I recently came across an excellent article on how to invest by Rohit Chauhan. While it is quite basic on many points, the way he puts it all together was very helpful to me.

I especially appreciated his conclusion -

“So… what’s the catch ? The catch is — us! A lot of investors like to get all excited and thrilled, when investing in the market. They want to chase the hottest stock, so that they can boast about it to their friends. At the same time, they ignore the gems lying right in front on them.  Investing is simple, but not easy. ”

I love it!  . . . . . “What’s the catch?  The catch is –us!”   Reminds me of that old comic strip quote from Pogo – “We have met the enemy and they are us.”

I agree.  The catch is us.  So it follows that that is where our attention should be.

(Oh, and by the way, he is writing about the Indian market, so you don’t have to get distracted by his examples unless you have access to that market.  At least for me, that helped me not be looking for specific stocks or other distractions from his message.)

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