Value investing, explained simply
Timeless lessons from Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch and Benjamin Graham — and how Manish Goel applies them to build wealth patiently.
The Share-Price Illusion: Why a ₹10 Share Is Not Cheap and a ₹1,00,000 Share Is Not Costly
Value Investing — Educational Series Two friends met for evening tea. Ramesh could not stop smiling. “I have found a very ch…
The Cube of Gold That Cannot Grow: Warren Buffett’s Famous Lesson on Assets That Work and Assets That Just Sit
All the gold ever mined would fit into one 68-foot cube — and a hundred years from now it would still be the same cube. Warren Buf…
The Voting Machine and the Weighing Machine: Benjamin Graham’s Famous Lesson on Why Popularity Fades and Profits Win
Value Investing — Educational Series Think back to your school days. Every year, the class chose a monitor. The winner was usually…
Never Invest with Borrowed Money: Warren Buffett’s Simplest Rule for Surviving the Stock Market
Value Investing — Educational Series The message arrives on a quiet Tuesday afternoon. “Pre-approved personal loan: ₹5…
Whose Report Card Are You Filling? Warren Buffett’s Inner Scorecard for the Everyday Investor
Value Investing — Educational Series Every family has one. At a wedding dinner, a cousin leans across the table. He bought a share…
Know What You Own: Peter Lynch’s Two-Minute Test Before You Buy Any Stock
In 1990, a class of Boston schoolchildren beat most Wall Street professionals with one simple rule. Peter Lynch turned it into a t…
The Investor Who Never Has to Sell: Benjamin Graham’s Safety-Cushion Rule
A market price is an offer, not an order. Benjamin Graham’s quiet rule — and the three simple arrangements that make sure no…
Only When the Tide Goes Out: Warren Buffett’s Famous Lesson on How Good Times Hide Weak Companies
Value Investing — Educational Series Two neighbours build houses on the same street in the same summer. Both look solid. Both are …
When Everyone at the Party Has a Stock Tip: Peter Lynch’s Famous Cocktail Party Theory
Value Investing — Educational Series Think of two family weddings, a few years apart. At the first one, you mention that you have …
Why Good Companies Do Foolish Things: Warren Buffett’s ‘Institutional Imperative’ in Plain English
Value Investing — Educational Series Have you ever noticed how, on one busy market lane, the moment a single sweet shop starts doi…
Forget the Forecast: Why the Best Investors Ignore the Economy and Watch the Business Instead
Value Investing — Educational Series Your browser does not support the video tag.Watch: why forecasts don’t help — and what …
The Toll Booth Business: Why Some Companies Quietly Collect a Small Fee From a Huge Crowd
Value Investing — Educational Series Picture yourself driving from your town to the city on a national highway. After a while you …
Boring Is Beautiful: Why Dull, Overlooked Businesses Often Make the Best Investments
Value Investing — Educational Series Picture a busy market on a Sunday. There is a shiny new stall in the corner with bright light…
Investing or Speculating? The Most Important Difference Every Indian Investor Must Understand
Value Investing — Educational Series Picture two neighbours in the same building. Both put one lakh rupees into the stock market o…
Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: A Simple Way to Balance Your Money Across Stocks, Safety and Gold
Value Investing — Educational Series Open the steel almirah in many Indian homes and you will find the family’s life savings…
Turnarounds Seldom Turn: Why a Broken Business Rarely Recovers — and What to Buy Instead
Value Investing — Educational Series Picture a second-hand scooter parked outside a house. It will not start on the first kick. So…
The Silent Thief: How Inflation Quietly Eats Your Savings, and Why Owning Good Businesses Protects You
Value Investing — Educational Series Imagine your grandfather slipped a ₹100 note into a steel almirah (cupboard) back in 1995 and…
The Brand Moat: Why a Name People Trust Is One of the Strongest Edges in Business
Value Investing — Educational Series Walk into your nearest kirana shop (the small neighbourhood grocery) and look at the salt. Of…
Temperament Beats IQ: Why the Calm Investor Wins — Not Always the Clever One
Value Investing — Educational Series Think back to your school days. There was always one classmate who was frighteningly clever —…
Recurring Revenue: Why the Best Businesses Get Paid Again and Again — Not Just Once
Value Investing — Educational Series Think about your own mobile phone for a moment. Every month, almost without noticing, you rec…
Volatility Is Not Risk: Why a Falling Share Price Is Not the Same as Losing Money
Value Investing — Educational Series Imagine you buy a small flat in your city for ₹50 lakh. You plan to keep it for twenty …
Time in the Market Beats Timing the Market: Why Missing a Few of the Best Days Can Halve Your Returns
Value Investing — Educational Series Imagine a farmer in a village waiting for the perfect day to sow his seeds. He worries the ra…
The Business That Gets Paid First: How Float and Negative Working Capital Let Great Companies Grow on Other People’s Money
Value Investing — Educational Series Your browser does not support the video tag.Watch: float and negative working capital, …
Share Dilution: The Silent Way Your Slice of a Company Keeps Shrinking
Value Investing — Educational Series Imagine four friends open a small tea stall near a busy railway station. To keep it fair, the…
Rule Number One: Why Not Losing Money Is the Real Secret to Getting Rich
Value Investing — Educational Series Imagine two neighbours in the same colony. Both start with ₹10 lakh of savings. The first one…
The Farmer Who Never Asked the Price: What Warren Buffett’s Little Farm Teaches Us About Owning Shares
Value Investing — Educational Series Your browser does not support the video tag. Imagine you save for years and buy a small flat …
Diworsification: Peter Lynch’s Funny Word for a Serious Mistake — When Good Companies Wander From What They Do Best
Peter Lynch warned that when companies spread into businesses they do not understand, diversification becomes ‘diworsificati…
Cheaper Because Bigger: The Hidden Wheel That Turns a Low-Cost Shop Into a Great Business
Value Investing — Educational Series Think of the last time you walked into a big discount store like DMart with a small sho…
Drop by Drop: The Quiet Power of Investing a Fixed Sum Every Month
Value Investing — Educational Series There is an old Hindi saying that every Indian grandmother seems to know: boond boond se saga…
Never Ask a Barber If You Need a Haircut: Charlie Munger’s Simple Lesson on the Power of Incentives
Why does every salesman believe his own pitch? Charlie Munger’s most practical idea — the power of incentives — explained in…