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Author: Subir Jha

INFLATION & INVESTING : IN CHARTS

This month’s blog post has been a struggle. If you keep a tab on what’s happening in the world of investments (and anything related), I wouldn’t judge to go bonkers. But then are some events in the financial world, which has a significant everyday impact

Dangers of Data and Trust being Tangible

( This article was first published on 1st June 2023) In our world, everybody is an expert. It’s easy to be an ‘expert’ in investing. Why ? There is abundance of data :-). However there is a thin line between an informed investor and an

TINA

Another financial year comes to an end. It has been an amazing year for the financialization of household savings in this country. Despite volatility in the global markets, India has relatively done better (though I would have preferred Indian equities to go down more ).

Why ‘popular’ is not the best in quality

Cambridge dictionary has this as the meaning of the word popular ; liked, enjoyed, or supported by many people’. Obviously, most of us love what’s popular. Popular is also generally a safer option, something which has to be attractive to a large section of its target group (TG). And

Investing, Kumbhkaran and Daily soaps

This Diwali, don’t just focus on Ram, be a bit like Kumbhakaran & Why Sensex is bit like daily Soaps Story of Ravana’s younger sibling  Kumbhakaran was the younger brother of Ravan, who wanted to ask Brahma for Indrasan (position of the ruler of Gods).

It’s not glittering and that’s why we like it

Economy bouncing back strongly With no of daily new covid cases ‘stabilizing’, the economic activity across the country has also resumed. Businesses have become far more adaptive of the new world order. Nomura just released its India Business Resumption Index, which is a measure of

Hungry? Don’t Zomato just yet

Disclaimer: This is not an attempt to diss Zomato as a company. I have lot of respect for what they have achieved. Personally, was a frequent user of the app, when it was only doing restaurant ratings. In fact, felt so proud to use it

Can you bear the pain to see the gain?

I started my career at Kotak Mahindra Bank in June 2006 in their wealth management business. I was a management trainee for the first 6 months and started handling clients only in 2007. Those were heady days for equity and to be honest, nobody spoke

Marvan Atapattu, Reliance(RIL) & Food

0,0,0,1,0 and 0 are the runs Marvan Atapattu scored in his 1st 6 Test innings. The Sri Lankan selectors gave him a second chance. He went on to score 6 double hundreds in the 90 Tests he ended up playing. This is such a wonderful