A picture is worth a thousand words goes the saying. Also a picture speaks louder than words. The best picture that attracted me in 2011 is here. Good bye to 2011. Wishing a bright 2012 for my blog readers.
Archive for December, 2011
Stock investments- is it an art, science or herd?
Posted: December 28, 2011 in Mind Over MatterTags: bulls and bears, Psychology and investment, stock market analysis, stockmarket
The curtain is going to fall on 2011. Investors’ grumbling has been louder in 2011. Exchange rate volatility,inflation,debt and very marginal industrial growth mirrored the global economy in 2011. Investors have experienced both the bright and the dull side of the trend. I think that stock investors learned lot of lessons in 2011 compared to [...]
Lighting of lemon lamps-My visit to Banashankari Temple
Posted: December 26, 2011 in Mind Over MatterTags: Bangalore, hindu temples, hindu tradition, Indian culture, lifestyle, Rant, travel
The climate is salubrious.The weather is chilly.The day is a big day.2011′s Christmas Day. The place I am referring to is the garden city of Bangalore in India.Be it for job opportunities,education,health facilities,parks and for tree-lined roads,cosmopolitan work culture and for many things Bangloreans are spoilt for choice.I also sucked into it. Not attracted to [...]
My brown bag days
Posted: December 22, 2011 in Mind Over MatterTags: culture, facebook, Life, lifestyle, Rant, Twitter
Things happen in life. Although I am in my late fifties my family members still call me a fussy-eater kid. I wonder many times why. This might be because of my childhood eating habits. Strict scheduling of my breakfasts ,lunch and dinner timings. One thing I cannot forget even today is how I loved to [...]
Wall Street-Stock Investments- Memories Unlimited
Posted: December 7, 2011 in Mind Over MatterTags: bulls and bears, financial crisis, investing, stockmarkets, Wall Street
I always remember the famous quote of Napoleon that “Two-thirds of the decision-making process is based on analysis and information and one-third is always a leap in the dark.” This is absolutely true when it comes to the stock market investments. In the context of growing number of debt treadmills around us debate swirls over [...]
Stock Market Hiccups- My thoughts
Posted: December 2, 2011 in Mind Over MatterTags: bulls and bears, investors psychology, Mutual Funds, Rant, stock market analysis
My management school never taught me how to cross water logged street. I learnt on my own. Similarly it has not taught me practically the ground level slips and jumps in stock trading and investing. Often you find the market is very funny and frustrating. High beta news trigger a monster rally in overnight trading making [...]
Stock investments- Small winners circle
Posted: December 1, 2011 in Mind Over MatterTags: bulls and bears, investing, investors psychology, Money, stock market
All the Financial and business news looked awfully bad. Hyper-bearishness reign supreme. Chaos reigns. Statistics warns each and everyone about the consequences. Economic and financial headline shakes crudely the mood of the investors. Experts forecast for a credit bubble. In sideline talks analysts admit that we may be heading for an ugly bear market in [...]
