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All of us are part of several social media groups, be it of our schools, colleges, employers, relatives, friends, neighbours, etc.
But if we closely observe our groups from schools & colleges, we will notice that all in the group are of the same age, started education at the same time, were taught the same subjects by the same teachers, gave the same exams but still some are more successful than the rest. What did the successful ones do differently that the others didn't?
Markets too provide equal opportunities to those who invest but only a few are successful in creating wealth. The difference could be due to various reasons like having a financial advisor, investing from a young age to benefit from the power of compounding & more importantly withstanding market volatility during tough times & persistently investing across market cycles. There are several events in market history (like 2008 & 2020) where many of us exited & a few stayed on. That’s what made the difference to their portfolio.
So don’t be different for the sake of being different. Be different to make a difference.
About the author
Satish Prabhu is an avid blogger and has written close to 300 blogs on the basics of investing. He prefers the short story-telling format for his blogs and writes motivational life stories which are then weaved to give a message on investing. While content writing is his forte, financial literacy initiatives are close to his heart. He feels that investors can create wealth not by investing more money but by improving their behaviour with money. His stories give the message of patience, perseverance and resilience, the keys behavioral traits to be imbibed by investors. He is greatly inspired by the book ‘Psychology of Money’ by Morgan Housel. You can read all his blogs on his LinkedIn page.
On the professional front, Satish is the Vice President & Head of Content & Direct Customer Engagement at Franklin Templeton (FT) Asset Management (India) Pvt. Ltd since December 2013. Prior to FT, he worked for 8 years with CRISIL Ltd. (a Standard and Poor’s Company) and for over 7 years with the Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd. (SHCIL).
He speaks at various investor education forums, conducts knowledge sharing sessions, webinars, podcasts for investors, advisors, relationship managers, corporates, among others.
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