Investment strategy

M. Pattabiraman dropping truth bombs while sharing his investment strategy.

I recommend index funds to others so that they avoid repeating my mistakes. And that is what my portfolio is – a sum of all my mistakes made over the years. As I look back, I cannot think of a single intelligent, well-analysed choice.

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My portfolio was never well-designed or well-diversified. It was and is cluttered. I have learnt to live with it and realised the importance of inaction once your basics are in place during the accumulation phase.

Instead of worrying about performance and returns, I focused all my energies on how much I can invest and how much I can increase this investment month by month. That has been the key driver of portfolio growth.

A sum of all my mistakes made over the years—this statement hits the nail right on the head.