"An investor without investment objectives is like a traveler without a destination." - Ralph Seger Legend goes that it is on this day that Lord Shiva married Goddess Parvati after she observed strict penance on moonless nights for his long life and well-being. Sawan Shivaratri, therefore, marks the union of Shakti and Lord Shiva, the two great forces in the universe. It is believed that observing Shivaratri rituals on this auspicious occasion can help one attain Moksha or Nirvana – ridding you all of your worries. One such ritual being devotees visiting Shiva shrines and carrying Ganges holy water bathing Shiva idols at their temples. There are quite interesting lessons to learn from this great festival for investors. First and foremost is the concept of Moksha or Nirvana. In layman’s language it refers to freedom from all your worldly worries. While a devotee’s sole objective of observing rituals is to attain moksha. We do, as investors, strive to attain Fin

“We cannot truly plan, because we do not understand the future- but this is not necessarily a bad news. We could plan while bearing in mind such limitations. It just take guts.”- Taleb:   Propounder of The Black Swan theory. Pessimism that set in March, still persists in our minds. In fact it has deepened with growing number of Covid cases being reported. The largest question ruling our minds today is - Shall we ever be able to overcome it…………..     and if yes by when and how? Have we ever wondered how have the Indian culture survived for so many thousands of years, how come so many Indians who were transported as labourers to many African and European countries centuries ago are now ruling the roost or how come most of the top 20 firms in the world have Indian heading them and so on……….. The only reason to above and many such questions is our “ Ability to Adapt ”. We are fast learner and very quickly adapt to new situation. Indians enjoys six different weather in a yea