7 lessons, about 79 min

Ways of investing: seven approaches compared

Seven lessons on the different approaches, treated honestly. Long term investing, swing trading, intraday, derivatives, dividends, value and growth. Each explains where the returns come from and what the evidence says about how people actually do.

  1. Long term investing

    Holding for years so the business has time to grow.

    12 min read

  2. Swing trading

    Holding for days or weeks to catch one move. Higher effort, higher risk.

    12 min read

  3. Intraday trading

    Buying and selling the same day. What the SEBI data actually shows.

    12 min read

  4. Dividend investing

    Owning companies that pay part of their profit out to shareholders.

    10 min read

  5. Value investing

    Buying businesses for less than they appear to be worth.

    11 min read

  6. Growth investing

    Paying up for businesses expected to grow quickly, and the risk in that.

    10 min read

  7. Futures and options

    Read this before you go near derivatives. The numbers are not close.

    12 min read