17/08/2020
Have been meaning to write on this subject for a long time. In the last couple of years, I read a lot on startups and entrepreneurship and always wanted to share details of some of the names that I liked.
Introduction to startup investing – a reading list
I was late to the startup game. Ever since I graduated in 2008, my world revolved around investing in public equities and I spent most of my time learning how to be a better investor in the public …
19/04/2019
How I have changed my reading habits over time
//s.imgur.com/min/embed.js As a lot of my readers know, I love reading books. I have also mentioned previously that, over the years two things happened to my reading list. First, I read less of fin…
03/04/2019
The key lessons I had to unlearn when trying to invest in early stage companies.
Investing in early stage companies; mental challenges for a public market investor
Source: unsplash.com I have been involved with stock markets for more than 10 years. Over the years, I learned that a lot of commonly held beliefs can be misleading. For example, one of the first t…
01/03/2019
Look back at the start of EDGE AMC Limited and EDGE Research & Consulting Limited.
The start of EDGE Bangladesh mutual fund and our research services
In my last post written yesterday, I discussed about the decision to quit my job to start two companies. Now I will discuss the two businesses that we have started, EDGE AMC Limited and EDGE Resear…
28/02/2019
After a year I have decided to come out of hibernation and start writing once again on my blog. This post discusses my reasons for quitting my job and trying entrepreneurship.
Risk, entrepreneurship and a post after a year
The last post I made on this blog was on February 2018 which is almost a year ago. The longest stretch of time without a single post on this blog. I wish I could say that I was too busy to write, b…
23/02/2018
A brief essay on portfolio strategies and their evolution.
The chemistry of investing
Q: What happens when you add a risk free security with the efficient frontier? A: You get the capital market line (CML). Theoretically you can choose the right mix of risky and risk free assets to…
19/02/2018
In this post we take a look at why some of the interest rate indicators are not relevant in current conditions. We also try to understand how theory explains the relationship between interest rates and stock prices and how the practical world can differ from the theory in certain periods.
Interest rate, stock markets and other issues in Bangladesh
Tracking interest rates in Bangladesh is no easy task! Banking sector developments have dominated newspaper reports for the last few years. Although non-performing loan formation took the spotlight…
16/09/2017
Some thoughts on the role of cash in our portfolios.
Role of cash in a stock portfolio
I have agonized over the role of cash in stock portfolios for long. Often I felt that I should have some cash at all situations because market throws some very attractive opportunities from time to…
16/09/2017
A quick refresher on cash flow and net profit
Reconciling cash flows and net profit
One of the first thing we learn about investing is the price to earnings ratio. Analysts spend a great deal of time trying to forecast earnings and whether companies meet analyst expectations of ea…
04/03/2017
Looking at companies through different lenses can often lead to different and surprising conclusions. Here is one such example.
Undervalued stock vs undervalued product - The Asif Khan Blog
Just as stocks can be undervalued, so can products.