Except God and a Fraud,
no one expected that COVID would stop the entire World for 6 full months.
During the March lockdown
when the Sensex tanked by more than 40% in a matter of under a week, there was
widespread panic.
There was fear on
everyone’s face whether the stock market would go down to ZERO as
Corona was something no one had prepared for and no one knew what destruction
it can cause.
I then plunged head long
into reassuring all my investors about their investments and the equities.
I wrote lots of messages in Whatsapp, facebook and even on my blog all highlighting one single fact that LOSS IS TEMPORARY AND GROWTH IS PERMANENT.
I encouraged all my readers to hold on to their investments and if
possible, to even top up if the finances allowed.
I strongly put across the point not to get feared and sell their equities and
kept requesting DO NOT CONVERT YOUR PAPER LOSS INTO PERMANENT LOSS.
Reporting some of the messages here so that we can recall those time when our
confidence at the lowest ebb and how these messages pulled the spirits up…
MESSAGE
NO.1 :
BEFORE
INVESTING KNOW THIS...
Every
Stock Market falls has everntually proved to be temporary and a BUYING
opportunity.
Use
Market falls to boost your returns as ultimately FALL IS TEMPORARY, GROWTH IS
PERMANENT.
MESSAGE
NO.2
Nobody
likes to see their portfolio going DOWN but its essential to remember that these
are NOTIONAL LOSS.
Stopping
Sip and worse, REDEEMING at this point of time will only convert temporary
Notional Loss into a PERMANENT REAL LOSS!
MESSAGE
NO.3 (The most important one)
TREAT
EQUITY LIKE YOU TREAT LAND AND GOLD
The biggest issue with
Indian Investors that when
1. GOLD prices fall, their first reaction is....GOOD.....Now I can
buy more
2.
3. When Land Prices fall, their reaction is ….CHALEGA....I AM
HOLDING FOR LONG TERM
But when the same
investors's mutual fund or equities fall, their reaction is....
IS THE END OF STOCK
MARKETS....
Has my money gone??
Let me Take out whatever is left!!
When anyone is looking
at selling off Real Estate and the land rates have fallen by 30%, their ONLY
reaction is.....”WHY SHOULD I SELL NOW?? ITS DOWN BY 30%....i WILL WAIT”
but, the same investor, will not even blink when it comes to selling Equities
even at a loss!!
DO NOT ALLOW YOUR
NOTIONAL LOSS TO TURN INTO PERMANENT LOSS!!
SOME
MORE MESSAGES
1.
Negatives are inevitable (its a part and parcel of any business including
Equities)
2.
Equities is NOT for Short Term. Never was. Never will be.
3.
Positive Growth is a given. Equities have outperformed all other asset classes
by a reasonable margin but the problem is VOLATILITY.
You
have to bear with it.
4.
When the Investment is LONG TERM, why should you even bother to look at your
portfolio??
You
will only be increasing your BP.
So,
bear with the volalitility. Enjoy the Ride. \
5.
Stick to Asset Allocation. Stick to Good Quality Funds. Invest in Funds which
are aliging to your Goal.
Due to my constant
messages, reassurances and understanding the depth of potential loss and the
possibility of recovery…..ensured that almost all of my investors STAYED ON.
And because they stayed
on (including you), the loss actually has now converted into PROFIT.
Let
me take one real live example of my investor
On 24th March, the investor’s portfolio was down by 37 lakhs
and like everyone, this investor too was in panic mode.
Because the investor did
not sell but held on to the investment. The Investor’s potential loss of 37
lakhs has now turned into a paper profit of 32 lakhs…A GAIN OF 69 LAKHS in less
than 6 months.
Some of my articles
shared during those times
1. Dont
fear the CARONA.. https://www.goodfundsadvisor.in/2020/03/carona-se-daro-na-kick-out-carona-fear.html
2. Correction
is Temporary…Growth is permanent https://bit.ly/2O8iaBF
3. http://www.goodfundsadvisor.in/2020/03/carona-se-daro-na-3-back-to-basics.html
4. http://www.goodfundsadvisor.in/2020/03/corona-se-daro-na-part-2-brutal-and.html
5. http://www.goodfundsadvisor.in/2020/04/greetings-sharpunforeseen-unprecedented.html
6. http://www.goodfundsadvisor.in/2020/04/corona-se-daro-na-part-4-how-to-get-out.html
All my messages
ultimately reinforced that YOU SHOULD HOLD AND IF POSSIBLE ADD MORE.
And almost all my messages would end with this quote….
Don’t forget..
“ALL BEAR
MARKETS HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON…….THEY END” !!
Because the investor did not sell but held on to this
investment, the potential loss of 37 lakhs has now turned into a paper profit
of 32 lakhs…A GAIN OF 69 LAKHS in less than 6 months.
This is the biggest
advantage of interacting with a HUMAN rather than a Robo or a Web portal as the
Human here…i.e. the IFA…..oops the MFD will ENSURE THAT INVESTORS DO NOT SELL
UNDER PANIC AND PREVENT THEM FROM CONVERTING THEIR PAPER LOSS INTO REAL LOSS.
The MFDs have been doing a yeoman’s service in not only bringing new investors
to the industry but ensuring that these investors are HAND-HELD and guided on
every step.
Finally,
I would like you to note that Equity like a Business will have volatility.
Strongly urge you to treat Equity Investment like the way you treat Land
Investment or Gold.
When we are investing in
Stock Markets...either directly or through the Mutual Fund route, the simple
fact is we are INVESTING IN A BUSINESS.
Business is FOREVER and
always having its ups and down.
No business will do well
all the time.
“If we are facing in the
right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking,” goes
a Buddhist proverb.
So, when the Direction is
right....in this case...our Direction is Wealth Creation and our vehicle also
right...that is the EQUITY MUTUAL FUNDS...then there is absolutely no
need to keep looking at the NAV on a daily or even a Weekly basis.
Sometimes it makes great
sense to be like an Ostrich and ignore the noise all around.
FINALLY PLEASE
UNDERSTAND THAT HAND-HOLDING IS PARAMOUNT TO ENSURE THAT WEALTH IS ACTUALLY CREATED.
Do not be #PaisaWiseRupeeFoolish
Mutual Funds Sahi Hai
only if MFD Saath Hai
Regards and all the very
best….
To your Financial Growth,
Srikanth Matrubai
MFD,
Author – Don’t Retire Rich
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