How long will it take to learn Investments?

23^rd May 2019

How long will it take to learn Investments?

Dear Fellow Travellers,

Greetings from Hitesh! I often come across the above question. Compared to my Dad’s time in 1970 – where FIAT car was used for 30 long years or more, my daughter is 2minute NOODLE generation. I am in between. In short, the current generation’s attention span has reduced drastically. They want something new each moment and something instant. If it is not instant, they don’t want.

Let me share a beautiful story before we deal with the subject.

A Seeker went to a GURU and asked him how much time it will take him to realize the TRUTH. Guru said 3 years.

Seeker said – My father is very old. I want to go home as early as possible. I am ready to work day and night, ready to follow whatever you say, can’t we reduce this time?

Guru Said – In that case, it will take 10 years. Seeker became angry and said – do you understand what I am saying – I want to go home before my father dies. I want to do it as fast as possible.

Guru said – I don’t know about your father. But I am sure at this speed, you will realize the truth when you become as old as your father is now - 70-80 years of age

Seeker said – they let us start with the option one. I am ready to wait for 3 years.

Guru said – we can’t start with you. You go back. You have urgency in your mind and with urgency, you can’t get the TRUTH.

What is our observation of NORMAL Investors?

I have a track record of dealing with individual investors for more than 25 years. I have observed the following behavior in them.

1.  They talk about the long term when they start. They say they are ready to wait for 3-5 years. But after their purchase, if the share prices do not move up even for a week/month – their BP will shoot up.

2.  These are the same guy who is spending LAKHS on their kid’s educations. They will send him or her to extra coaching along with school/college so that they can get some extra marks. In current time, after spending these – their kids do not want to go into the line they have studied. They want to go into some other line. These guys are ready to wait for 15 years -17 years of their kid’s study, without any visible return.

99% of the case – GIRL gets married and goes to the HUSBAND’s House. BOY gets married and settles down with her wife and kids. In short, the return on their investment is zero!!

In the above case – their investment is 100% failure. But they are okay with that. They are ready to give 15-17 years to KID with a high probability of 100% loss, but they are not ready to give their hard-earned money 5-7 years – which is going to be with them till they die!!

Do you want any more explanation for their NORMAL life?

3.  There are investors who will come and talk about only SHORT TERM or INTRADAY kind of trading. These guys appear to be risk takers when they start but, in the end, they will not follow STOP LOSSES and end up having all the stocks for the long term!! Then they will complain about not having money to trade!!

4.  They are ready to pay lakhs for tuition fees for their kid but they are not ready to pay fees for updating or learning their investing skills. Kids may or may not bring more marks, but investing once learned will be with you for your lifetime. But they are not ready to think on this line. They want something for nothing. They love FREE MEDIA recommendations.

5.  Majority of investors are like as said by Curtis Faith of TURTLE TRADER. He had once said

“In investing and trading, the vast market consists of amateurs….

1.   Who is looking for magical answers to make lots of money quickly and with little risk?

2.   They want specific ideas.

3.   They want to be told exactly what to do.

Those looking for such things will not find them. They will not be successful as long as they continue to favor the easy over the truth”.

       One must read above – as many as possible. Most guys will fall in the above category.

How long will it take to learn Investments?

We always suggest our would-be clients be with us for 3 years. The idea is that they see one cycle of Teji and one cycle of Mandi during that time. Unless they have seen both the cycles, they will not understand What market promises?

What Market Promises?

1. It promises a playing field, not the game. It means you will have to master the game of investments.

2. It promises to reward risk, not proportionately. It means taking more risk does not mean more return and vice verse.

3. It promises opportunity, it does not promise profits. It means you have an opportunity. Profit will come as per the market’s wish or as per your LUCK.

4. It promises a lesson, not learning. It means – you need to learn yourself from your experiences.

5. It promises that the quality of indicators and analysis is proportionate to the number of participants, not quality. In statistics, we call it DATA SIZE. All your indicators must be seen in comparison to the number of participants.

You may not like the above TRUTH of the market but I think it is important that we all are reminded what the market promises us while we invest.

So, unless you have the patience to master the market, you will end up wasting your time and resources.

Do you really want your kids to be with you?

I am sure – the answer will be Yes. Then create a good portfolio. To create a good portfolio, you need to master the game of investments. To master the game of investments, join us and see the magic in your life in just 3 years. The NAKED TRUTH in current time is - your wealth will keep your kids glued to you, whether you like it or not. So, master the game of investments.

Wish you all a happy family life.

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Hitesh Parikh.