tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post6738292446859625235..comments2023-11-05T18:08:31.477+05:30Comments on the spirit of the times: rock concerts and capital marketssatyajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006013937555831197noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-70254324197451829242007-03-09T14:10:00.000+05:302007-03-09T14:10:00.000+05:30suhas: if any problem of consequence can be entire...suhas: if any problem of consequence can be entirely explained in any single work, like a book, much less a post, then there's something wrong with the theory..to cover all aspects requires different viewpoints..<BR/><BR/>its fun to analyze things and try to make sense of it yourself without just accepting whatever you read..thats why i attempted this..<BR/><BR/>i'll visit those links for sure..thankssatyajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006013937555831197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-22886597910256560422007-03-09T13:44:00.000+05:302007-03-09T13:44:00.000+05:30As Malcolm Gladwell puts it- No model is perfect a...As Malcolm Gladwell puts it- No model is perfect and its effectiveness should be judjed by its ability to help the person reach a decision. I am not saying the<BR/>model won't work because there is no such thing as a perfect model that can be<BR/>used to predict things. I know that it is not in keeping with the motif of your post but this would make interesting read neverthless - <BR/>http://gladwell.typepad.com/gladwellcom/2006/11/index.html<BR/><BR/>Also Chk out his take on the whole Enron thing and the lack of information Vs Inundation of information angle <BR/>http://www.gladwell.com/2007/2007_01_08_a_secrets.htmlSuhashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124831702118990358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-15861785789125889292007-03-05T21:51:00.000+05:302007-03-05T21:51:00.000+05:30sucharita: i dont know abt UTI after its bust..mos...sucharita: i dont know abt UTI after its bust..most small investors got much low returns..and even then the govt. suffered a huge loss..<BR/><BR/>pj: c'mon thats a very casual statement to make..its absolutely convenient to say that any maxim is mirrored in life without analysing it..<BR/><BR/>suhas: well, i didnt include so many points..markets are huge things..u think of FIIs only in the Indian context..Think abt much stabler economies than India..whats the share of FII investment in them?satyajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006013937555831197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-52273116534385153622007-03-05T15:39:00.000+05:302007-03-05T15:39:00.000+05:30Nice comparision .. you forgot to factor in one pa...Nice comparision .. you forgot to factor in one parallel in the rock concert. Foreign institutional Inverstors- the single largest factor that dictates which direction the markets would sway on a given day. If the audience form the small investor , who is the FII - the sponsors for the concert ?Suhashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124831702118990358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-34615854202123589022007-03-04T07:30:00.000+05:302007-03-04T07:30:00.000+05:30Ever tried to emjoy a rock show in staate of high....Ever tried to emjoy a rock show in staate of high. You wont find such geeks amusing then.<BR/><BR/>Boss, time is money (and ofcourse is charged heavily) so in a way both investment and visits to rock shows would follow a similar trend.<BR/><BR/>Vaise you can apply any science or economy principal to any thing in life. Its all the same thing looked from different angle.Pritesh Jainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02299558439962687954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26003288.post-53039726139320939412007-03-03T08:52:00.000+05:302007-03-03T08:52:00.000+05:30My fatehr, an academician out of touch with realit...My fatehr, an academician out of touch with reality bought shares from UTI 12 years back on the sound advice of my cousin who handles all his finance ventures ( that is this one only)...it went thru the days of the bull and the days of the bear...he neither pulls out nor does a thing about it. while my cousin has increased his shares from one to many..and earns a good benefit.in college doctors buy shares in bunches...just like you mentioned...most of thier money is put into banks in good old pass books or even FDs.its mostly sleeping money for all of them...SUCHARITA ROYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211991697823507458noreply@blogger.com