Financial manias, or market bubbles, have been a regular part of economic history. From the Dutch Tulip craze in the 1600s to more recent events like the dot-com bubble and the 2008 financial crisis, these patterns keep repeating. Despite past lessons, people still fall for these moments of market madness. By studying these past bubbles, […] The post Understanding and Avoiding Financial Manias: Part 1 – The Anatomy appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

The Sketchbook of Wisdom: A Hand-Crafted Manual on the Pursuit of Wealth and Good Life This is a masterpiece. The Cycle of Financial Manias: A Simple Explanation One of the best things about reading history books, especially the financial side of it, is that you realize how not much has changed in how we behave […] The post The Cycle of Financial Manias appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

As Warren Buffett turned 94 the day before yesterday, I found myself reflecting on his extraordinary life and that of his late partner, Charlie Munger, who passed away at 99 last year. Their longevity is impressive enough, but what truly stands out is the quality of those years – the clarity of thought, the continued […] The post A Philosophy for a Long, Happy, Rich Life appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

I have started this new series – Five Good Lessons – for Mastermind members, wherein I will be sharing five good lessons from a book on investing, money, behavioural finance, learning, and life, and my perspectives on the same. The second book I write about today is Nassim Taleb’s Fooled By Randomness. First published in […] The post Five Good Lessons: Fooled By Randomness appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

I am starting this new series – Five Good Lessons – exclusively for Mastermind members, wherein I will be sharing five good lessons from a book on investing, money, behavioural finance, learning, and life. The first book I start with is Benjamin Graham’s The Intelligent Investor, one of the very few books in investing that […] The post Five Good Lessons: The Intelligent Investor appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

As an investor, analyst, or business owner, it is very important to understand how to value companies across different sectors. I have created this detailed guide to help you with exactly that – explore various relative valuation methods, and their applicability to different industries. I have also added a few practical examples from the Indian […] The post Relative Valuation Methods: A Cheat Sheet for Investors appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

The Sketchbook of Wisdom: A Hand-Crafted Manual on the Pursuit of Wealth and Good Life. This is a masterpiece. – Morgan Housel, Author, The Psychology of Money The Internet is brimming with resources that proclaim, “nearly everything you believed about investing is incorrect.” However, there are far fewer that aim to help you become a […] The post The Psychology of Investing #2: How Evolution Wired Us to Fail at Investing (And What to Do About It) appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

In the 34th episode of The One Percent Show, I talked with Leander Paes, the Indian tennis legend widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles players in tennis history. We explored Leander’s remarkable journey over four decades to become a tennis legend, his philosophy on hard work, patience, and dealing with losses and failures, and […] The post Leander Paes on How to Deal with Triumphs and Disasters in Tennis and Life appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

Online Value Investing Workshop – August 2024 Cohort: I recently opened admission to the August 2024 cohort of my Online Value Investing Workshop, which has already been taken by 1800+ students ever since I launched it two years ago. Here is what you get when you sign up for this workshop –  I am accepting 100 students for this cohort, […] The post Inside View vs. Outside View: A Critical Thinking Framework for Investing appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more

When I look around, I see so many people constantly racing against time. Parents, in their drive to climb the career ladder, often miss out on the precious moments of their children’s childhood. I also see relationships faltering because people are so focused on chasing something elusive in the future — something that never seems […] The post The Trappings of Wealth appeared first on Safal Niveshak ..read more