Value Research

A fool and his money...

Foolishness is the lifeblood of the stock market. Instead of worrying about how well companies are doing, investors should worry about whether an adequate supply of foolishness will be maintained

At financial summits, every speaker is selling something

The barber's advice is free, but the haircut costs you

Murky world of stock forecast

It's not possible to predict what happens in the market in the short term. Yet, all kinds of media work hard to maintain the illusion that this is not only possible, but routine.

Why Gold Failed Its Biggest Test

A war, a spike in oil, and the one asset that quietly kept working.

Who really wins when India invests

The story of India's market is more about participation than prediction

Crashes are the best classroom

The only way to truly learn investing is to live through the fear and the panic

3 Things to Do Before April 1

Markets down, tax law changed — this is not the week to look away.

March has more crises than days

A World Cup win, a war, oil at $119, drones on refineries, a bank chairman's exit and the month isn't over. The morning panic still belongs to borrowed-money investors, not you.

SEBI's New Rules: What They Mean For You

SEBI just changed the rules — find out if your portfolio is ready.

The wait is the work

Your SIP's XIRR can swing 35 points in a correction, not because you erred, but because early-stage compounding math works differently than most investors think.