When war began in Europe in 1939, Sir John Marks Templeton borrowed money to buy 100 shares each in 104 companies selling at one dollar per share or less, including 34 companies that were facing bankruptcy. Through the ravages of the war, he held on to them. Only four turned out to be worthless. Over the next few years, he raked in large profits on the others after holding them for an average...

The dice is loaded in favour of insurance companies. It affects you in a variety of ways

The mutual fund (MF) industry is battling the insurance industry for your savings. In this fight, the dice is loaded heavily in favour of the insurance industry. As a result, retail investors suffer. Consider the huge difference between the two businesses and how it affects you.
Fees: The main problem...

We will get several short-term relief rallies but no medium-term comfort

Last fortnight, we said that the market is now not driven by crude oil prices anymore and this was ominous. It signified that global growth is slowing down. We said that the Indian market is being completely influenced by the US market action for now, since there is still very little confidence in the Indian markets and...