Learnings of 2017 - 'Musts' being an Equity Investor

• Believe in your 'theory'

• Do simple things, simple analysis

• Do 'short term trading', if you have qualities of a 'Sky Diver'

• Method of analysis is last thing, first is approach

• Choose your investing time frame

• You are different than others, so is your investing style

• If you rely on someone else's analysis, do so wholeheartedly

• Reduce the sources of information

• Invest in business, if you are a long term investor

• Trade on price, if you are a relatively short term (may be up to one year) trader

• Fundamental analysis is good, but very few understands it

• Technical analysis is good, but very few can implement it

• If you are not making money in markets, take a break, learn

• If you are loosing money in markets, take a larger break, learn

• If you are new, don't start with intraday / Options / Futures

• It takes time to learn making money in markets, period can be upto 5 years

• Stay away from free tips

• Do not try to cross check one's recommendations with some one else, if you believe act, else leave