Gordon Gekko is right: Greed is good
Michael Douglas‘ masterful portrayal of the role of the swashbuckling trader ‘Gordon Gekko‘ in the timeless classic “Wall Street” has legions of fans.
Vijay Kedia is one of them.
“You have to be greedy. Michael Douglas has said that ‘greed is good’,” he exclaimed.
He explained that the only way to make it big in the stock market is to be “greedy” and want more and more.
“My vision was big. Suppose I invested Rs 10 lakh and it is giving me return of Rs 50 lakh, then I think what I will get with this mere amount?” he said.
“Your vision has to be so big that you even doubt yourself, and then only you can make it big,” he added.
What happens if the goals are achieved?
“If the vision is in sight then you have to increase the target,” he said, implying that it is an ever-moving target and we cannot afford to rest on our laurels.
The mother of all evil is speculation: Gordon Gekko
In the sequel to ‘Wall Street’, Gordon Gekko delivers yet another masterful speech in which he laments that “speculation is the mother of all evil“.
Vijay Kedia endorsed the same stream of thought.
“Trading is the only business where you don’t need any intelligence, capital and information. It is like gambling,” he said.
“What is the difference between high-risk and high-gain business and gambling?,” he asked.
“Like when you are in gambling, you don’t have strategy and fundamental backing and no strategy for risk,” he replied.
Vijay Kedia equated gambling or speculation to crossing the road without looking at the signal, implying that it is a definite recipe for disaster.
“If you have affection for your money, then you can’t trade. You need to be ruthless with your money,” he warned.
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— BloombergQuint (@BloombergQuint) April 8, 2019
Don’t make Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Radhakrishnan Damani role models for trading
It is a fact that Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and Radhakrishnan Damani made billions from the stock market by speculation and trading in stocks.
However, what works for these Billionaires will not work for us.
“Don’t look at Rakesh Jhunjhunwala or Radhakrishnan Damani and enter in trading business because it is not that easy as they perceived it to be. They are legends,” Vijay Kedia stated.
“Certainly, it is a difficult game,” he emphasized and pointed out that the “mindset” makes all the difference between success and failure.
(Vijay Kedia with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, the Badshah of Dalal Street)
I got 30 100-baggers which turned Rs. 35,000 into a massive fortune
Vijay Kedia gracefully credited his spectacular success in the stock market to “luck“.
“By the grace of God, the investment cycle at that time was good,” he said with his characteristic modesty.
“The new bull market started after 2003. I was lucky I was in that market and that I had capital,” he added.
However, it is quite obvious that “luck” had nothing to do with it and that it was “skill” all the way.
In fact, out of the 50-100 stocks which Vijay Kedia bought, as many as 30 stocks grew 100 times.
This is an incredible track record by any standard and exhibits Vijay Kedia’s incredible stock-picking skills.
However, he characteristically downplayed it.
“When I bought the shares, I didn’t know that they will become 100-baggers,” he said.
(Vijay Kedia with Radhakishan Damani)
Radhakishan Damani is a mere SSC Pass … and a 9x Billionaire
Warren Buffett made it popular that IQ has nothing to do with investing and even raw novices have a good chance at success if they have the proper temperament and frame of mind.
“Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with a 130 IQ. Rationality is essential,” he said.
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala took this one step further by asking that “If SSC Pass Like Radhakishan Damani Can Make Billions From Stocks, Why Can You Not?”
If SSC Pass Like Radhakishan Damani Can Make Billions From Stocks, Why Can You Not Asks Rakesh Jhunjhunwala https://t.co/FBQM5v463u pic.twitter.com/8r93SnpaAl
— RJ Stocks (@RakJhun) July 28, 2018
Vijay Kedia elaborated further on the theme.
“Every CA cannot become Rakesh Jhunjhunwala,” he stated, implying that fancy qualifications and degrees are worthless in the stock market.
“What is the qualification of Radhakrishnan? But he is the biggest investor, trader and entrepreneur because their senses have worked out for them,” he added.
“If you want to be successful in any work, you need to be passionate. Passion is more important,” he advised.
@VijayKedia1 pic.twitter.com/FuW3C04dfB
— Mayank Patel (@marketwizard21) April 9, 2019
Top stocks to buy
No discussion on the stock market is complete unless if we get our quota of stock recommendations.
In the present discussion, Vijay Kedia opined that the banking sector is safe and that banks are poised to give handsome gains.
Sabka time aayega.? https://t.co/Ax3WhWryZc
— Vijay Kedia (@VijayKedia1) March 13, 2019
On an earlier occasion, he has recommended 4 Multibagger Stocks For 2019. He has also given “10 Reasons why he can’t take eyes off” one his all-time favorite stocks.
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Once Mr. Rakesh said trading is the mother of all his wealth, Mr. Vijay Kedia once said trading should be banned using law, we are reading all these comments , eventually they forget what they said, personally i know people who have made excellent fortune from trading. Better we ignore these guys as we ignore the TV analysts
Really difficult to understand what is the hidden message behind when all these pundits say different hypothesis at the same time.
Who made more money and who is more successful and from what kind of business , means “trading” or “investing”. Very difficult.
In earlier time stock market was different.Who ever invested with proper information about compnies could have made money as stock market participanta were less information.You can also say that as earlier mover advantage.But with internet and more transparency, early mover advantage of information is lost. It would be a big statement from a small person,but in my view with change in times, most of these great investors will either lose money,underperform market or get just market return.In my view now it is difficult to multiply your money like in past.So just remain invested with good compnies with strong fundamentals and reasonable growth and learn to adjust for 10 to 15 % returns.
I had already discussed that achievement of past stock gurus has to seen in terms of envirement of that time.But in modern era ,you can compare most of old stock Gurus including Warren Buffett with Lal Kŕishan Advani of older politics.They have been great but with due regard to all stock gurus,simply now their time is over,slowly we are heading towards index investing and it will become more and more tuff to out perform market and that too with wide margin .You just see the performance of mutual funds. Also index speed itself will slow down as India is slow in innovative companies, like Google, Apple,amazon in US.
I don’t think these gurus can be stripped off but might underperform in few periods. They have vast network, downside protection, insider info, research staff and massive clout to influence managements, brokers and SEBI. Aam Admi, Newbies and Traders in the market are getting ripped off. It just amazes me how many new trading accounts are getting up added each month on Zerodha and other discount brokers.