How happy are we?

World Happiness Index is something that I feel is the most required for every culture, country to re-assess themselves after knowing where they stand. World happiness report is published by United nations every year from 2012 onwards.

It is measured on a scale of 0 to 10 in 150 countries.

Six key factors decide the index: real GDP per capita, healthy life expectancy, having someone to count on, perceived freedom to make life choices, freedom from corruption, and generosity. The factors are well assessed by a panel of experts and this gives you a clear picture of how people in a nation function.

Here is the top 10 list

1. Switzerland
2. Iceland
3. Denmark
4. Norway
5. Canada 
6. Finland
7. Netherlands
8. Sweden
9. New Zealand
10. Australia

It is natural that you look for India but sadly they are not anywhere near the top. Below are some of the biggies

• United States (15)
• United Kingdom (21)
• Japan (46)
• India (117)

So with all the wealth, rich tradition, unity in diversity and all those that you boast of, people are not happy. Upon the 6 factors that was decided, the biggest drawback that we face is freedom to make life decision. We are the strangest creatures on earth to think about the next house person while deciding something but not that of our own happiness and peace. We are so competitive that we want our new born to compete in race right from day one. Reputation and honor are given utmost importance but not the happiness.

There is no point in living if you are not living happily.

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for happiness. – William E. Gladstone

Irudhi Sutru

This tamil-hindi bi-lingual movie released in Jan 2016, is one of the best I have seen. I am not an expert to give technical details about a movie but from an audience point of view, this is a master piece.

Script - This is something not new. We have seen lot of sports drama films. But sport is something that keeps us in the movie. The director knew it very well. If you based your story on sport, I can bet it will be a hit (there are always exceptions)

Screenplay is racy, never lacked pace at anytime. No comedy track or deviations. Songs rightly placed. The whole movie is just 109 minutes which is very less for a tamil movie.

Madhavan and Rithika carried the whole movie. If you missed out the details about the director before the movie, you will definitely search for it after coming out. Perfect student of Mani Rathnam, Sudha has places to go.

Music is apt for the mood of the movie and Santhosh has climbed one more step in his career ladder.

There can be lot of comparison with Chak De India but you cannot hate this movie for the neat presentation, dialogue, acting and music

A must watch!!

5 Reasons why a market turn around is near

1. Valuations attractive

As you can see, nifty fell down from 9100 last march to 6900 which is almost 25%. With one-fourth wealth wiped out already from the investors money, I would not say it to be the best time but this is a good time to enter. Last year many investors did not have an idea on when to enter. The situation is better now.

Also one has to keep in mind that during the economic crisis of 2008, nifty fell more than 50%. So it is good not to invest everything you have.

2. Technicals look good

Both the RSI and the EMA (50 & 250 days) says a clear buy on the nifty. Most individual stocks follow the trend. Buying quality names will not be a bad decision. Enter into FMCG/Pharma at the moment if you are still worrying about the bank recovery.

3. Budget session

Govt is trying to bring in few reforms this Budget session. This might include strict NPA clause for the banks. You can expect banks to do well once this is enforced.

4. Oil price

With decreased oil price you can expect the profitability to go up for the companies as their logistics might come down. Also as the govt generates more money out of the petrol excise duty, public sectors might receive more money in-flow due to this surplus money

5. History

History suggests us that a big downfall is always followed by an uptrend or bull that takes the market to new peak. In another 5 years, expect nifty to break 10K. With systematic investment, you can make huge money when that happens. Invest in the right stocks

Happy Investment!!