Yogesh Chabria
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| Yogesh Chabria | |
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| Born | India |
| Occupation | Investor, Entrepreneur, Author |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genres | Non-Fiction, Finance, Humour, Business |
| Notable work(s) | Invest The Happionaire™ Way, Happionaire's Cash The Crash |
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Yogesh Chabria (Hindi: योगेश छाबरिया; born October 28) is an investor, entrepreneur and author. He is best known for his book Invest The Happionaire™ Way. The book has been published in association with CNBC and Network18 one of India's media conglomerates. He also has a regular column on Moneycontrol.com, an Indian website on finance and investing, as well as The Times of India and The Economic Times. He has also been a contributing author to the international series, Chicken Soup for the Soul.
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[edit] Personal life
Chabria was born in Mumbai, India and belongs to the Sindhi business community. He soon moved with his family to Iran in the Middle East where he finished his studies. He later returned to Mumbai and began investing in the Indian markets when he was 16.
His other ventures include his solar distribution venture, commercial blogs, and the Indian Lemonade Company.
[edit] Teachings
Yogesh's teachings focus on making investing,finance and money simpler and are based on the principles of what he calls "The Happionaire™ Way". He often talks about investing in knowledge and says that the main reason people are wealthy, is because they have invested in knowledge. He says that the reason people are not financially independent is because they are afraid of conventional finance and since childhood most people haven't been taught about money. According to him the knowledge of finance is a basic survival skill and everybody needs to be "financially literate". He says that without Saraswati,goddess of knowledge, Laxmi,the goddess of wealth is impossible to get.
Chabria is critical of leverage and unnecessary debt, and says that a simple way of living is very important to create wealth. Most of his teachings are based on his personal experiences with investing in stock markets, businesses, real estate, commodities and virtual real estate.
Yogesh stresses that wealth without peace of mind, fun and happiness are useless.
[edit] Books
[edit] Invest The Happionaire™ Way (2008)
The book helps simplify the concepts of investing in the Indian stock markets. Chabria starts out by telling how he started investing in Indian stocks with only Rs. 750 at the age of sixteen and went on to become a professional investor. The book talks about various concepts such as Sensex, Nifty, Stock Markets, Real Estate and how people can invest for the long term based on knowledge. Yogesh also shares stories about billionaires like Dhirubhai Ambani, Laxmi Mittal, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Warren Buffett and others in order to help motivate readers to think about investing an wealth. This book has continued to stay on the Crossword bestseller list ever since its publication (in April 2008).
[edit] Happionaire™ Ki Tarhe Nivesh Kare (2008)
This is the Hindi translation for Invest The Happionaire Way. It has been published by CNBC Awaaz and Network18 Bestsellers.
[edit] Happionaire's™ Cash The Crash (2009)
This book talks about how people can benefit from the global economic Crash and use it as an opportunity. Yogesh starts out by telling how he made huge losses while investing and how he recovered those losses. The book explains the history of the current crash, sub-prime crisis and who is responsible for the global financial meltdown. Chabria then shares methods on how the crash can be used as an opportunity to create new wealth. The book is filled with anecdotes and stories on how throughout history people have used times of crisis to their advantage. A large part of the book is written in a simple and conversational style to make it appealing to a large audience who might not conventionally read books on investing and money. Yogesh has used Bollywood actors like ShahRukh Khan to help explain finance. The book has been featured in the bestsellers Hall of Fame at In.com.
[edit] Quotes
"People who create wealth do things that others don't."
"Stay Foolish and You Will Surely Stay Hungry."
"Sometimes making things simple is much more difficult than keeping things difficult."
"Investing isn't a means of survival - but a means of getting rich!"
"Following the idiot box is a great way to get rich. Of course only idiots would believe that!"
"Knowledge has always been recession proof."
"Women are definitely much smarter than men. Did you ever hear Lehman Sisters going bankrupt?"
"The US dollar is a major cause of global warming and environmental degradation. Imagine how many trees have to be cut to print trillions of dollars."
"You need to be a risk minimizer to create and preserve wealth."
[edit] References
- Short biography from Moneycontrol.com
- The Hindu Business Line Review
- Business Standard
- Mention in Times of India Article
- Times of India
- Bio On easyMF.com
- Mouthshut Book Review
- Gautam Ghosh Book Review
- The Economic Times
- Moneycontrol-Cash The Crash Reference
- Hindi Book-Happionaire Ki Tarhe Nivesh Kare Reference
- Cash The Crash Bestseller Reference
- Cash The Crash Review
- Cash The Crash Review
[edit] External links
- Official Happionaire™ website
- Official Happionaire™ Blog
- Crossword bestseller list
- Chicken Soup for the Soul
