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  • The Utility of money: Investing yourself in people Vs Investing in money

    So what is investing and what’s an investment? I would think that, most academic will probably agree that, an investment – or investing – is a process that has an element of gamble in it. The hope is that you make a lot more than you put in, but then there’s is always a possibility…

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  • The oldest business model- People have always been the product

    The markets no longer mirror the underlying real economy but it reflects the mindset and the  prevailing sentiments of the investors. So increasingly markets are seen as becoming detached from the economy or what’s happening inside that economy. Take for example, the market rallies during the COVID-19 pandemic.  A time when most businesses are having…

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  • Riding a wave by learning from nature

    Momentum trades powers the market, and if you want to benefit from whatever happens in the market then, you do need to master the art of getting in and out of momentum trades. It is not easy, but it can be done. I learn from people and watching nature at work. And I do try…

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  • The Class of 2020

    Recently a dear friend of mine, who is a professor at a business school asked me to share a few words with his class over a zoom call. Initially, I was a bit reluctant, and that’s mainly because I have always felt that, I am the least qualified person to offer any advice to anyone…

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  • A False equivalence : Comparing Financial Crisis to the Pandemic

    My imaginary grandmother aka GrandMa once told me “ son!  you don’t measure the damage caused by a hurricane, when you are in the eye of the hurricane “. And I believe that to be true. In my own assessment, we should have a lot more clarity on where we are and the road ahead…

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  • The lessons learnt from the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic – A personal Introspection

    Most of us have been closely watching the world’s reaction to the corona virus pandemic. I must say, there is a lot of learn from the actions, reactions and inactions. For example, I have looked at China’s overall approach to combating SARS-COV-2 for a few months now, and my heart goes out to the families…

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  • The Influence of Culture on Investment Behaviour

    Culture plays a very important role in an economy, and there is a reason for it. Humans beings are designed to be cultural. Since the evolution of human modern human society, culture has continued  to be a strong part of average people’s lives. Culture tends to influence people views, values, money, aspirations, hopes, their priorities…

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  • Collective Behaviour: The Linchpin keeping the Human Society and the Market Economy Functioning

    A society along with the financial markets generally operates under a Collective behaviour model. And without a defined central command or control, it’s probably one of the best way to regulate activity and growth. In case you are wondering, examples of such systems are abundant in nature. For example, various species of ants that live…

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  • Capitalism Vs Socialism – Looking for a new normal

      The title is probably causing a bit of confusion, isn’t it ? However, my intention is not to cause any confusion, but to ask myself and hopefully others a simple, but an honest  question. And that is, when it comes to capitalism vs socialism debate, are we really taking sides based on  our bias…

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  • A Discussion on the concept of value

    Before I get started, I feel, it’s probably a good idea to set the backdrop of the story as a context to just why did I decide to write about the concept of value. So here it is.  I got on a scheduled conference call with two potential investors who were kind enough to show…

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