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PINKOO: Know Thyself; Make Money !!

PINKOO: Know Thyself; Make Money !!

Know Thyself; Make Money !!

In the late 80's, psychologist Paul Andreassen conducted a simple experiment on MIT business students. Andreassen let a group of students select a portfolio of stock investments. He then divided the students into two groups. The first group could only see the changes in the prices of their stocks. They had no idea why the share prices rose or fell, and had to make their trading decisions based on an extremely limited amount of data. In contrast, the second group was given access to a steady stream of financial information. They could watch financial news on television, read The Wall Street Journal and consult experts for the latest analysis of market trends.
So which group did better? To Andreassen's surprise, the group with less information ended up earning more than twice as much money as the well-informed group. Being exposed to extra news was distracting, and the "high-information" students quickly became fixated to the latest rumours and insider gossip. As a result, these students engaged in far more buying and selling than the "low-information" group. They were convinced that all their knowledge allowed them to anticipate the market. Obviously, they were wrong.
In recent years, the common investor is flooded with a massive influx of investment information - 24 hours news channels, emails, independently produced analysis, internet content, earnings calls and more. The main lesson from this economic meltdown is that despite our confidence - all these information sources and experts views can help to a limited extent. It is also important to be able to absorb and analyze this stream of information and pull out bits relevant to oneself; an ability possessed by very few. Moreover, it is clear that without an holistic understanding, complete reliance on the opinions of others can have devastating consequences.
All the recent research in behavioral finance, including the MIT experiment I started with, lead us to the conclusion to focus our attention on our own investing behaviour rather than on an endless chase to outsmart the market with hot stock tips, market timing and other such lures. In my opinion the key to value/ profitable investing is to determine an asset allocation that is appropriate for your risk tolerance, then stay centered and disciplined, hang in there with your asset allocation strategy, and don't stray from the path by the hot tip of the day.
The new paradigm of investing may be to focus on a sense of centeredness, mindfulness, and discipline. This centeredness allows us to resist the allure of speculative buying when markets heat up. This investing paradigm helps us maintain our composure when markets go through their inevitable ups and downs. We avoid the trap of chasing the latest hot tip, and learn that building wealth is a long-term project. We stay committed to a long-term strategy of maintaining an appropriate asset allocation, and do not over-react to market volatility. With a sense of commitment and centeredness, we build true wealth over time.
Importance of gut feeling, rather than outside information has been brought out insightfully in books like Blink. Warren Buffett once said, "Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ...once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing."

Do you wish to be a leader?

We are built upon our identities. We are lost without them. As long as we feel we’re a separate entity, a unique individual, we’ll hold on to that distinction. We’re all, each one of us, a part of the Collective Consciousness that unifies the entire universe. Holding on to the individual identity simply compounds our problems. When we cling to the idea of being separate, we bring many problems. At the physical level, if we think we’re separate from nature or universe, we’ll be inviting diseases. In our mind, at the mental level, if we think that we’re unconnected then we’re sowing the seeds of violence. We turn selfish, dogmatic, and violent. We become terrorists. We can unite only when we work within the spirit of Collective Consciousness. When we work from the level of individual consciousness, we begin to dissect. We examine these bits and pieces. Logic always breaks. Intuition always unites. At the level of spirit, or the spiritual level, the Collective Consciousness operates to unite. If we think we each are individuals, there is no possibility of any spiritual growth. Spiritually, we can’t even take the first baby steps. Let us look at ourselves this way. At the physical level, we’re not individuals. Our body and nature are much closer than we think possible. For instance, the sun and our body are deeply interconnected. A small change in the sun triggers changes in our body. Logically, we might not be able to relate to it. This is true. We’re connected by thoughts, our mind. A thought from somebody’s mind comes and touches us. Similarly, a thought created in someone’s mind travels to touch another mind. A thought, sowed by someone else, can touch us. The thoughts have power to affect us. Thoughts are like ripples on the waters of a lake. If our ripples are strong, like a wave, we create a strong wave. We’ll create an impression with our thoughts. We’ll be leading and inspiring others by our thoughts. If our thoughts aren’t from our depth, other thought waves will impress upon us. We can be a leader or a follower. There is nothing in between. We always think, ‘I’ll not be a leader. I can’t do that much. I’ll not be a follower either. I’ll maintain my own stand.’ This is impractical. Lead or follow. You cannot stay in between. But, why would you want to be a follower when you can just easily be a leader? Be a leader. Think of yourself as the leader. Influence others with your thoughts. People will follow. It is that simple.

Bollywood king

With Singh is Kinng netting Rs 29 crore in its first weekend compared to Rs 26 crore for last year’s blockbuster Om Shanti Om, the most successful star in Bollywood need no longer be a Khan, a Bachchan or a Roshan. For over a decade, there seemed to be a smooth transition from Shahenshah Bachchan to Badshah Shahrukh, with an intermittent challenge from Aamir and Hrithik. If the 1970s and 80s were dominated by Amitabh’s roles of an angry young man called Vijay taking on the system in Deewaar and Agneepath, the last decade has been mostly about the fun guy next door called Rahul getting the girl even if Shahrukh started his career by literally killing her softly with his song in Baazigar or scaring her out of her wits in Darr! The more serious space was occupied by Aamir whose Lagaan was nominated for an Oscar in the category of the best foreign film. And the schoolkids were wowed by Hrithik playing Superman in Krrish. Now Akshay Kumar has broken into this charmed circle of those who rule Bollywood. Singh is Kinng has proved he can no longer be dismissed as a hero of the front-benchers and whose earthy humour appeals only to the masses — like in director Madhur Bhandarkar’s Aan: Men at Work where police-officer Akshay hurls a cop-killer to his doom from the top of a building and who, when asked where the baddie is, quietly replies “Voh oopar gaya hai” (“He has gone up”)! The last two years have seen six Akshay superhits grossing Rs 600 crore. It is difficult to typecast him even if his next release Chandni Chowk to China could be the closest to his heart since it tells the story of a bawarchi trying to make it big as a chef in China — Akshay grew up in Delhi and trained in martial arts in Bangkok, supporting himself by working as a cook. Bollywood’s latest superstar has proved that too many cooks needn’t spoil the blockbuster broth

Righteousness

Its a fact most of us don't like getting "involved". For instance, sometimes when we see a person being dragged out of a car by miscreants intent on making off with the vehicle, we look the other way. If we in formthe cops later about the place and timing and perhaps, we do so through an anonymous phone call. Even when the person offers resistance and is beaten up in broad daylight, we go on our way. After all,we reason what can one indivitual do to help--- especially since he or she stands a good chance of also being thrashed up in the process .

Maybe there's some logic there. But what about when we see a hit-and-run ening in front of our eyes and don't stop? or don't report in as a witness to a crime? actually, here too, maybe--- just maybe--- there's some logic. In a lot of places (and not apparently in India only), the authorities don't really treat good samaritians as persons wanting to aid an investigation. Instead, they instigate all manner of inquiries and investigation against them, often treating such people on par with the wrong-doers till absolutely proven otherwise. So, hey, who wants to get unnecessarily involved just to end up getting crapped on for trying to do the right thing?

Well, some people still do. Wanda Bulik was 18 when a conductor approached her on a train in Poland during the height of the Second World War. He asked her to take care tf an abandoned three-year-old Jewish boy found tarvelling alone. Without hesitation, the young non-Jew gave up her studies, convinced a young police officers who was in love with her to pose with her as the boys parents and devoted the next four year to sheltering him. This was at atime when nazi Germany had overrun the country and was busy rounding up Jews to send them to death camps. Anybody harbouring the jew ran the terrible risk of being snitched on and discovered and suffering a similar fate ---- preceded by torture to reveal other harbourers.

Recently, 85-year- old Bulik was honoured by Israel's Yad vashem memorial as "Righteous among the Natins" to remind her that she hasn't been forgotten for what she did. However,it's obvious the other nation have actually forgotten about the lady, as if her act was something simply country specific. It's only when we all begin to remember what a righteous act is, will we learn how toget involved