"I don't try to jump over seven-foot bars. I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over" - Warren Buffett
We at Ploutus set realistic expectations while investing. In a way these are one-foot bars during the journey of investing that we help you to cross #DecideBetter
Individuals now account for 9.8% of the market directly and 18.2% when their mutual fund share is added. Individuals thus own more of the Indian markets than FPIs—the first time since 2006! #equity
“A reliable way of making people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition, because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth.” - Daniel Kahneman
While investing, we need to be aware of such frequent falsehoods #investing#ploutus#BehaviouralScience#mutualfunds
Performance of Small Cap Funds in one day during the counting of votes.
Downside protection is one factor which helps an investor to remain peaceful
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Return on your investments in equity is comprised of 1) earnings of companies & 2) sentiments
While the former is more measurable in the long term the latter induces fluctuations in the short term
Both have a role to play in your investment journey
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"We are not very good with large numbers. We are unconsciously biased in our moral judgement, in much the same way when we think about risk" - Shankar Vedantam
This is where a third perspective can be handy - #MFD
Our beliefs cannot be easily changed. Someone who is very fond of real estate may not prefer equity without enough data points to temporarily alter her beliefs
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1. It's a good idea for retirees to have exposure to equities
2. The big risk is if you don't have any fixed income assets in the portfolio
3. To support for longevity, having 40% exposure in equities is not bad
4. Asset allocation is key to a comfortable #retirement