investing lessons
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4 Overlooked Aspects of a Quality Stock
A quality stock is not defined by discounts, margins, or hype alone. Often, the real strength of a business lies in the less discussed aspects—such as labour relations, cost controls, hidden competitive edges like insurance and patents, and the need for future equity financing. Looking beyond the obvious can help investors spot true quality before… Read more
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What is SIP? How can you build a corpus of INR 1 crore?
Learn about SIPs with lesser known but equally crucial Principles of Wealth Accumulation. Read more
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5 Points to Look for in a Stock
This article explains five important points to check before buying a stock: whether the company has long-term sales potential, whether it keeps innovating through new products or research, whether it has a strong sales organisation, whether it maintains healthy profit margins, and whether it is making efforts to protect or improve those margins. In simple… Read more
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The South Sea Bubble
Suppose your broker approaches you and says, “Invest in this company. It has no earnings of its own, runs mostly on future prospects, but don’t worry — great riches are coming.” Today, you would probably call it a con company and block the broker before he finishes his tea. But in late 17th-century England, greed… Read more
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Scuttlebutt for Finding Outstanding Investment
A light and fun look at the “scuttlebutt” method of investing — where investors go beyond numbers and try to understand a company through people who know it closely. This post explains why former employees, industry sources, and cross-checking information can reveal clues that annual reports may politely hide under the carpet. Read more
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5 Don’ts for Investors
Investing is not always about chasing the loudest buzz in the market. Sometimes, the smartest thing an investor can do is avoid the common traps—flashy companies, glossy reports, tiny price obsessions, and panic around high P/E stocks. In short, fewer stings, more compounding. Read more
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Frenzy of Tulip Bulbs
A humorous look at the Tulip Mania, one of history’s wildest market bubbles, showing how greed, hype, and crowd madness can turn even flower bulbs into “investment opportunities” before financial gravity brings everything back down. Read more
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Clues from the Past: First Step towards Investment
A light, beginner-friendly look at why investing is not just about buying stocks in bad times and selling in good times. This post explains how market history, competitive advantage, corporate management, and research & development give investors important clues before choosing a business. Read more
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Firm Foundation & Castle in the Air
Learn the difference between Firm Foundation and Castle in the Air investing theories through a simple, humorous explanation of value, speculation, hype, and market behavior. Read more
