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When taking buy/sell investment calls, investors must understand that the market is not under their control
Certain basics do not change. In investments, you have to always go by your investment objectives, risk appetite, time horizon, and the risk profile of the investment asset. Having said that, let us discuss some perspectives in the context of the new year.
Calling the market level on equities i.e. trying to predict the level of Nifty or Sensex is a futile exercise. Over a long investment horizon, equity provides decent returns, significantly higher than inflation. However, over the short term, it can be volatile. In this context, one year is short horizon and 10 or 15 years is long horizon; five years or so is medium term.
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