Shailesh Kumar, MBA

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Geographic Diversification in 2025: Is the U.S. Still the Safest Bet?

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Every investor has heard it before: stay close to home. U.S. stocks have long been the dominant force in global markets, and for good reason. Stability, innovation, and deep liquidity have made America the go-to destination for capital. But 2025 looks and feels different. From tariff shocks to international outperformance, the question has shifted from […]

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40 Portfolio Allocation Strategies for Smarter, Stronger Investing

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Every investor hits the same wall at some point. You’ve done the research, built conviction in your ideas, and then comes the inevitable question: How much do I invest in each one? Or even broader: How do I spread my capital across different asset classes, ideas, and risk levels? There’s no one-size-fits-all. But there are

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What’s a Good P/E Ratio? The Truth Every Serious Investor Should Know Before Buying a Stock

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Don’t get fooled by a low P/E ratio. Learn how to evaluate this popular metric the right way—and spot true value before the market catches on. The Most Misunderstood Number in Finance You hear it all the time: “That stock has a low P/E, it must be cheap.” Or worse—”The P/E is high, so it’s

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Stocks vs. ETFs: Which One Deserves a Place in Your Value Portfolio?

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ETFs promise instant diversification. Stocks offer control and precision. But the smartest investors know there’s a third option that combines both, and it may just change how you allocate capital. The Choice That Shapes Your Portfolio’s Destiny Most investors treat the decision between stocks and ETFs as a matter of convenience. But if you’re serious

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Book Value of a Company: What It Tells You—and What It Doesn’t

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You’ve probably looked at a company’s book value and thought, “This stock is cheap.” But hold on. That number on the balance sheet doesn’t always mean what you think it means. For value investors, book value is a starting point, not the finish line. It can offer a clue to undervaluation, but only if you

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Commodities as an Inflation Hedge: Should You Buy Oil, Copper, or Agriculture Stocks?

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Tariffs are back, inflation isn’t dead, and the global trade chessboard just got flipped again. Is your portfolio ready? You can’t control inflation. But you can decide how to protect your portfolio from it. With new Trump-era tariffs threatening to reignite cost pressures across the board and global supply chains bracing for a second wave

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Why Rebalancing Is Non-Negotiable in Factor-Based Investing

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Most investors nod along when they hear about portfolio rebalancing. Yet when real money is on the line, emotions take over. It feels counterintuitive to sell your winners and add to your laggards. But if you use a factor based investing strategy, especially one that depends on the interplay between value, size, momentum, quality, or

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BDC ETFs vs Individual BDCs: What’s the Smarter Way to Invest?

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One Basket or a Few Carefully Chosen Eggs? BDC investing can appear deceptively straightforward, and that’s exactly where many investors misstep. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) promise diversification, ease of use, and a quick route to yield generation. For the time-starved investor, they seem like the perfect plug-and-play solution. But as every serious value investor knows, convenience

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When to Trust the P/E Ratio – and When to Ignore It Entirely

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P/E Ratio Explained: When It Matters and When It Misleads Everyone knows the P/E ratio. It’s the first number you hear on CNBC, the one retail investors quote to justify a “cheap” stock, and the headline metric on most financial screeners. But like all widely used shortcuts, it often leads people straight into mistakes. You

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Tariffs, Turmoil, and Trust: Why You Should Invest in Gold in a Fractured World

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Why Gold Is Quietly Leading Smart Capital Amid the noise of record-breaking stock markets and upbeat economic headlines, gold is moving steadily quietly higher, but with unmistakable intent. And the smartest investors are paying attention. In a world where tariffs are rising, global alliances are fraying, and fiat currencies are being tested by fiscal excess

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