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Indian Investors: Are You an Ostrich or a Meerkat with Your Money?

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July 7, 2025
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Remember the wild frenzy around the Zomato IPO, followed by the deafening silence from many investors after Paytm's crash? That dramatic swing from refreshing your screen every minute to not wanting to look at your portfolio at all isn't just you. It’s a powerful behavioural bias in investing called the Ostrich Effect, and it’s one of the biggest destroyers of long-term wealth for Indian investors. This is the tendency to bury your head in the sand and ignore negative financial news, hoping the problem just disappears.

This deep-seated aspect of investor psychology can be incredibly damaging, especially during market dips. But fighting it doesn't require superhuman discipline. Here’s one small, actionable step you can take today:

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