On August 5, 2024, the global stock markets experienced a significant correction, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting over 1,000 points. This downturn was primarily triggered by a dramatic selloff in Japan, where the Nikkei 225 dropped 12%, marking its worst day since 1987. This blog post aims to unpack the key factors behind…
Recently I met a young investor who wanted to know what happened in 2008 with the mutual fund investors. In the 2008 market crash, caused by the subprime mortgage crisis in the US, equity mutual funds saw havoc. The market crash significantly impacted several equity mutual fund schemes. Allow me to mention a few prominent…
Value investors keep looking at the signs of a market crash. Why? Because they make more money during a crash than in normal times. It will not be an overstatement that they crave for the index to crash. Why? Because it is the time to buy the best shares. The indices move in cycles. There…
Value investors are always prepared to invest in a bear market. Why? Because it is in the bear market that they make maximum profits. Generally, there is a fear of bear market because majority lose money during this time. But value investors considers falling market as an opportunity to make big money. People like Warren Buffett…
Stock market moves in cycles (up and down). Falling prices are almost a daily routine. So, in backdrop of this fact, what is a stock market correction? When stock market index falls by -10% or below, it can be termed as a “correction”. Stock market corrections are frequent, or it is a rare phenomenon? On…
It’s been more than a decade since the 2008 financial crisis – originated in the USA. Since then, there have been several publications pointing at the causes of the crisis. The most common cause is assigned to ‘subprime mortgage’.Subprime mortgage refers to Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS), but of a very special category. We will read…
