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Business News > Mint Authors > Dhirendra Kumar (Value Research)

Dhirendra Kumar (Value Research)

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Dhirendra Kumar is the founder and CEO of Value Research, an independent investment research firm.

ARTICLES BY DHIRENDRA KUMAR (VALUE RESEARCH)

The world of finance is littered with words hijacked. (Image: Pixabay)

How finance hijacked everyday words and confused investors

3 min read . 07 Dec 2025

We've turned genuinely important concerns about sustainability and governance into another set of boxes to tick and another consultant-driven exercise. (AI-generated illustration)

Ticked boxes, empty intent: The real crisis in corporate governance

3 min read . 30 Nov 2025

India’s biggest AMC and its biggest brokerage are valued alike, but their incentives couldn’t be more different. (Pixabay)

The AMC–brokerage paradox: Similar valuations, opposite outcomes

3 min read . 23 Nov 2025

When companies that have never made money come calling for your savings

3 min read . 16 Nov 2025

Whether an IPO is a good investment or a terrible one should not be Sebi's concern. (AI-generated image)

The IPO mania: Do stock investors need babysitting?

3 min read . 09 Nov 2025

The window on patterns that have guided stock investment decisions may not hold as reliably going forward.

Why investors should rethink assumptions in a changing world

3 min read . 30 Oct 2025

Which would you rather own—productive assets generating wealth year after year, or an inert cube of gold?

Why there is a need for the gold compromise

4 min read . 17 Oct 2025

Obtaining Warren Buffett's annual report in the 1990s required a phone call and days of waiting. Today, you can simply ask ChatGPT. Photo: AP

Here's why AI won’t kill value investing

4 min read . 09 Oct 2025

For Indian investors watching these developments, the lessons extend far beyond US immigration and trade policy. Photo: Reuters

What tariffs and H-1B visa fee hike can teach investors

3 min read . 25 Sept 2025

Retail investors are making their investment process increasingly complex, the actual solution is to keep it simple. (Image: Pixabay)

Why retail investors should not mimic professional fund managers

3 min read . 18 Sept 2025

Millions of investors’ money is trapped in bureaucracy, making recovery a frustrating challenge. (Pixabay)

Over ₹1 trillion in unclaimed assets: Can investors ever reclaim it?

2 min read . 11 Sept 2025

Retail investors are now fluent in hedge-fund terminology while often confused about the basics. (Pixabay)

Why retail investors should ignore sophisticated jargon and stick to basics

2 min read . 04 Sept 2025

A debt bucket absorbs shocks, reduces the portfolio’s ups and downs, and prevents forced selling after a fall. (Image: Pixabay)

Breaking conventional investment rules—and when it actually makes sense

3 min read . 28 Aug 2025

Warren Buffett's missed opportunities didn't prevent Berkshire Hathaway from becoming one of the world's most valuable companies.

Why Buffett's biggest regrets should reassure, not alarm, investors

3 min read . 24 Aug 2025

Bitcoin and Ether are both trading within a whisker of all-time highs as investors pile into the two largest cryptocurrencies, with a recent wave of demand tilting in favour of the latter. (File Photo: Bloomberg)

Trump’s crypto cheer lifts Bitcoin, but core risks still loom

3 min read . 14 Aug 2025

The urge to pause SIPs during market turbulence reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how these plans are supposed to work. (Image: Pixabay)

Why you should not fall into the SIP pause trap during volatile markets

3 min read . 07 Aug 2025

Indian investors seeking global diversification have been forced to either wait indefinitely or venture into direct overseas investing.

One market, two rules: Individuals can invest abroad, mutual funds face a limit

3 min read . 31 Jul 2025

AI can be tremendously valuable for tasks you already understand, but potentially dangerous for those you don't.

AI won't pick your stocks and funds for you

4 min read . 24 Jul 2025

The most significant danger of confirmation bias in investing is its influence on portfolio decisions. (Image: Pixabay)

Confirmation bias: Why investors see what they want to see, and get it wrong

3 min read . 17 Jul 2025

Why staying invested in quality businesses beats chasing short-term trades in a volatile market. (Pixabay)

Yes, markets get gamed—but you don’t have to lose

3 min read . 10 Jul 2025