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Playing the long game

The tectonic shifts shaping India's next decade of wealth creation

The art of long-term investing: Beyond market predictions

I often write about why investors should stop trying to predict the markets simply because it doesn't work. It is far better to choose investments that have inherent qualities that will lead them to generate wealth. And yet, as a friend pointed out a few days ago, what I recommend is also a form of prediction! And he's right. Investing is always, in one way or another, an attempt to predict the future. As investors, we're constantly attempting to figure out what lies ahead-not just weeks or months, but years and decades. It's a tricky business, yet it's absolutely essential to long-term success. The challenge isn't just spotting the trends-it's separating the temporary from the long-term, the fashionable from the fundamental.