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Friday, 10 May 2024

Cricket and investing have few interesting Similarities

Cricket is the favourite game in India and also Indian’s saving is one of the highest percentages in the world.  While watching cricket we have noticed many similarities between Cricket and Investing. Let’s find out how they connect each other and what we can learn from cricket for our investments.

 

Physical Fitness is like Investor Awareness:

Be it cricket or any game Physical fitness is the basic thing because our performance depends on our fitness. Similarly for investments first we need to know about the basics of Investments. Our future wealth will depend on how much we are financially aware. It pays to do your research before making any decisions. An informed investor won’t follow the herd or be swayed by hearsay. And, when in doubt, always consult a professional on what course of action to take.

 

Proper Team Selection is like Asset Allocation

In a cricket team we need to have diverse players like fast and spin bowlers, batsmen, wicket keepers, fielders, etc. Similarly in our investment portfolio also we need a right mix of asset classes like equity, debt, real estate, cash and gold etc. A right mix of asset classes ensures that our portfolio won’t be affected by sudden fall in any one asset class.

 

Winning a Toss is like a Early Start

When a team wins the toss it has the advantage to start the game on it’s strength. Similarly when we start investing early we have enough time to accumulate wealth. Compounding is called as eight wonder of the world and the more we have time we will get much more.

 

Planning the Game is like Managing Risk

Every team has some core strength some are good in batting some in bowling and some are very good in fielding. They strategize their game accordingly. Similarly, every person has some strengths and weaknesses, we need to play on our strengths. For that first we should determine our risk profile and then invest based on our risk appetite (team strength), financial goals (score to win) and time horizon (number of overs left).

 

Taking Single like SIPs

There are time when we just need to keep adding something to scoreboard rather than trying to hit 4/6s in every ball. In Investing also doing regular investments (like monthly SIPs) makes a difference over a longer term. Occasional boundaries are like lumpsum investments but the discipline of systematic investing could result in a great score over time.

 

Falling Wickets is like Portfolio Review in Down Market

Sometimes it happens that few wickets fall quickly similarly in equity investments some time we may witness a substantial fall in the value of our holdings. However, this time is not to panic but have patience and play defensively. In that time we need to review our portfolio and seek professional help before making any changes to ensure long-term growth.

 

Powerplay is like maximising the returns

In cricket there are certain overs when there is field restrictions and every batsman wants to score maximum in those overs. Similarly in investing there is time when we may witness sharp correction in the market, this is time to increase the equity exposure to take maximum benefits of the market fall.

 

Coach is like your Financial Advisor

In crickets all the players are professional and very good in their area however still the team has a coach. He brings knowledge, experience, and expertise to the field who guides them based on the specific situations to make out most of it. Financial Advisor plays a similar role in investing. He plans strategies especially for you to achieve your goals by selecting different assets, allocating right proportion of asset mix, and other factors relevant to a person.

 

Finally, whether cricket or investing initial planning, right strategy and proper guidance is the keep to win the game and same applies for the game of wealth creation.

 

क्रिकेट और निवेश में कुछ दिलचस्प समानताएँ हैं

क्रिकेट भारत में पसंदीदा खेल है और भारतीयों की बचत प्रतिशत भी दुनिया में सबसे ज्यादा में से एक है। क्रिकेट देखते समय हमने क्रिकेट और निवेश के बीच कई समानताएं देखी हैं। आइए जानें कि वे एक-दूसरे से कैसे जुड़ते हैं और हम अपने निवेश के लिए क्रिकेट से क्या सीख सकते हैं।

 

शारीरिक स्वास्थ्य की तरह निवेशक जागरूकता:

क्रिकेट हो या कोई भी खेल शारीरिक फिटनेस सबसे बुनियादी चीज है क्योंकि हमारा प्रदर्शन हमारी फिटनेस पर निर्भर करता है। इसी तरह निवेश के लिए सबसे पहले हमें निवेश की बुनियादी बातों के बारे में जानना होगा। हमारी भविष्य की संपत्ति इस बात पर निर्भर करेगी कि हम आर्थिक रूप से कितने जागरूक हैं। कोई भी निर्णय लेने से पहले अपना शोध करना लाभदायक होता है। एक जानकार निवेशक अफवाहों का पालन नहीं करेगा या अफवाहों से प्रभावित नहीं होगा। और, जब संदेह हो, तो हमेशा किसी पेशेवर से सलाह लें कि क्या कदम उठाया जाए।

 

उचित टीम चयन की तरह संपत्ति आवंटन

एक क्रिकेट टीम में हमें तेज और स्पिन गेंदबाज, बल्लेबाज, विकेट कीपर, क्षेत्ररक्षक आदि जैसे विविध खिलाड़ियों की आवश्यकता होती है। इसी तरह हमारे निवेश पोर्टफोलियो में भी हमें इक्विटी, ऋण, रियल एस्टेट, नकदी और सोना आदि जैसी परिसंपत्ति वर्गों का सही मिश्रण चाहिए। परिसंपत्ति वर्गों का एक सही मिश्रण यह सुनिश्चित करता है कि हमारा पोर्टफोलियो किसी एक परिसंपत्ति वर्ग में अचानक गिरावट से प्रभावित नहीं होगा।

 

टॉस जीतना अच्छी शुरुआत की तरह है

जब कोई टीम टॉस जीतती है तो उसे अपनी ताकत के आधार पर खेल शुरू करने का फायदा मिलता है। इसी तरह जब हम जल्दी निवेश शुरू करते हैं तो हमारे पास धन संचय करने के लिए पर्याप्त समय होता है। कंपाउंडिंग को दुनिया के आठवां अजूबे कहा जाता है। हमारे पास जितना अधिक समय होगा हम उतना अधिक कमा सकते हैं।

 

खेल की योजना बनाना जोखिम का प्रबंधन करने जैसा है

हर टीम की कुछ मुख्य ताकत होती है, कुछ बल्लेबाजी में अच्छे होते हैं, कुछ गेंदबाजी में और कुछ क्षेत्ररक्षण में बहुत अच्छे होते हैं। वे उसी के अनुसार अपने खेल की रणनीति बनाते हैं। इसी तरह, हर व्यक्ति में कुछ ताकत और कमजोरियां होती हैं, हमें अपनी ताकत पर खेलने की जरूरत है। इसके लिए पहले हमें अपना जोखिम प्रोफाइल निर्धारित करना चाहिए और फिर अपनी जोखिम उठाने की क्षमता (टीम की ताकत), वित्तीय लक्ष्य (जीतने के लिए स्कोर) और समय सीमा (शेष ओवरों की संख्या) के आधार पर निवेश करना चाहिए।

 

सिंगल रन लेना एसआईपी की तरह

ऐसा भी समय आता है जब हमें हर गेंद पर 4/6 रन बनाने की कोशिश करने के बजाय स्कोरबोर्ड पर कुछ न कुछ जोड़ते रहने की जरूरत होती है। निवेश में भी नियमित निवेश (मासिक एसआईपी की तरह) करने से लंबी अवधि में फर्क पड़ता है। 4/6 रन एकमुश्त निवेश की तरह होती हैं लेकिन व्यवस्थित निवेश के अनुशासन के परिणामस्वरूप समय के साथ अच्छा स्कोर प्राप्त हो सकता है।

 

विकेट गिरना डाउन मार्केट में पोर्टफोलियो समीक्षा की तरह है

कभी-कभी ऐसा होता है कि कुछ विकेट जल्दी गिर जाते हैं, इसी तरह इक्विटी निवेश में भी कभी-कभी हमें अपनी हिस्सेदारी के मूल्य में भारी गिरावट देखने को मिल सकती है। हालाँकि, यह समय घबराने का नहीं बल्कि धैर्य रखने और रक्षात्मक रूप से खेलने का है। उस समय में हमें दीर्घकालिक विकास सुनिश्चित करने के लिए कोई भी बदलाव करने से पहले अपने पोर्टफोलियो की समीक्षा करने और पेशेवर मदद लेने की जरूरत है।

 

पावरप्ले रिटर्न को अधिकतम करने जैसा है

क्रिकेट में कुछ ऐसे ओवर होते हैं जब मैदान पर प्रतिबंध होता है और हर बल्लेबाज उन ओवरों में अधिकतम स्कोर बनाना चाहता है। इसी तरह निवेश में भी ऐसा समय आता है जब हमें बाजार में तेज गिरावट देखने को मिल सकती है, यह समय बाजार में गिरावट का अधिकतम लाभ लेने के लिए इक्विटी एक्सपोजर बढ़ाने का है।

 

कोच आपके वित्तीय सलाहकार की तरह है

क्रिकेट में सभी खिलाड़ी पेशेवर होते हैं और अपने क्षेत्र में बहुत अच्छे होते हैं लेकिन फिर भी टीम के पास एक कोच होता है। वह खेल में ज्ञान, अनुभव और विशेषज्ञता लाता है और विशिष्ट परिस्थितियों के आधार पर उनका अधिकतम लाभ उठाने के लिए मार्गदर्शन करता है। निवेश में वित्तीय सलाहकार भी ऐसी ही भूमिका निभाता है। वह विभिन्न परिसंपत्तियों का चयन करके, परिसंपत्ति मिश्रण का सही अनुपात आवंटित करके और किसी व्यक्ति से संबंधित अन्य कारकों के द्वारा आपके लक्ष्यों को प्राप्त करने के लिए विशेष रूप से आपके लिए रणनीतियों की योजना बनाता है।

 

अंत में, चाहे क्रिकेट हो या निवेश, प्रारंभिक योजना, सही रणनीति और उचित मार्गदर्शन ही खेल को जीतने की कुंजी है और यही बात धन सृजन के खेल पर भी लागू होती है।

Wednesday, 6 April 2016

Investing is a Game, We should be play it Smartly

If we analyses closely games are also won by proper strategy and planning like creating a wealth or long term investment plans. Lets take the most cheered game in our country yes we all know its cricket, there are many similarity exists between Cricket and Investing. Cricket is the most loved and viewd game in India and like any other game this game is also played strategically with proper planning and execution. Specifically if the time period is smaller like 20-20 format cricket, strategy is key along with careful planning and patience. We have analysed different aspects of the game and compared with investments so that how to get the best from our investments just like the Twenty20 matches, and play a strong innings.

1.     Physical fitness = Investor Awareness 

In any game Player’s performance depends on his fitness, an investor’s awareness is what helps him decide which investments to make. An informed investor won’t follow the herd or be swayed by hearsay. It pays to do your research before making any decisions. And when in doubt, always consult a professional (your coach) on what course of action to take.

2.     Role of a coach = Professional advisor

A coach brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to the field. Fund Managers play a similar role in investing. Using in-depth research and proprietary tools, they analyse every single stock or debt instrument before investing to help drive the performance of the scheme. Professional Advisor helps to understand our key strengths and weakness and guide to invest accordingly.

3.     Team selection = Asset allocation

A cricket team is made up of different expert players like batsmen, fast and spin bowlers, wicket keepers, etc. An investment portfolio too needs the right mix of asset classes from equity, debt, cash, gold, real estate etc to name a few. A fast bowler or a Match Hitter (like Chris Gayale) is similar to an equity fund. An all-rounder (like Maxwell), like a balanced fund. But the important thing is to get the right mix of players to build a strong team. It’s the same with your investments. So while making an investment, make sure that we have the right mix of asset classes to ensure that our portfolio won’t be affected by a sudden fall in any one asset class.

4.     Winning the toss = Good Start

The toss plays a significant role and ensures a good start. In investing, an early start is a good start because our money gets more time to grow and benefit from compounding. So let’s seize the moment and start right away to give the money the benefit of time. We will realise that it was our winning decision in the long term.

5.     Planning = Risk appetite

Every batsman thinks before taking a single or hitting a six and every ball that’s bowled is carefully timed and planned  whether its yorker , full length or full toss ball and accordingly dispatched to gain maximum advantage. Just as a player assesses his risk before playing, we too need to make the right preparations before investing. Determine our risk profile to decide how much to allocate in each asset class and whether the time is suitable to play hard or play safe.

6.       Taking singles = Systematic Investing 

Every run adds up. And that holds true for any investments as well through systematic investing. Monthly investments are like taking singles (like what Dhoni and Kohli do most of the time, a good running between the wicket), they ensure that scoreboard keeps on ticking. While intermediate lump sum investments could be compared to the occasional boundary, the discipline of systematic investing could result in a great score over time.

7.       Powerplay = Maximising returns 

In every match there are those overs where the batsmen aim to maximise runs in powerplay by smashing fours and sixes. Similarly in investing, there are times when an investor could look to maximise the growth of his investment. It could be as simple as entering the markets through an equity fund in a bear phase to cash in for the long term. Think of it as hitting a four or even a six by making your investment at the right time.

8.       Wickets falling = Time for review 

There are times when even the best batsmen get out and the best bowlers go wicket-less. A similar situation could occur with our investments that even after investing in good asset class they are not growing. At such times, relook at the portfolio and seek professional advisors help before making any changes to ensure long-term growth.

9.       Under Pressure = Stay invested 

The best batsman knows when to play safe and when to strike. Similarly in investing, while most investors panic when the markets are volatile, we need to hold on to our investments until we reach our goal. But the best strategy is time. So as long as our long-term goals (target score) remains same, stay invested and don’t let the noise of markets (cheers of the crowd) change the mind.

10.   Score and statistics = Goal review 

For a team batting second, what matters is run rate, required rate, projections and more. Any investment portfolio too, should be treated similarly and kept a close watch on. Periodic checks and reviews of each fund’s performance against standard benchmarks and peers determine how it has fared over time.

11.   Player rankings = Individual performance 

Every player is rated on the basis of his skill to secure a position in the global rankings. Likewise in investing, funds are ranked on the basis of their performance track record and history. It pays to do your homework and study the right kind of funds before making any investment.

The best way to learn is to do it in the most interesting way – and we believe there couldn’t be a better way of learning about investments than with everybody’s favourite game!