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Long-Term Investing: Why the Right Behaviour Matters More Than the Best Product
Kalpen Parekh is the Managing Director and CEO of DSP Asset Managers Pvt. Ltd. With over two decades in investment management, he has previously led teams at IDFC Mutual Fund, Birla Sun Life AMC, ICICI Prudential AMC, and L&T Finance. A passionate advocate of evidence-based investing, Kalpen believes that investor behaviour and long-term discipline are the true sources of alpha. He holds a Master’s in Finance from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and a Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth, Pune.
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