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@Sandeepnirvan
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You are mistaken if you think RBI Guv Sanjay Malhotra is not trained in economics. He completed a Masters in Public Policy from Princeton University, with a specialization in Economic and Monetary Policy.He was taught among others by Alan Blinder, a renowned economist and former Vice-Chair of the Fed



1) Invest for long-term. This takes care of "time in the market" 2) Invest more when valuations are fair (eg. now). This takes care of "timing the market" 3) If your portfolio has high Beta, you need to keep cash on the sideline to manage risk 4) Point #3 is especially relevant if you can't hedge using options 5) It also makes sense to "sell" put options on high quality stocks (that you wish to own). These are called as cash secured puts If they get assigned you are lowering your cost of acquisition. If these don't get assigned, you are again lowering your cost basis on existing stocks Either way you are fine. 6) Who does all this? Almost every single big ticket investor, hedge funds, PE funds etc. Who keeps investing at whatever levels? People who don't know point 1 to 6. And, are too lazy to learn anything new. Investing for long-term is NOT: closing your eyes and buying at whatever levels religiously. It is not "discipline", it is marketing.



