Accumulate As Going Gets Tough

Onkar Dhotre, 38, is an Assistant Manager (R&D) with one of the country’s leading pharma companies. He has painted a beautiful world with his wife Pooja, and daughter Aarohi. He started investing directly in equity since 2006, just after he started working. Like most newbie investors, Dhotre was targeting quick money. While the journey went well in 2006 and 2007, the market crash during Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008 ate away all his profits and most of the principal invested. Agonised with unpleasant investing experience, he lost all his faith and confidence in equity markets. During this time, he was introduced to Sameet Chaudhary, Proprietor, Samsang Financial, by his colleague and an existing client. Chaudhary patiently heard him. He had a hard time convincing Dhotre to fight his apprehensions and start investing in equity once again. Dhotre’s age was by his...