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120 ArticlesAnoop Vijaykumar

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Keep your investing identity small

Instead of thinking of our chosen investment style as a fortress to be defended from attacks at all costs, maybe think of it as an idyllic picnic spot. We ...
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Quietly positive September amidst global rumbles

Sep 2021 Monthly Update for the Capitalmind Momentum Portfolio The Capitalmind Premium Momentum portfolio had a positive month with +1.7% but underperformed ...
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Which is the best Nifty Factor Index?

When you hear "the index", most investors think of the NIFTY50 or the NIFTY500. As market-cap-weighted composites of the largest companies in India, they ...
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Momentum takes a pounding in a frenetic August

Aug 2021 Monthly Update for the Capitalmind Momentum Portfolio A bad month for the Capitalmind Momentum portfolio, down -3% compared to +8.6% for the NIFTY ...
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Introducing the Capitalmind Low-Volatility Portfolio

Introducing the Capitalmind Low Volatility Portfolio Factor Investing is about defining a characteristic (also called factor), and consistently applying a ...
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Good things come in small packages in a frothy July

July 2021 Monthly Update for the Capitalmind Momentum Portfolio. A good month for the portfolio, up ~9% compared to 0.3% for the NIFTY and 1.4% for the CNX500. ...
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Five perils of momentum investing you cannot ignore

Momentum investing has become the rage these days. Not surprising given the purple patch momentum strategies have been going through over the last 18 ...
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A rollercoaster June, a late surge and a reminder

We, turns out presciently, had the Mike Tyson 'Goodnight' gif in the May 2021 Momentum note about how markets surprise when you least expect them to. Surprise ...
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How to make better decisions: A critical life meta-skill

David Lee Roth, lead singer of Van Halen, a popular rock bank of the 1980s would insist on a bowl of M&Ms (mutli-coloured candy) backstage, but with all brown ...
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What sell in May and go away?

In April, we observed the start of a shift from mega-caps to mid-caps in terms of momentum. Some large-caps got back their mojo but overall mid and small-caps ...
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