Author: Arun

Thinking like a movie producer, may help you become a long term equity investor..

Did you know that your portfolio has a fund which is not visible to the naked eye. Once you factor this fund, your entire asset allocation might be a lot different than what you thought. Curious to discover the mystery behind the hidden fund. Read on..

Indian roads are the best place to understand risk management. Read on to find out how..

We as humans are not as rational as we think. We succumb to a lot of behavioral biases, courtesy, our evolutionary roots. Unfortunately, these biases mess up big time with our investment decisions. Sample this: We BUY HIGH and SELL LOW instead of BUYING LOW and SELLING HIGH. Now, let me be brutally frank with … Continue reading Worried about the next bear market. Introducing The Courageous Investing Movement – Are you in?

A simple yet effective C.U.R.R.E.N.T framework for evaluating equity funds..Read on

The best part about having frameworks is that it allows you to go back and check if it really worked and based on the feedback you can evolve and improve it. A few years back I had shared my debt fund evaluation framework here: Credit funds – Don’t count your returns before they hatch (Link)Here’s why … Continue reading Debt Funds – Revisiting the framework

Two days back, I had the shock of my life. My younger brother who has just started to work, has been mis-sold on a useless insurance plan in the guise of investments. Arghhhh. While I am stuck in my own world trying to solve for behavioral issues, asset allocation blah blah, I just realised there … Continue reading Decoding Insurance Plans as investment options