In last couple of days there was a news in the Business world announcing that India now has 100 Unicorns! Unicorn is a company (usually a start-up, but not always so) which achieves a valuation of $1 Billion. This valuation is usually based on multiple rounds of investments by Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists and Private... Continue Reading →
डॉ. अनिल लांबा हे एक सुप्रसिद्ध अर्थतज्ज्ञ आहेत. त्यांचे Romancing The Balance Sheet हे पुस्तक मी खूप पूर्वी, म्हणजे साधारण २००२-२००४ या काळात वाचले होते. त्याच नावाचा त्यांचा एक workshop/seminar ही आहे, पण तो अतिशय महाग आहे (रुपये ५०,००० ते रुपये १ लाख). त्यामानाने रुपये ५००-७०० चे पुस्तक जास्त चांगले असे वाटेल. पण ते पूर्णपणे... Continue Reading →
It's Warren Buffett's birthday today! Born on 30th August 1930, he completes 91 years today! I have written several times on this blog about Warren Buffett! He and Charlie Munger (Age 97 and still very active!) are one of the few living legends I admire and follow closely. I discovered Warren Buffett sometime in early... Continue Reading →
I like Nithin Kamath, the founder of Zerodha, one of India's cheapest lowest brokerage firm. I have watched/listened to few of his interviews on TV, Radio and his journey is impressive! I am a customer of Zerodha and like the platform (though there are many improvements possible). Here is a detailed chat with Nithin Kamath... Continue Reading →
I don't read daily newspaper with the same enthusiasm or purpose any more. I do read it for trivial news updates, but not for being informed about world events or for forming views/opinions. Firstly, daily newspaper had become way more outdated for that, particularly in the age of Social Media where news is fed and... Continue Reading →
I follow many good people, thought leaders on Twitter. Unfortunately, I also follow just too many people there. So I often miss some of the great posts that appear on my timeline. I feel I need to bring back focus and discipline in the kind of things and people I follow. Not just on Twitter,... Continue Reading →
Magic of Compounding: In 1626, Peter Minuit of Netherlands bought the island of Manhattan from the Lenape people for a basket of clothes, beads and other stuff that would have been worth just $24 then. Now, you might think that the native Americans were robbed. Actually, if they were able to invest that $24 in... Continue Reading →
I stumbled upon this long interview (2 hrs 25 mins) of Anthony Deden who is Chairman of Edelweiss Holdings! He is amazingly articulate and his clarity of thought (in his domain) reminded me of Charlie Munger! Watch this interview at leisure and with full attention...and let it sink in...slowly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4_U6bS-cU4
Last week I posted a blog on the 10 Years Challenge and the craze of the challenge is still going sttong! Today I received the 10 Years Challenge applied to the Indian stock market. It's an interesting reminder of what right or wrong stock selection can do to your portfolio. Those who have been in... Continue Reading →
Saw this interesting message on Twitter. Forgot to note the person who posted it and now I cannot find him. Will update once I find. --------------------------------------------------- Attached list has names arranged in descending order of best CAGR returns in recorded investing history. Warren Buffet sits somewhere in middle. So why is he the most successful... Continue Reading →
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