One of the best books I have read on the pursuit of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is George Mallory’s Climbing Everest. Mallory was possibly the first man to summit Everest (nobody knows whether he did it), almost 30 years before Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay began their ascent. It was during his third expedition to the Everest that he lost his life, last seen about 800 feet from the summit. One of my favourite parts from the book is when Mallory shared his reply to a question asked by a journalist about why he would risk his life to attempt to reach the daunting Everest. His pr ..read more

Though I consider myself somewhat spiritual, I’m not typically drawn to pilgrimages. In fact, the last major pilgrimage I undertook was nearly 40 years ago, at age 5, when I accompanied my grandparents on the Chaar Dhaam Yatra (four places of pilgrimage) in the mountains of north India. I still have vivid memories of that trip, not because of the spirituality those places invoke but because the mountains have always attracted me. In fact, it may sound unusual, but whenever I am in the mountains, I have an eerie feeling that I belong there. The air and the water remind me that at some moment in ..read more

Before beginning today’s post, I have a brief announcement to make. I am organising in-person workshops on Value Investing in – Bengaluru: Sunday, 7th April Mumbai: Sunday, 14th April Dallas (US): Saturday, 27th April New York (US): Saturday, 11th May If you are in or around these cities and wish to attend, kindly register here. How Little We Know Daniel Kahneman, a groundbreaking psychologist and behavioural economist who taught me that it’s perfectly fine to say “I don’t know” when faced with difficult questions in life and investing, passed away recently at the age of 90. His bestsellin ..read more

Before beginning today’s post, I have a brief announcement to make. I am organising in-person workshops on Value Investing in – Bengaluru: Sunday, 7th April Mumbai: Sunday, 14th April Dallas (US): Saturday, 27th April New York (US): Saturday, 11th May If you are in or around these cities and wish to attend, kindly register here. I recently presented at an event organized by a dear friend in Bangkok, Thailand. The topic was “The Art of Investing”. I shared my thoughts on some powerful lessons I have learned as a stock market investor over the past 20+ years and how one can use them to walk w ..read more

Before beginning today’s post, I have a brief announcement to make. I am organising in-person workshops on Value Investing in – Bengaluru: Sunday, 7th April Mumbai: Sunday, 14th April Dallas (US): Saturday, 27th April New York (US): Saturday, 11th May If you are in or around these cities and wish to attend, kindly register here. Embracing Pain, in Life and Investing I read a newspaper headline recently that called a 1% decline in the stock market a ‘bloodbath’ and narrated how investors had to suffer through the “pain” of losing a small part of their wealth quickly. It got me ..read more

The Sketchbook of Wisdom: Get Your Copy Now Buy your copy of the book Morgan Housel calls “a masterpiece.” It contains 50 timeless ideas – from Lord Krishna to Charlie Munger, Socrates to Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs to Naval Ravikant – as they apply to our lives today. Click here to buy now. The Art of Value Investing: Chicago and New York I am organising a couple of sessions on Value Investing in the US – Chicago: Sunday, 28th April 2024 New York/New Jersey: Sunday, 12th May 2024 If you are in or around these cities and wish to attend, kindly register here. In its obituary, T ..read more

The Sketchbook of Wisdom: Get Your Copy Now Buy your copy of the book Morgan Housel calls “a masterpiece.” It contains 50 timeless ideas – from Lord Krishna to Charlie Munger, Socrates to Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs to Naval Ravikant – as they apply to our lives today. Click here to buy now. The Art of Value Investing: Chicago and New York I am organising a couple of sessions on Value Investing in the US – Chicago: Sunday, 28th April 2024 New York/New Jersey: Sunday, 12th May 2024 If you are in or around these cities and wish to attend, kindly register here. My Notes on Warren ..read more

The Sketchbook of Wisdom: Get Your Copy Now Buy your copy of the book Morgan Housel calls “a masterpiece.” It contains 50 timeless ideas – from Lord Krishna to Charlie Munger, Socrates to Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs to Naval Ravikant – as they apply to our lives today. Click here to buy now. [Download PDF version of this post] A Masterclass on Financial Freedom ‘Financial freedom’ is a subject that people tie only to money and not to the peace that no amount of money or wealth would get us. It is, however, a subject matter of the understanding within, of course, along with&n ..read more

The Sketchbook of Wisdom: Get Your Copy Now Buy your copy of the book Morgan Housel calls “a masterpiece.” It contains 50 timeless ideas – from Lord Krishna to Charlie Munger, Socrates to Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs to Naval Ravikant – as they apply to our lives today. Click here to buy now. I recently met a bunch of high school students, who wanted me to explain them the ‘idea of the stock market.’ One of them asked a brilliant question, “What does the market seem like? What kind of an experience does it provide to a new investor?” I was stumped by this question, but before I co ..read more

The Sketchbook of Wisdom: A Hand-Crafted Manual on the Pursuit of Wealth and Good Life Buy your copy of the book Morgan Housel calls “a masterpiece.” It contains 50 timeless ideas – from Lord Krishna to Charlie Munger, Socrates to Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs to Naval Ravikant – as they apply to our lives today. Click here to buy now. In the course of my interaction with young investors, a question that’s asked by many is this – “What do you think about the idea of trading in stocks early on to create capital, and then invest that capital for the long run?” I ask, “Why do you want ..read more