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Nov 06, 2014 Milan rated it liked it

There are very few books available on the Indian stock markets and money managers. We always have to rely on books written by foreign authors based on the foreign markets. In such a scenario, a book on Indian investment managers is always welcome.'Gurus of Chaos' by Saurabh Mukherjea is a slim volume which can be read very quickly, but it gives you some points to think about as well. The author is not trying to tell you something new about the process of investing but is reiterating the known fa There are very few books available on the Indian stock markets and money managers. We always have to rely on books written by foreign authors based on the foreign markets. In such a scenario, a book on Indian investment managers is always welcome.'Gurus of Chaos' by Saurabh Mukherjea is a slim volume which can be read very quickly, but it gives you some points to think about as well. The author is not trying to tell you something new about the process of investing but is reiterating the known facts in a simple way to understand.

The best part(s) of the book is the interviews with portfolio managers based in India or who invest in Indian Markets. There are interviews with Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Alroy Lobo, Akash Prakash, Sankaran Naren, Sashi Reddy, BN Manjunath and an anonymous fund manager who is easy to identify. It's always good to know how the professional managers approach the investing process. However, most of the interviews are quite brief and the book gets over in 172 pages which also include the content written by the author himself and the seven interviews. In my opinion, the book is too short. If Saurabh Mukherjea was making an effort to finish a book on the Indian markets and fund managers, I don't understand why he left out so many well known Indian professional investors from this book. He could have included more interviews if he did not had the time to write more content for the book. Even in a small book like this, there is repetition of ideas by the author which could have been edited.

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Jan 03, 2015 Vijai rated it liked it

The author has been sincere in his efforts - you can make out from the kind of questions he asks. However, I maybe unfair here, there was this nagging feeling that this was one of the many other efforts to glorify fund houses. Not that they are bad but to focus only on fund managers heavily and leave out some of the other mavericks of Dalal street left me a bit disappointed.

Good stuff, lots of references to other good books to help the reader become more knowledgeable, advise at a broader level

Good stuff, lots of references to other good books to help the reader become more knowledgeable, advise at a broader level on portfolio selection and managing both buy and sell side strategies.

Like my Math teacher wrote in every exam paper of mine - Good but can do better.

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Dec 19, 2014 Sourav Kundu rated it it was amazing

This is a book I will keep coming back to. Excellent ideas on a very important skill -wealth generation through investments in equities in India

May 07, 2015 Subash rated it liked it

Good in parts. The portion describing Sanjoy Bhattacharya, Akash Prakash are good. The portion which describes Mutual Fund managers are useless at best to me.

Finished this book on my way back in the flight. interviews did not make much sense for me. rest of the book is good.

I will recommend this only for beginners.
The book has two parts - content related to investment & journey of the author in the investing world. I liked this part & this will benefit someone who has just started. Nice & simple articulation.

The 2nd part of the book has various interviews about the successful investors & money managers of India. I enjoyed only Sanjoy & Akash Prakash & felt the others interviews didn't provide any key insights.
Nonetheless, beginners will enjoy it as gives perspectives on various investors started their investment journey & their key notable moments. Since I had different expectations so a bit disappointed.

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The book shares the mind of some of the successful fund managers in the Indian markets. Some of the key takeaways were
1) Having a simple framework of investing
2) Understanding the business model of the company
3) Having a well defined framework to manage risk
4) Having a contrarian mind
5) Putting in 10,000 hours into the skill to become an expert by constant reading and gaining experience.
Overall, I would say the book was an average read as I felt the book could have been better organized in terms The book shares the mind of some of the successful fund managers in the Indian markets. Some of the key takeaways were
1) Having a simple framework of investing
2) Understanding the business model of the company
3) Having a well defined framework to manage risk
4) Having a contrarian mind
5) Putting in 10,000 hours into the skill to become an expert by constant reading and gaining experience.
Overall, I would say the book was an average read as I felt the book could have been better organized in terms of the content and placement of the interviews of the fund managers. It felt the author wrote down his learnings for the book as he would write in a personal diary. ...more

Jul 14, 2018 Avinash Minj rated it really liked it

Read it, nay observed it. The thing that I liked most about Saurabh Mukherjee is his lucid manner of explaining complex financial jargons. As it common in his other books too, the Unusual Billionaires. This book based on Coffee Can Portfolio investment and includes interviews of various fund managers and their view on Value Investing. A goodread for those who are new in the field of investing or those who want to start investing. As it is said, Investing is new saving.

Gurus of Chaos is essentially a collection of interviews of seasoned market participants in India. It gives an inside view of how fund managers in India think and introduces you to practices that have / have not worked in fundamental investing in India (India specific books on this topic are fairly limited). You may not agree with some of the views, but reading it as a chronicle of the different schools of thought that are at play in the Indian market is still a useful exercise - if you do inves Gurus of Chaos is essentially a collection of interviews of seasoned market participants in India. It gives an inside view of how fund managers in India think and introduces you to practices that have / have not worked in fundamental investing in India (India specific books on this topic are fairly limited). You may not agree with some of the views, but reading it as a chronicle of the different schools of thought that are at play in the Indian market is still a useful exercise - if you do invest in the Indian markets yourself. ...more

Jun 21, 2021 Ranit Dey rated it really liked it

This book gives some pertinent data regarding Indian stock market and special issues one faces when investing in Indian stock market. the checklist to detect the accounting shenanigans used by Indian promoter is useful. The book reinforces the message that you cannot take the accounting numbers at face value in India and need for extreme caution. This fact is born out by repeated scams in Indian stock market.

An intelligently and honestly written book

In this book the writer has deftly blended practical insights from experienced and well regarded investors while also trying to convey to the reader if and how they can be more effective investors. It's been thoughtfully and honestly written and is packed with useful ideas. Worth a read for most imo

An intelligently and honestly written book

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Good India focused investing book

the interviews of few good Indian fund managers does make this an interesting read. Book doesnt contain any groundbreaking investing rules/ideas or new school of thinking in investing, but still this book does speak all things investing from Indian perspective thus making it a good one time read

First book which focus on indian imvesting gurus

If somebody wants an Indian perspective this is a good starting point . A fresh look at investing from the point of view of indian investors

Aug 14, 2018 Sahil Shah rated it really liked it

It is very difficult to stick to one's guns especially in times of volatility. This book offers some nuggets of wisdom from some of the leading Indian money managers who candidly admit mistakes, speak of how they weather stormy periods and effectively create significant wealth for investors. It is very difficult to stick to one's guns especially in times of volatility. This book offers some nuggets of wisdom from some of the leading Indian money managers who candidly admit mistakes, speak of how they weather stormy periods and effectively create significant wealth for investors. ...more

Other books of Saurabh are better

This book has lots of different views of different people and it leaves to the reader to pick the common threads. It's quite decent but would recommend people read Coffee Can investing which is more thorough

Other books of Saurabh are better

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Good read for anyone, who wants to invest in Indian stockmarkets.

Jul 14, 2018 Tulika rated it liked it

Good if you are taking baby steps towards financial knowledge, otherwise you can give this book a skip. All in all, a decent short read.

Aug 19, 2020 Akshit Rajput rated it really liked it

Nothing groundbreaking, it is just a collection of interviews of Saurabh Mukherjea with some of the top fund managers in Indian markets.

Book describes about various Indian investors & their philosophy

It's a good book which is based on interviews with top fund managers in India. Also, interspersed between the chapters are ideas about doing fundamental research about the companies, evaluation of ROCEs, Cash Flows,Risk Management and being contrarian to the market.
Overall, a decent read.
4/5 It's a good book which is based on interviews with top fund managers in India. Also, interspersed between the chapters are ideas about doing fundamental research about the companies, evaluation of ROCEs, Cash Flows,Risk Management and being contrarian to the market.
Overall, a decent read.
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Dec 20, 2020 Ved Gupta rated it it was amazing

I read this book over a weekend and I was pleased with the outcome. Many things to learn from the money managers who were interviewed for the purpose of this book.

Okay okay, same value as other books by thr author.

Good book

Loved reading this book. This is my third book of SM. Like the way he presents things. Would recommend you to read

Apr 02, 2021 Naveen rated it liked it

few beginner tips given for stock market investing + interviews with best Indian fund managers of 1990-2015

Good starter

Simply superb guide for a naive retail investor stepping into the concept of stock market 😊. Would be more helpful if few case studies were included.

A must read for Indian investor.

A A must read for beginner investor read for beginner investor.
A good introspection and analysis of indian stock market
Great illumination.

New knowledge

Very informative because I thought that investing is of course not easy but this will be that much complicated I was not aware.

Sep 12, 2021 Jai Tirkey rated it it was amazing

Good book. Written in a lucid manner. Easy to understand the concept and author idea. I recommend to read twice or thrice to get the full depth of understanding..

Mar 12, 2017 Darshan Jain rated it really liked it

really a great book in understanding the mindsets of Value investors in India

Saurabh Mukherjea is founder and chief investment officer of Marcellus Investment Managers. He is the former CEO of Ambit Capital and played a key role in Ambit's rise as a broker and a wealth manager. When Mukherjea left Ambit in June 2018, assets under advisory were $800mn. Prior to Ambit, Saurabh was co-founder of Clear Capital, a London-based small-cap equity research firm that was created in Saurabh Mukherjea is founder and chief investment officer of Marcellus Investment Managers. He is the former CEO of Ambit Capital and played a key role in Ambit's rise as a broker and a wealth manager. When Mukherjea left Ambit in June 2018, assets under advisory were $800mn. Prior to Ambit, Saurabh was co-founder of Clear Capital, a London-based small-cap equity research firm that was created in 2003 and sold in 2008. He is a CFA charterholder with a BS in economics (with First Class Honours) and an MS in economics (with distinction in macroeconomics and microeconomics) from the London School of Economics. ...more

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