The best-performing Nifty Indices in charts

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NSE has a ton of equity indices, 96 of them. Removing a bunch of the repetitive ones, we are still left with over 50. Chart below shows their CAGR since inception. All the way from 23% (Midcap150 Momentum50) to -3% (Realty). The Nifty has clocked 14% over 24 years. Worst drawdowns. Realty fell 93% from … Read more

How non-programmers can use Chatgpt’s Code Interpreter to kickstart analysis

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This post is also published on capitalmind.in By now everyone has heard about chatgpt, and most likely other publicly available Large Language Models (LLMs) like Anthromorphic’s claude, Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing Chat (built on chatgpt). Predictably there are hundreds of takes about the impact of AI on work and life in general. Depending on … Read more

FOMO as a Sales tool

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The typical Amazon product page has almost 10 elements meant to nudge us to buy the product. All businesses utilise FOMO-nudges to stand out in a crowded marketplace to sell. Investing is no different. But FOMO as a sales tool in investing looks different. As of writing this, markets have been recovering and making new highs. There will be no shortage of sales nudges implying innate brilliance and visions of quick returns. The more you understand them, the less effective the nudges become.

Plan less, Live More

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This post was first published on capitalmind.in An engineer, a chemist, and an economist were on a ship that capsized. They clamber onto a lifeboat with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The lifeboat just about manages to get them to a tiny deserted island before it breaks apart. Just as it goes down, … Read more

Certainty is absurd

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Disclaimer: This post was first published on capitalmind.in is a question without an answer. It is also not about investing. In the winter of 1799, George Washington, the first President of the United States, is living a peaceful retirement at his plantation, Mount Vernon. On December 12, he spends much of the day outside in … Read more