5 Simple Steps for Wealth Creation

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The problem with simple steps is most people do not believe it.

Someone asked me suggest 3 shares which will make me good gains over the next 10-15 years.

I said, if you are not planning to actively manage, it makes sense to invest in 3 mutual fund schemes.

He said; no no, i want good stocks.

I said, I can tell you 4-5 shares in my portfolio take your pick. HOWEVER i review it on a Quarterly basis, may buy, sell, trade,…so you run the risk of not keeping in touch with me & showed him the list containing Hdfc, Hdfc bank, Coromandel, Tata Motors, Infosys,  L&T.

He said….. these everybody knows!!

5 Simple Steps

  1. Spend less than you earn: On a month to month basis you may be living within your means, but look at those times when you are worried about who will pay your credit card bill. ALSO putting away money for ALL your future goals like marriage, children, children’s goals, retirement….is what one means by saying ‘spend’, not just daal chawal.
  2. Borrowing is avoidable: If you have money use it. I found a man earning Rs. 5 lakh a month being encouraged to take a Rs. 12L loan to buy a car. I said wait for 3-4 months, surrender one stupid ULIP and the car will be yours. Attitude towards debt HAS to be ‘Shit, I hate you, and will touch you ONLY IF I HAVE TO.
  3. Cars and Airconditioners have a greater running cost per year on fuel MUCH more than the EMI. See if you can afford that.
  4. Save, Invest and take a term insurance: Medical insurance is not much of an option if you are over 35 years. Till then if you depend on company medical cover, it is not so scary, but as a rule, if there is a risk it should be covered. Simple Risk Rules.
  5. Take care of your health: I know a 87 year old man spending Rs. 1000 a YEAR on medicines, and one 55 year old spending Rs. 3800 p.m (and to be spent for the rest of her life). Do you need a PhD in maths to know who will have more money in the bank, assuming the corpus is not very different?

Seriously, there are zillions of such things – and you also know most of them, the question is do you do it?

Life is about doing, not just knowing.

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क्यों की दाग अच्छे है!

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तुम्ही विचाराल की या सर्फ एक्सेलच्या जाहिरातीतील या कॅचलाईनचा आणि गुंतवणुकीचा काय संबध? तो आहे.. पण कसा आहे चला बघु…

शेअरबाजारातील परतावा मिळवण्यासाठी दिर्घकालीन गुंतवणुक करावी लागते अस आपण कितीही जीव तोडून सांगितल तरी काही लोकांना विशेषत: तरुणांना ते लगेच पटेल असे नाही. त्यांना अर्थातच झटपट रिटर्न्स हवे असतात.

नवीनच नौकरीला लागलेला एक तरुण SIP करण्यासाठी माझ्याकडे आला होता. त्याच्या वङिलांनी तो भविष्यासाठी करणार असलेल्या गुंतवणुकीला आतापासुनच चांगल वळण मिळावे यासाठी त्याला माझ्याकङे पाठवल होत.

तो खुप उत्साही तर दिसतच होता पण त्याच्या वङिलांनी आधीच कल्पना दिल्याप्रमाणे खुप उतावीळही दिसत होता. अर्थात ते त्याच्या वयाला साजेसही होत. त्याच्या याच उतावळीपणाला थोङा आवर घालुन दिर्घकाळासाठी गूंतवणुक करायला लावण्याची सुचना त्याच्या वङिलांनी मला केली होती.

“सर मला अशी एखादी स्किम द्या. ज्यात SIP करुन मी झटपट रिटर्न्स मिळवुन श्रीमंत होवु शकेन.”

आल्या आल्याच ख्रिस गेल प्रमाणे 6 मारत त्याने आपला इरादा स्पष्ट केला.

आता त्याच्या उत्साहाला व उतावळेपणाला अावर घालत SIP च्या दिर्घकालीन प्रवासाला सुरुवात करायला लावायचे कठीण काम मला करायच होत.

मी म्हटलो , “जर गुंतवणुक करुन झटपट श्रीमंत होण्याचा मार्ग मला माहित असता, तर मीच काय कुणीच हे सल्लागाराचे काम केल नसत. असा कुठलाही अधिकृत शाॅर्टकट उपलब्ध नाही.”

तो म्हणाला..

“मग निदान थोङ लवकर तरी रिटर्न्स मिळायला हवेत अस बघा.”

“हो…. हे शक्य आहे पण त्यासाठी तुम्ही केलेल्या गूंतवणुकीच मुल्य अर्ध्यापेक्षा कमी व्हायला हव.

आता अाश्चर्यचकीत होण्याची वेळ त्याची होती. इतर विक्रेते झटपट पैसा मिळेल अस सांगुन आर्थिक प्राॅङक्टची विक्री करत असताना तुमच्या गुंतवणुकीच मुल्य अर्ध व्हायला हव अस सांगणारा सल्लागार बघायला मिळण्याची अपेक्षा त्याने खचितच केली नसणार.

त्याला जास्त गोंधळात न टाकता मी पुढे अजुन स्पष्ट करुन सांगितल कि “समजा तुम्हाला एका उद्दीष्टासाठी १० वर्षाची SIP करायची आहे तर किमान शेअरबाजार हा सुरुवातीचे ४-५ वर्षतरी तळाला जायला हवा. त्यामुळे जरी तुम्ही गुंतवणुक केलेल्या रकमेच मुल्य अर्ध झाल तरी NAV कमी झाल्यामुळे तुमच्याकङे जास्तीत जास्त युनिट्स जमा होतील. त्यानंतर शेअरबाजार वर गेल्यावर तुम्हाला खुप चांगले रिटर्न्स मिळू शकतील, शिवाय पङत्या बाजारात जेवढी जास्तीची गुंतवणुक कराल तेवढा जास्त फायदा होवुन तुमचे उद्दीष्ट लवकर पुर्ण होवु शकेल. ”

चागंल काम करताना जर कपङ्यावर ङाग पङले असतील तर दाग अच्छे है असच ही जाहीरात सुचवत होती त्याच प्रमाणे SIP मध्ये चांगला परतावा मिळण्यासाठी गूंतवणुकीच मुल्य अर्धे होण ही पण एक चागंली गोष्ट मानली जाते म्हणुन तर सुरुवातीला म्हटले..

क्यों की दाग अच्छे है!

आपली प्रतिक्रिया कळवा.

Kaustubh Deole

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Our Behaviour

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Our Behaviour towards Life, makes a lot of difference while Investing.

Investing Today & Investing Later are different scenarios.

Time Value of Money never stops for any one.

Change your behaviour early.

Untill then, enjoy with today’s image.

Kaustubh Deole

Weekend Reading

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Have a Proper Investment Plan

Boris Becker had it all — six grand-slam tennis titles, models hanging off his arm and luxury houses all over the world.

At the height of his career, the German ace had amassed a reported $63 million in prize money and sponsorships, but now the man once known as “Boom Boom” for his ferocious serve has gone from boom boom to bust.

Now 49, Becker was declared bankrupt by a British court, capping a fall-from-grace story that saw the one-time wild child go from Wimbledon champ to walking headline by blowing through money, women and business ventures in retirement.

His lawyer pleaded for more time and “one more chance” to make good on debts he has racked up in retirement.

But the judge said, regretfully, the man she had once watched dominating center court has already had plenty of chances.

“One has the impression of a man with his head in the sand,” Registrar Christine Derrett said.

The above news of Boris Becker, Six times grand slam winner and one of the most successful tennis player, becoming bankrupt sends one of the most powerful message to all the youngsters of today.

“Success is never permanent . Plan well when the sun is shining coz failing to plan is planning to fail. “

Financial management is most crucial lesson one should learn in these uncertain times.

Have a great weekend.

Kaustubh Deole

IDIOT BOX

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Akbar once put a question to his court that left everyone puzzled.

As they all tried to figure out the answer, Birbal walked and asked what the matter was. And so they told him the question.

‘How many crows are there in the city?’

Birbal immediately smiled, went up to Akbar and announced that the answer to his questions was twenty-one thousand five hundred and twenty-three.

When asked how he knew the answer, Birbal replied, ‘Ask your men to count the number of crows.

If there are more, then the crows’ relatives from outside the city are visiting them.

If there are fewer, then the crows are visiting their relatives outside the city.’

Pleased with the answer, Akbar presented Birbal with a ruby and pearl chain.

This is the kind of stories being dished out of business news channels day in a day out.

For example: take the question “Market kya bolta hai (What’s the market saying)” or

Where will the index be by in 5 years?

And haven’t you heard very intelligent and learned people saying that the index could triple in 5 years.

The use of the word ‘COULD’ is like Birbal’s answer.

Again we hear things like the market will rise provided “MONSOONS” are good, provided “FISCAL” situation improves but there are risks also like outcome of various “ELECTIONS”

Thus the media and experts are always ready with BIRBAL answers and like Birbal’s earned Ruby and Pearls the media earns huge advertising revenue by aggregating fools who sit in front the idiot box.

Kaustubh Deole