The Lone Wolf

"Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1."                                                                                                             -Warren Buffett Before suggesting the strategies a defensive investor must follow in the stock market, let us understand who an investor is. An investor is someone who makes an investment with the expectation of a long term gain. On the other hand, a speculator or a trader reacts to the current market situation and tries to make quick money from fluctuations in market prices. An investor has more knowledge, than a speculator, about the enterprise in which he/she makes an investment.   The investor can again be classified as an “ aggressive/enterprising ” investor and a “ defensive/passive ” investor. The trait of an enterprising investor will be his willingness to devote time and care to the selection of securities that are promising and which provides better than average returns. But

"  Men like Adam Gilchrist (96.95), Viv Richards (90.20) and Kapil Dev (95.07) have better strike-rates than Dhoni. A few like Sachin Tendulkar (18,176), Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430) and Ricky Ponting (13,695) would always remain out of his reach by way of runs. But it’s difficult to think if these legends could have donned as many hats as Dhoni does – a batsman, keeper, captain and a finisher – and done as well over a period of time. He also hardly misses a game." - TIMES OF INDIA The indecipherable enigma that has been at the helm of India Cricket for more than 9 memorable years has called it a day on captaincy on January 4, 2017. Ever since he made the announcement, there has been an emotional outpouring whenever the "Captain Cool" takes the field. Be it Ranchi, Chepauk or even the iconic Wankhede, there is no dearth of MSD fanatics. MS Dhoni, the most decorated captain in the history of world cricket, will not be seen leading the men in blue to a cricket fi