Equity

Maximum Pessimism Means It Is Time To Invest

One principle that I have used throughout my career is to invest at the point of maximum pessimism. That is, the time to be most optimistic is at the point of maximum pessimism. –John Templeton

How to evaluate your direct equity & equity mutual funds portfolio

OmniView — A Value Investor’s perspective

In the past year, 3-year or 5-year period, your equity investments, whether a direct equity portfolio or equity mutual funds have probably delivered…

This Diwali Generate A Return On Uncertainty

A very happy, healthy and prosperous Diwali to all of you!

The year 2018 has turned out to be a tumultuous year so far for the stock market. And it promises more uncertainty ahead. The perception in India is that the stock…

A radical idea: Maybe the global economy & stock markets are fine?

The last week was a week of large stock market turmoil. The so-called risk-off trade was in favour for most of the week. Global investors were trying to exit the emerging markets. Further, there was an attempt to…

Credit rating illusion and the myth of safety in debt investing

The popular perception is that investment instruments in the form of debt or fixed income, such as, fixed deposits, bonds, debentures (NCDs), debt mutual funds etc. are safe. Whatever instrument has some form a coupon…

Charlie, Chess, Check and Choice in Value Investing

In Chess Tactics there is a play called “Discovered Attack” or “Discovered Check”. In this the chess pieces are in a position where moving a Blocking Piece out of the way reveals another Attacking Piece which is posing a threat to the…

Don’t panic when markets go down-Your portfolio might be fine

OmniView — A Value Investor’s perspective

On Feb 2 2018, the Sensex and Nifty started going down. Sensex went down 800 points and then continued going down on Feb 5th on Monday and continued…

Budget Strategy for the Value Investor

OmniView — A Value Investor’s perspective

Budget Strategy for the Value Investor

It is that time of the year again. The countdown for the annual Federal budget has started. Most traders must have already taken…