Knowledge Series

Inverted yield curve

Does it really predict a recession?  Many consider the inverted yield curve as an ultimate indicator of recession. Studies show that recession follows almost 15-16

The American Tailwind

Warren Buffett’s recently released much-awaited letter to shareholders focuses mainly on Berkshire Hathaway, but there are some important investing principles which needs a relook like

What GDP measures?

Read on this lovely piece extracted from Robert F. Kennedy’s speech at the University of Kansas on March 18, 1968 about the fundamental shortcomings of

Alan Farley’s rules for a swing trader

Alan Farley had famously declared that the 200-day moving average divides the investing world in two. Bulls and greed live above the 200-day, while bears

Some Unfortunate Truths About Investing

The phrase “double-dip recession” was mentioned 10.8 million times in 2010 and 2011, according to Google. It never came. There were virtually no mentions of

The Game of Compounding

Once upon a time there was a smart man who invented, what is now called chess board. He took it to the emperor of China.

When to Sell a Stock?

Both Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett rarely trade. They only initiate a position when they are confident that they know about the company and its

How Stock Market Could Tank

It’s said that bull markets don’t die of old age, which explains why this market keeps chugging along despite being more than twice as old