Tag: Sensex

Why retail investors fail to get market beating returns?

The BSE Sensex has delivered phenomenal compounded returns in last forty years or so. The Bombay Stock Exchange index moved from a mere 100 in 1979 to 50000 by 2021.   This means that if an investor had invested Rs. 100 in the index way back in 1979, it would be worth approximately Rs. 50000 today.   But not […]

Probability of loss in equity market diminishes over a long term.

The probabilty of loss in an equity market diminishes over a long period of time. I am here referring more specifically to the Indian stock market benchmark Bombay Stock Exchange sensitive index ‘SENSEX’. As it can be derived from the historical data that is  available on their website, the  rolling returns can be calculated.  For a 1 year […]