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Benjamin Graham's definition of investing is, "An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return." The pitfalls faced by new investors in the stock market are so many that it's not prudent to walk into it without any basic principles. These basic principles are offered in the book to protect you from speculators and gimmicks in the market as well as saving you a ton of money and keeping away emotional rollercoasters along the way. Image for representational purpose only. Source - Google Images In this second part of the series of blogs on the insights from the intelligent investor (Revised edition, with commentary by Jason Zweig), we look at more key takeaways from the book, that remains relevant to our times. Click here for part one. Thoroughly analyse a company, and the soundness of its underlying businesses, before you buy its stock. Deliberately protect yourself against serious losses. As...

The intelligent investor by Benjamin Graham is considered in high regard when it comes to value investing. As Warren Buffett puts it,  " By far the best book on investing ever written." The intelligent investor is an essential read for anyone starting out on their investment journey. It is not a get rich quick book but rather a book on rational thinking about investment. It helps in critical thinking about your investment choices and asks you to be sceptical about generalizations in the field and helps you avoid the pitfalls of blind investing. Image for representational purpose only. Source - Google Images In this series of articles on the insights from the intelligent investor (Revised edition, with commentary by Jason Zweig), we look at the key takeaways from the book, that remain relevant to our times. Stock price should not be far above the tangible asset value (book value). For a defensive investor - ratio of investment between stocks and bonds - varies fr...

  I went to therapy during a tough phase in my life as we all probably find ourselves in sometimes. I chose by my own accord to try therapy. I already had an interest in psychology since I was a teenager. I also watched, The Sopranos , one of the greatest TV shows of all time which incorporated therapy as one of the main plot lines and I thought, let me give therapy a shot. The point of this article is to help anybody who might find themselves in a place where they need help and want to find the right therapist but don't have the information on the same. I'm writing here my observations, experience and learnings that I wished I knew before I picked my first therapist. Image courtesy - icons8.com She was a good listener and I felt good after talking to her in the sessions most of the time. She was considerate about extending the time limit after each session to maintain continuity and allow me to complete in a flow. She listened patiently, although at times she would provide som...

There are a number of top level domains (TLDs) in the domain name system (DNS) and it's hard to know which one to choose when you're starting out. Different people give different suggestions as to which works best. Although the content, utility, marketing and SEO makes a difference in the long term, it's best to choose a domain extension that is easy to remember for the general customer base that is being targeted. It's all about familiarity for the user which in turn makes it easier to remember and to use the domain name spontaneously when the need arises. This especially true for startups that don't have an app yet or don't need one. What are the commonly used domain names and what do they stand for? .com - commercial .co - company or corporate .io - Input/output .net - network .org - organization .biz - Business .ru - Russia .ir - Iran .in - India .uk - United Kingdom .au - Australia .de - Germany .ua - Ukraine .tk - Tokelau .cn - China .nl - Netherla...

The simplest metrics to get a clear picture of any company's financial performance at a glance is by looking at the market capitalisation, revenue, net profit and net profit margin. Of course, there are other metrics that must be considered in order to invest in them but this is not an article on investing but just an informative article on the largest companies in the world. Here, we take a look at the largest companies in the world in 2022 ranked by their market cap, revenue, net profit and net profit margin. The largest company by market value is Apple with a market cap around of $2.6 trillion. Interestingly, apple's market cap crossed $3 trillion just this year. It was the first company to cross $1 trillion market cap in August 2018 and astonishingly doubled to $2 trillion in just 2 years in August 2020. It took about 1.5 years to reach $3 trillion. Market capitalisation is always varying based on the stock price which is dependent on the financial performance ...

Ranbir Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of late veteran actor Rishi Kapoor and the husband of bollywood actress Alia Bhatt. He has featured as the lead actor in movies like Rockstar, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Barfi among others. His latest movie to release is Brahmastra.  He owns a number of cars which are both luxurious and sporty.  B elow, we look at the list of cars in the Ranbir Kapoor car collection, Audi A8 He bought a White Audi A8 which is customized according to his requirements. This is the car that is frequently used by him. Apparently, he waited nearly eight months to get this car customized. Below is an image of Ranbir Kapoor with his white Audi A8. He also has a red Audi R8 . Range Rover (L322) He owns Range Rover (L322), customized with advanced features and luxurious interiors. Below you can see an image of Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the Range Rover (L322). Mercedes-Benz G63 He also owns a Mercedes-Benz G63, which costs appro...