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₹13 Cr Net Worth in 10 years | Here's Everything I Did

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Finance

Finance-focused summary (tickers/assets, numbers, frameworks)

Market/investing journey & performance (key numbers)

  • Net worth / portfolio growth (self-reported):

    • Total net worth: ₹13–15 crore
    • Portfolio growth: ₹43 lakh → ₹65 lakh (after an early stock investment rebound)

  • Major gains:

    • US market investment: ₹10 lakh → ~₹26 lakh
      • Claimed +160% growth
      • Timeframe mentioned: “1.5–2 years”
    • COVID rebound / averaging behavior: portfolio peak return claimed around ~+40%
    • Later compounding (missed opportunity):
      • ₹43 lakh investment → ₹1.56 crore
      • Claimed ~225x

  • Major drawdowns / losses (mistakes):

    • F&O (Futures & Options) trading:
      • ₹5 lakh → wiped off
      • Then another ₹5 lakh → wiped off
      • Then another ₹5 lakh → wiped off
      • Total described loss: ₹15 lakh
    • Portfolio crash during COVID-era shift:
      • Equity portfolio “bled” to ~50% loss
      • Context: ₹40 lakh → ~₹22 lakh
      • Nifty referenced around ~7,000–8,000 (2019–2020 period)

  • Timeline anchors mentioned:

    • 2001–early career: earnings around ₹6,000, then ₹12,500 (pre-investing)
    • 2011: started business; later got introduced to investments
    • ~2014/2013: investment strategy introduced by bankers (claim)
    • 2016: sold/“broke” mutual fund SIPs / redeemed units; major regret
    • 2020 March/April: COVID crash; invested in multiple stocks “in one shot”
    • 2021: US investing (₹10 lakh into US)
    • ~2022: rally after averaging; “market rocketed”
    • ~6–7 months before present: re-entered F&O and lost again

Instruments, tickers, sectors mentioned

Indian / equity instruments

  • Nifty (index level referenced: ~7,000–8,000 around 2019–2020)

  • Stocks referenced for COVID-era one-shot buying list (explicitly named):

    • ITC
    • Tata Motors
    • (“Infosys?” appears as an uncertainty; no clear ticker/name is stated in the provided text.)

  • Unclear ticker/term:

    • Mentions “IRS put 10 lakh buy …” (not standard/clearly interpretable from the subtitles)

  • Copycat investing references (people/portfolios):

    • Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
    • Radhakishan Damani
    • Additional “Rakkesh…” style references appear unclear in the subtitles, but point to other known Indian investors.

US / global equity

  • NASDAQ 100 ETF (explicit)
  • US market equity exposure via investing (exact ETF/ticker not specified)

ETFs / sector themes

  • EV ETF (exact ticker not provided)
  • Defense index / defense ETF (exact ticker not provided)
  • Chinese ETF (exact ticker not provided)
  • Gold & silver “bees”
    • Likely gold/silver ETFs in India; exact funds not specified

Fixed income / structured products

  • Fixed deposits (FDs) mentioned as an earlier choice
  • ULIP mentioned as a mistake/earlier product
  • Debt funds (small allocation mentioned)
  • Loan against securities / leverage against stocks
    • Described via INDmoney

Real estate

  • 2 homes + real estate portfolio (no REIT tickers mentioned)

Explicit mistakes & lessons learned (cautions)

  • Redeeming mutual funds early (2016):

    • Withdrew SIP-linked investment after learning LTCG/STCG concepts too late.
    • Regret: missing compounding path; believes financial independence could have arrived earlier.

  • Leverage / leverage-like behavior through F&O:

    • Repeated F&O wipeouts (₹5 lakh chunks repeatedly).
    • Concludes “whales and sharks” dynamics; suggests inability to outcompete/insider edge; stresses risk.

  • Trading mutual funds repeatedly:

    • Sold stocks/mutual funds after reaching cash, then sold again when needing funds—described as acting “against zero” (effectively poor sequencing).

  • Real estate as “biggest mistake” (his view):

    • Claims home/EMI interest can dominate; advocates “rental-first” approach for others.

  • Risk capacity ignored:

    • Says he wasn’t aware of “risk” and assumed markets always recover.
    • Explicit caution: he would not advise leveraging/investing beyond risk capacity; risk tolerance differs by income.

Portfolio construction / asset allocation framework (methodology)

“Three buckets” concept (high-level)

  • He describes 3 different investment buckets:
    • Future goals (education)
    • Emergencies
    • Long-term wealth compounding

Current target allocation (approximate from subtitles)

  • Indian markets (50% total):

    • 40% Indian equity total, split into:
      • 20% large caps
      • 10% mid caps
      • 10% small caps
    • Additionally:
      • 20% NASDAQ 100 ETF (US exposure)
      • 5% EV ETF
      • 5% defense ETF / defense index
      • ~5% Chinese market via ETF

  • Gold & silver + debt funds:

    • Mentions gold and silver ETFs
    • Keeps some “powder”/cash-like buffer for rebalancing
    • Keeps some debt funds

  • Note on approach:

    • Moved away from individual stock picking due to scalability limits: stocks he follows belong to firms he can’t buy meaningful size in (“maximum we could buy is like thousand shares”).

Step-by-step behavior framework (as described)

Stock “copycat” approach (earlier stage)

  1. Look up top investors’ portfolios (Jhunjhunwala/Damani references).
  2. Pick “biggest names.”
  3. Allocate quickly rather than staggered averaging (described as one-shot investing during COVID).

Systematic approach later

  • Shift toward index/ETF investing
  • Use sector ETFs (EV/defense)
  • Add international ETF exposure (NASDAQ 100)

Disclosures / disclaimers

  • No explicit “financial advice” or formal disclaimer text appears in the provided subtitles.

Presenter / sources mentioned (names)

  • Guest / speaker: Anand
  • Host / network show: name not provided in the subtitles
  • Referenced investors for “copycat” investing:
    • Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
    • Radhakishan Damani
    • Additional “Rakkesh…” references are unclear in the subtitle text, but at least Jhunjhunwala and Damani are clearly identifiable.

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