Stock Return = Earnings Growth + PE Change + Dividends
Lets say a firm has been consistently growing profits at 20%. But if we bought it at 60X PE & the market later gives it only 30X, our returns can look very different (read pathetic) from the business growth.
This is why I
Salary covers your basic monthly expenses.
Savings helps you create
surplus money helps you build investments like SIPs & Gold.
Investments compound & grow into longterm wealth which creates passive income that pays for your lifestyle !
Wealth = Freedom !
₹1 lakh becoming ₹10 lakh at 25% CAGR takes nearly 10 yrs.
Don't we all like the idea of finding a 10X stock 🎉
But when you actually look at the journey, 10 years is a long time. There will be bad quarters, corrections and many boring periods, which markets call
भीड़ confidence देती है,
conviction नहीं।
When a lot of people agree with your stock idea or it is widely discussed on social media & there is consensus on the story, maybe it makes you feel safer and smarter.
But I believe that markets don't reward safety of opinion, instead
₹10 lakh at 15%
for 10 years =
~₹40 lakh
₹10 lakh at 15%
for 20 years =
~₹1.64 crore
Same money, same return.
Only difference = Time. ⏳
👉 Formula of compounding =
Capital × Return × Patience
20% profit on ₹50,000 = ₹10,000
5% profit on ₹5,00,000 = ₹25,000
Yes, % return matters, but invested capital matters more. 💸
👉 Formula of wealth =
Bigger Capital × Decent Returns !
"Trading sardines"
vs
"Eating sardines"
If you are putting your hard earned money into the market... please read & understand this very carefull. A very subtle but powerful truth about modern investing !
You may think you are well diversified because no single stock is above 8 to 10% of your total portfolio value.
But this can still be misleading ! Yes !
Suppose you own 20 stocks, but 7 to 8 of them ultimately depend on the same housing cycle, capex cycle or interest rate
शून्य की अपनी कोई कीमत नहीं होती, लेकिन उसके बिना गणित अधूरा है।
Put 0 before 1 & it stays 1.
Put it after 1 & it becomes 10.
The zero is the same but when rightly places it gives a completely different result !
Life, money, people, timing...placement matters more than we