Again continuing on Benjamin Graham, this weekend I was privileged to have read a book by this title “Benjamin Graham, Building a Profession”. It is a collection of rare writings by and interviews with one of financial history’s most brilliant visionaries. The book presents Graham’s evolution of ideas on security analysis spanning five decades. Particularly … Read more
Both Jigneshbhai and the wife are big SRK fans and despite the not-so-rave reviews, watching Ra.One was always a given. So we did contribute to its collections today. But honestly as I left the cinema hall after it finished, I said to myself – the special effects and action were quite awesome, definitely by Indian … Read more
A few days back I read a book with a title similar to this – Think Like Graham, Invest Like Buffett. While I had great expectations from it, honestly, beyond the title, there was not much in terms of depth in it. Of course, the title is a great message in itself, so I thought … Read more
Over the past few days, I was privileged to have read another masterpiece of a book – “Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits” by the legendary investor Philip Fisher – the father of growth investing. A complete opposite of Graham and the theory of value investment, Fisher proposes a set of 15 ‘scuttlebutt’ principles that work … Read more
Have read “The Intelligent Investor” by Benjamin Graham many times. Every time I read it fully or even in part – I am amazed by the depth, clarity and advice laid out in the book, and relevant every bit today, irrespective of the fact that it was written in the 1940’s. Such a piece of … Read more
It is unusual for a large global investment bank to present research on the psychology of happiness as part of their Global Equity Research. But that is exactly what I found in this attached document from Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. If you are looking for investment related advice, read no further. Also, if you invest in the hope of being financially well-off … Read more
This is the title of a famous book that was a result of multi-year studies and research done by Dr Stanley and Dr Danko to discover the profile, lifestyle and habits of America’s wealthy households and how they became wealthy. The title is intriguing as they say, because initially they started their research by surveying … Read more
Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and among the richest people on earth is in India – partly for his philanthropic activities, partly to assess investment ideas in India. But that’s not news. He is already more than a legend, and while his investing styles have been dissected and studied many times over, this being the … Read more