We believe our client’s money should be handled exactly as hard-earned money should be handled, with a lot of care. We understand one-time mishaps can undo years of outperformance, and we are vigilant against exposing our clients to such risks. At the same time, we are focused on generating above-par returns by taking part ownership in excellent business. We call it investing with a “business-owner” mindset.

We like to be part-owners in companies with stable fundamentals and good long-term growth potential when they are available at reasonable prices. Once we buy shares of those companies, we intend to keep owning them for a very long time. We believe owning such companies is like owning a piece of land or a gold cube that keeps increasing in size every year.

We view publicly traded shares as a means to become part-owners of these great companies and not something to speculate upon. At the same time, we perceive the stock market as a madman to be taken advantage of. So we buy shares when people in the share market are pessimistic and offer shares at reasonable prices, and selectively sell shares when they are irrationally exuberant. At times when we are not able to find such companies at reasonable prices, we selectively invest in situations that may yield a good profit over a short-term horizon.

We do not know where the stock market or the economy will go over the next few months, and we do not speculate on those factors. However, we are sure both will perform exceptionally well over the longer term.