A month ago we highlighted a long essay on how Boeing went from moated CCP-type franchise to a company run by cost cutters. Last week, even as news broke of Boeing’s CEO being shown the door, Slate published another piece which sheds more colour on the descent of this once luminous franchise. The piece is […]
Joanne Cameron, a 72-year old retired school teacher living in a village in the Scottish Highlands, suffers from a rare genetic mutation. An Indian doctor – who used to work in the Indian Navy and now works for Britain’s NHS – upon discovering this mutation realised that Ms Cameron’s rare condition (which has never been […]
Given that each year 60 companies enter the BSE500, there are indeed strong economic drivers which help well run small firms explode into prominence. From an investors’ viewpoint, in the three-year run-up to entering the BSE500, new entrants outperform the index by a CAGR of 40%, indicating significant return opportunity before these stocks are discovered […]
Every winter, the problem of air pollution in Indian cities gets exacerbated with severe consequences on both short-term and long-term health of their residents. Whilst these consequences are bordering on survival issues, a new finding says improving air quality can in fact help societies prosper. This article in the Vox talks about a rumoured gas […]
At Marcellus, we are obsessed about the concept of compounding. Our purpose is to help our clients fulfil their financial goals by delivering healthy long term returns on their savings with our flagship “Consistent Compounders” investment strategy. Compounding returns is driven by compounding in earnings which in turn is driven by the compounded effects of several […]
Joshua Brown is yet another good writer from Ritholtz Wealth Management. Here he talks about what he learnt as a trainee bartender in a bartending school he had attended as a student. Whilst it wasn’t exactly a life changing experience, there was one thing he learnt from the bartending sensei that stayed with him: “There are […]
The most common advice young graduating students at the cusp of choosing their careers, in particular receive is to “Follow Your Passion”. This HBR article shows why following your passion is over-rated or atleast seriously misunderstood. The author cites the following three reasons: First, “passion is not something one finds, but rather, it is something […]
The term ‘space pollution’ is being increasingly used by astronomers as human interest and hence activity outside of the planet has risen. This piece in the Vox highlights that this is set to rise exponentially in future as Elon Musk and others launch a myriad satellites in their endeavour to deliver internet from the sky. […]
Thanks to two incredibly popular books – ‘Deep Work’ and ‘Digital Minimalism’ – Cal Newport’s status as a modern guru who can help us work smarter and think deeper is already well established. Here he comes up with a superb blog to get our engine started nicely for 2020. He says that if you really […]
With the money market continuing to show reluctance in terms of financing NBFCs, the balance sheet of the sector continues to shrink with obvious adverse consequences for the Indian economy. We suggest three remedies which the authorities should consider implementing in order to prevent the NBFC sector from unravelling further. The slide continues In its […]
Softbank’s troubles don’t seem to be ending anytime soon. After the spectacular WeWork debacle, now fun and games have begun at another of its high-profile investments – Oyo, an aggregator of budget hotel rooms. Oyo is not only among the most valued privately-owned Indian companies and among the most successful startups alongside Flipkart and Ola, […]
Amongst many ‘looking back at the decade’ studies, this one is quite fascinating. A study by Innosight of the most transformative businesses of the decade inspired by the need to attach a purpose to business which then drives transformation. “the Business Roundtable [in August] released a statement signed by 181 CEOs stating that serving shareholders […]
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