Systematic Investments Pay Off In Long Run

The 2004-2007 rally in the Indian stock markets took everybody by surprise as the key stock indices witnessed a seven fold increase in their values. Investors created a lot of wealth while those who were not part of the market developed a strong fear of missing out the bus. Abhishek Harlalka, who was 27 years then and a father of two small children — daughter Gia (3 years) and son Mannan (1 year); thought that somewhere he was missing out on the benefits of the financial markets’ strength. Since a quick seven fold increase in a matter of 3-4 years made everybody glued to the market; nobody wanted to miss the rally anymore. Abhishek was not an exception as he too wished to create wealth through stock markets. Given the fact that his children were still small, he and his wife Gitika knew that they should not delay investments. The young Harlalka couple met Bharat Bagla, their...