This is the story of Anil Singhvi, a market expert and founder of Ican Investments Advisors. Singhvi often advises his clients to adopt a special investing strategy. One of his clients, who had invested in a basket of stocks and forgotten about them for over a decade, saw a return of over 1000%.
Are you tired of investing your hard-earned money in the stock market? Do you wish you could just bury your cash in a coffee can and forget about it? Well, you’re in luck because that’s exactly what coffee can investing is all about.
What is Coffee Can Investing?
Coffee can investing is a term used to describe a long-term investment strategy where an investor selects a basket of stocks, puts them in a coffee can, and forgets about them for a long period of time. But it’s not the right path to follow in your investing career as it’s not practical, while we analyze the past data, there always has been a blue chip company that turned out to be a disaster.
One such example is the Satyam scandal that came to light in January 2009. Satyam Computer Services was a leading IT company in India, and its founder Ramalinga Raju was considered a visionary leader in the industry. However, it was later discovered that Raju had inflated the company’s profits and assets to the tune of over $1 billion, causing the stock prices to crash by 80%.
So the basic funda advised by the Univest’s research team is to find quality companies, collect and then track them monthly basis with a suitable stop loss according to your risk appetite. The idea behind this strategy is that it eliminates the need for constant monitoring and trading of stocks, which can be stressful and time-consuming.
Coffee can investing has gained popularity in recent years in India due to its simplicity and effectiveness. One notable incident of coffee can investing in India is the story of Saurabh Mukherjea, the CEO of Marcellus Investment Managers. Mukherjea’s mother had invested in a few stocks in the 1980s and forgot about them in a coffee can. When Mukherjea discovered the stocks years later, they had grown significantly and provided his family with a substantial amount of wealth.
Why Coffee Can Investing Works?
The reason coffee can investing works is that it eliminates the temptation to constantly buy and sell stocks, which can lead to high transaction fees and lower returns. By investing in a basket of stocks and forgetting about them, investors are able to avoid the short-term market fluctuations and benefit from the long-term growth of the companies. In a coffee can portfolio even if 2 of 10 stocks become half over many years, the remaining become multi baggers and hence the overall portfolio delivers high returns
In conclusion, if you’re looking for a simple and effective investment strategy, coffee can investing may be the way to go. Just remember to select a diversified basket of stocks, put them in a coffee can, and forget about them for a while.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ketan Sonalkar (SEBI Rgn No INA000011255 )
Ketan Sonalkar is a certified SEBI registered investment advisor and head of research at Univest. He is one of the finest financial trainers, with a track record of having trained more than 2000 people in offline and online models. He serves as a consultant advisor to leading fintech and financial data firms. He has over 15 years of working experience in the finance field. He runs Advisory Services for Direct Equities and Personal Finance Transformation.
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