The mental model every investor should learn (but most don't)
Why understanding market fluctuations is your best defense against costly mistakes
Krishna Jha
Independent
investor
Krishna is an independent investor managing a portfolio of both private and public companies.
He is an angel investor in a couple dozen startups while his public portfolio is focused on Indian companies with long-term holding periods.
In his previous avatar he was a technology entrepreneur and his first company was acquired by Infosys spin-off OnMobile.
Website: https://www.krishnajha.com/
My contributions
11 articles written
FF Life: The rewards of writing
It’s a window to learning, making connections, and a form of personal riches
The paradox of liquidity
What stock market investors can learn from private equity investors
FF Life: On poetry and risk-taking
Poetry that soothes the rollercoaster of an entrepreneur’s life
FF Life: Decision quality in investing
Should decisions be judged based on their outcome? Or is there something more intrinsic about the quality of a decision?
FF Life: Making better investing decisions by anticipating errors
In investing, as in other decision, sometimes, walking down a path and being proven wrong eventually can be disastrous. Other times, it is not taking a risky path that may be the worst thing to do.
FF Life: The mental accountant
We are hardwired to think of money in multiple categories based on its purpose or context. At the same time, we are naturally afraid of losses of any type. These biases greatly influence our purchasing and investment decisions
FF Life: Learning to live with volatility (and profit from it)
For long-term investors, volatility is an opportunity. And they must prepare to take advantage of it
FF Life: How much should you invest in a stock?
Percentage returns are irrelevant if the invested amount was small to begin with. There's an optimal amount that could bring meaningful gains to your total wealth, while limiting loss
FF Life: How golf made me a better investor
The game is a good analogy for the markets and investing behaviour