In India, I do not know how many people invest for the long term. Some people did, mostly after the bull run in 2017, many people were drawn towards mutual funds, but 2020 has shown everyone that Mutual fund Sahi nehi hain. And the ad was a total sham. Dividend Earnings In India is possible, … Read more
Dividend yield and dividend payout ratio are great matrices to find out if one should invest in a stock if you are looking for dividend income. Although the dividend yield is different than the payout ratio. In my opinion, the dividend payout ratio is a more important and comparatively more stable indicator. Because it shows … Read more
The tobacco giant sells 80% of legal cigarettes in India. When compared with British Tobacco or Altria Group, they have better brands and more products of course, and they are present in more countries than ITC. Anyway, while cigarettes volumes are going down and hopefully that is a good thing for society in long term, … Read more
Since March 2020, I have been working from home. Although I am in the USA, I have worked with my team in Chennai, India. And there are team members in the Central time zone. After working in this mode for the last few months, I am writing this post as I think I know enough … Read more
According to Warren Buffet, you should first save money, then spend the rest. I personally agree with that. But I had an advantage, which many do not. I never had any significant debt. I use credit cards but to earn cash back, and do not carry a balance, so never paid any interest. I have … Read more
