What foundations do we need before investing our hard-earned money? Should we worry about inflation or deflation? What kind of assets do US households own? How do asset safety, duration, and volatility affect interest rates? What’s the best investment one can make? This presentation will answer all of the above questions. You can download the…
Everyone knows that saving more and eating healthy is beneficial in the long term. But why do we fail to follow it? In this presentation, Vibhu and I discuss how temptations, envy, and procrastination prevent us from reaching our goals. We talk about techniques to minimize these obstacles and reach our goals. You can download…
Time and tide waits for none. Eighteen joyful and memorable years have passed since my elder son Vibhu was born. Vibhu graduated from 12th grade yesterday, and he turned 18 today. On his birthday, I started teaching Vibhu whatever little I know about finance and investing. We thought it’s a good idea to record my…
It’s fascinating to see an asset class going up from zero to $2T in a little over a decade. It’s even more fascinating to see $1T swing up and down by 25% in a few hours. From the title of this post, you should have guessed the asset class I am talking about is cryptocurrencies…
Give me a place to stand, and a lever long enough, and I will move the world — Archimedes. What levers can we use to boost our productivity by 10x? The two high productivity levers that anyone can use are (a) understand and apply the principles of effective learning (b) capture the essence of what…
Titan was established in 1984 as a JV between Tata Group and Tamilnadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO). It started with watches, then in 1996, it moved on to jewelry, and in 2007 it entered the eyewear segment. It has a strong connection with its consumers through its multi-brand portfolio. Titan is India’s most successful consumer…
Asian Paints is the largest paint company in India, with 7,500 employees. It is the 9th largest paint company in the world. It generates 3x more sales than Berger Paints, its nearest competitor. Its vision is to be the leader in decorative paints and to empower customers to create their dream homes actively. Click here…
Jubilant Foodworks Limited (JFL) holds the master franchise for Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin Donuts brands in India. It has exclusive rights to develop and operate Domino’s Pizza brand in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Click here to read the rest.
DMart is an emerging national supermarket chain, with a strong focus on value retailing. Its mission is to provide the best value for its customers so that every rupee they spend on shopping gives them more value for money than they would get anywhere else. It opened its first store in 2002. Click here to…
