die”. A lot of people misunderstand this...
Peter Lynch: More money is lost anticipating market corrections
This is a very important quote from one of the world’s most successful investors – Peter Lynch – who is also the author of the popular book ‘One Up On Wall Street’. The quote highlights a...