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15 Sep 2023

The History of the stock market is the history of forgetting!

Source: Investment Books (Dhaval)

15 Sep 2023

US government spending increased 9% over the last year while tax receipts declined 8%. What a luxury...

Source: Charlie Bilello

11 Sep 2023

Out of 28,114 publicly-listed U.S. companies analyzed over the last century, the 25 best stocks have created nearly a third of all shareholder wealth

Put another way, as Visual Capitalist detail below, just 0.1% of stocks have added over $17.6 trillion to investors’ wallets. This graphic, using data from Henrik Bessembinder of Arizona State University, show the best stocks of the last century.

11 Sep 2023

Nalanda Capital's approach to investing

Source: What I learned about investing from Darwin by Pulak Prasad Illustration: Vishal Khandelval

8 Sep 2023

Financial Shenanigans 101

“More money, it has been noted, has been stolen with the point of a pen than at the point of a gun.” - Warren Buffett Source: Vishal Khandelwal

8 Sep 2023

How to become an investing buddha

Source: Vishal Khandelwal

5 Sep 2023

Keynes on successful investing:

by Brian Feroldi

4 Sep 2023

Is the market too complacent? retail investor flows are exceeding 2021 highs

Source: Topdown charts, vanda research via FT

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