Automation is your best investment strategy
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Automation has been a game-changer for many industries, but not yet into personal finance. This week we look at various angles around automation in Finance
First, an anecdote
Do you know why ATM pins are of 4 digits?
Well, Scottish inventor John Adrian Shepherd-Barron, the man who pioneered the development of the ATM machine, had also proposed a 6-digit PIN.
But the idea was rejected by his wife Caroline who knew John would struggle to remember more than 4 digits.
She knew somethings need to be automated in memory 👍
PS- What is the Indian connection of John Barron? Keep Scrolling down
Numbers that matter to us 📉📈
Markets are on an uptrend but there is a fair bit of scepticism on the rally.
This is reflected in the increase in gold prices which often is negatively correlated to the stock marketsHDFC Bank said that demand for consumer durable loans is back, which is a good sign. However, they didn’t say that the demand for overall consumer loans is back as reported in a lot of papers.
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With markets rising amidst gloom one of the question keeps popping up is are we in a bubble. Here is a great article to check if we are into one.
So, what is the difference between something being overvalued and something being in a bubble? Since you asked…A bubble is a psychological phenomenon that occurs when an asset class becomes overvalued and is accompanied by an obsession or preoccupation with that asset class
James Clear Tweet on Intuition and when to use it. Bonus link to Daniel Kahehman’s article
In the current Indo-China conflict an inside view on the investment strategy of Tencent. Slightly old but legit
Investments provide Tencent with many opportunities and possibilities for expansion into new areas. The classic example is e-commerce. If there was no investment, it would be difficult for Tencent to enter this field. Before Tencent had （拍拍网）PaiPaiWang, which it was running for many years. After entering the e-commerce business, it was through investments that we gained controlled of 51buy.com, which was the biggest competitor of JD at the time
Finally, we round up with this great Summary by Vishal on the book Fooled by randomness. Another reason why automation is so hard
The world of investing, like most things in life, produces success stories and failures. It’s human nature to wish to copy success. However, an ironic truth is this: To accept success, and especially quick success at face value without acknowledging the role of luck is a strategy for failure
Answer to Quiz:
Barron was born in Shillong and was son to a Wimbledon ladies doubles champion, Dorothy Barron.
Why Automation is the simplest yet effective investment strategy?
3 most common questions: What should I do with my SIP? Is this the right time to invest? How much should I invest
Micheal Batnick tries to answer this in his blog
The core argument is that for humans its impossible to consistently take correct decisions
If I’ve learned nothing else about investing, it’s that consistently making the right decision during difficult times is an impossible burden to bear.
What that implies is that one needs to automate their purchases.
What’s important to understand is that the simplest and most effective way to invest for your future is to automate your purchases.
As long as you are sure of that in the long term market will go up this strategy will work.
What’s important to understand is that the simplest and most effective way to invest for your future is to automate your purchases.
We completely agree with this approach as it cuts out a lot of human biases. The only additional point which we want to input here is that keep adjusting your investment amounts as per the risk you see. So in a market like this where you are not sure of the bottom, keep the SIP’s now, keep investing in ETF’s but say 60% of your peak allocation.
What we wrote:
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