Public markets
Direct stocks and ETFs
When picking your own stocks makes sense for a founder, and when it is just a distraction.
I run a company. Should I even try to pick stocks?
Usually not much, and that is fine. Picking stocks well is a full time craft, and your full time craft is already your company. The opportunity cos...
What's the difference between an index fund and an ETF?
Both let you own a whole market cheaply; the difference is mostly how you buy and hold them. An index fund is a mutual fund you buy at the end-of-d...
Do I need to worry about insider trading rules as a startup founder?
If your startup is private and you are trading unrelated listed stocks, ordinary investing is fine. The rules bite when you have access to unpublis...
How much of my money should ever sit in individual stocks?
There is no magic percentage, but the founder-specific point is that you are already making one giant concentrated bet: your company. Your equity, ...
Should I buy stocks in my own industry since I understand it best?
It feels smart, but for a founder it is often doubling down on a bet you have already made. Your company already gives you huge exposure to your se...
How do I buy US stocks from India, and is it worth the hassle?
You can invest abroad under the RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, either directly through a broker that offers US stocks or, more simply for mos...
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