Value Research

Process vs Randomness 18.05.2026 3:37 ↓

Trader, mathematician and writer Nassim Taleb thinks that markets are far more random than we think and increasing reliance on models and investment theories may be making financial disasters more likely.

PM Said: Don't Buy Gold. Should You Sell Yours? 15.05.2026 12:05 ↓

The PM's list isn't about gold. It's about something bigger.

The straight-line trap 12.05.2026 5:10 ↓

Why confident predictions about markets usually get the most important things wrong

The Omaha show is over 12.05.2026 4:03 ↓

Sometimes waiting for too long can lead to missed opportunities

Read the signal, not the list 12.05.2026 6:16 ↓

The Prime Minister's seven appeals are about consumption. The signal they carry is about the rupee.

Beware of 'professional' advice 12.05.2026 3:19 ↓

Blindly following brokers and advisors can quietly destroy wealth. Good investing starts with questioning advice, not trusting it blindly.

Make Your Money Last: Invest Smart in Retirement 08.05.2026 12:53 ↓

Your Salary Has Stopped. Your Expenses Haven't.

The stolen crystal ball 07.05.2026 4:43 ↓

The real edge in investing isn't being able to connect the dots and spot winners - it's the ability to invest capital that is truly yours. That is real safety.

The great investor theory 07.05.2026 3:45 ↓

History has the Great Man theory, and likewise, the field of investment can have the Great Investor theory. But can there be a great investor, or can anyone become one by following trends?

53 Lakh SIPs Stopped. Should Your Stop Yours? 01.05.2026 8:30 ↓

The data says no — and here's exactly what it costs you to say yes.

Comfort is expensive 30.04.2026 4:03 ↓

Waiting for certainty is just another way of paying a premium

Less news is good news 28.04.2026 3:52 ↓

Investors who obsessively follow financial news often harm their own interests by overreacting to it. News is about the short-term, which investors should mostly ignore...

Nothing ever happens 27.04.2026 4:02 ↓

A weird betting bot teaches what seasoned investors already know: the best strategy is often to do nothing at all

Risk perceptions 27.04.2026 4:20 ↓

Human beings perceive and calculate risk in a very non-linear fashion. We are often unable to make the correct decisions in everything from where to go on a holiday to where to invest our money.

Debt vs Equity 27.04.2026 3:29 ↓

What we need is a simple strategy that doesn't force us to try to time the markets. And that's exactly what is offered by the simple time-tested techniques of asset allocation and rebalancing.

SIP Plan For Your Child's Education 24.04.2026 9:57 ↓

Education costs double every 6–7 years. Here's how to stay ahead.

Accounting fiction 20.04.2026 4:10 ↓

Jesse Livermore, a trader on Wall Street, once said, "There are only two emotions in the market - hope and fear." However, the list includes doubt, suspicion, caution, confidence, fear, panic, despair, etc

Institutionalised mistrust 20.04.2026 3:40 ↓

In most spheres of life & especially so in the stock markets, the basic truth is that everyone will always work for their own benefits. And for an investor, this is the first lesson to be learned.

When incentives work against investors 20.04.2026 5:38 ↓

To fix a financial problem, ask who profits from it, not who suffers

What's your risk tolerance? 20.04.2026 3:31 ↓

Most people's risk tolerance is actually zero. You could be financially very stable and yet be completely averse to the idea of losing money. The solution is to adopt time-based asset allocation.

What's in a name! 20.04.2026 3:58 ↓

When a label means everything and tells you nothing

5-Star to 3-Star. Should You Exit? 17.04.2026 10:04 ↓

A downgrade is a warning light — not an instruction to pull over.

Are markets really risky? 15.04.2026 3:50 ↓

If you define risk as volatility, then the stock markets are indeed very risky. But if you define risk as the probability of suffering a loss over the long term, then the risk is entirely manageable.

Monkeys, goats and markets 15.04.2026 3:38 ↓

Everyone wants to know what to do in the stock market. Do this.

When the system itself is the risk 15.04.2026 5:06 ↓

Individual investor warnings are fine. But who regulates the herd?