You can read financial books, study free information on websites and attend seminars. Yet when that is all done, you still do not really understand investing and trading until you put money into a real position and find out what happens next. This has always been a business of experience and we mean years of…
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Live to 100? Why not!
“How long do you think you will live?” Since the middle of the last century, life expectancy has been increasing rapidly. On average, it has been increasing by one year, every five years. Babies born today in 2017 can expect to live to over 100, or in other words, they will live to see the…
Benefits of Transcendental Meditation
Transcendental meditation or TM is a technique that I have regularly done over all these years because it is so simple, effective, and the experience of doing it is so enjoyable. I feel sorry for some people who go looking for an effective meditation technique and have to shift through all the land mines of…
Understanding alternative investments
When a good friend approached me to write an article on alternative investments, it excited me so much that I was ready to spit out in rapid-fire succession. The historical diversification benefits of blending stocks and bonds have failed many portfolios. Laugh as much as you want but know you may end up laughing at…
Is it too early to start investing?
“Do you think it’s the right time for me to start investing, or should I wait a bit longer?” I am asked this question all the time. If someone is now in their 20s or 30s, that would make them a Gen Z or millennial. Millennials have been labelled as “the lost generation” because of…
Ray Dalio’s meditation journey
I came across this interesting article from CNBC while googling for some market information. Here is the article which has been modified slightly. At the age of 12, billionaire Ray Dalio bought his first stock for less than $5 a share with money he made while caddying in Queens, New York. “I got lucky, because the…
Back to school
Over the last couple of weeks, I have presented at several private meetings for investors and urged them to think outside the mainstream. No obligation and lengthy sales pitch. With each session triggering a flood of requests for additional meetings. Every traditional investor faces the same dilemma. Shoot for huge returns and you put way…
It was just another day
6:00am: Another day began and I engaged in my customary early morning meditation program. 7:00am: Checked out a dozen of my favorite charts. The bullish market action so far this year has probably surprised the gloom and doomers out there. Oh, a second Great Depression is still possible. I never claim to have “everything” and I…
You still do not get it!
A dose of reality is no bad thing. I received a call from an investor who was in a very foul mood. Like some others, he bailed out of all his stocks after the recent correction. I calmed him down and told him that well, in a secular bull market, it does not matter if…
Understand the bigger picture
Everyone is talented in their own way and are good and bad at different things. By working collaboratively, we can learn from the other team members’ expertise, experiences and backgrounds. I work with the best traders and fund managers around the world. Yes, I deal with a lot of people who are smarter than me and…