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Beware the enemy within

We have found the enemy and he is us

The chart below shows the time the NIFTY has spent in its historical trading bands of between 10-29 trailing earnings. 

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Caveat Emptor

Complex products earn higher upfront commissions for Wealth Managers. Hence, there is frequent mis-selling of such complex financial products to investors.

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The strategic importance of holding cash and equivalents

Solidarity is a multi-family investment office.  We are often asked (by clients with high ability and willingness to take risk) why we recommend they should hold at least 10 -15% of their Investible Assets in Bonds/Liquid funds and not be fully invested in Equities; especially if clients don’t need the capital for at least 3 years. 

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Is This 2008 Once Again?

Global markets have started the year with perhaps the worst performance in over two decades.  The sell-off has prompted commentary in the media “hinting of parallels with the 2008 like crisis”

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Measuring fund manager performance

Different managers follow different styles and approaches.  By implication, their portfolios carry different levels of risk.  The common wisdom at present is to compare manager performance using the “Sharpe Ratio” which compares the return generated per unit of risk taken.

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The fallacy of “Growth now, Profits later” approach to building a business

Many venture founders are taking the “growth now and profits later” approach to building their business.   I believe many of such ventures will fail as at some point the cash required from investors to fund such growth will not be available.

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5 reasons your venture has not got funding

As the Chief Investment Officer of a Family Investment Office, I get the privilege to interact with many entrepreneurs seeking funding from our clients

I have met at least 40 teams over the last one year and our clients are lead investors in 5 very exciting companies. 

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The danger of 1 Year Forward Multiples

A common tendency while gauging valuation of companies is to estimate the one year forward multiple at which they trade. Our core investment approach is to “Buy Quality Companies at Fair Valuations”.

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Investment strategy at the current juncture

A simplistic view taken by many analysts at present is that the Nifty is trading near its 10-year average valuation (see chart below) and hence, one should still be fully invested.

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Will the Fed raise rates and the implications for Indian Markets?

Heavyweights have contrary opinions on what the Fed should do – IMF and World Bank (against) vs the BIS (for); so clearly the decision is not an easy one.

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