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Devina Mehra

Mint columnist

Devina Mehra is a visiting professor at the Institute for Studies of Industrial Development and former chief statistician of India

ARTICLES BY DEVINA MEHRA

Risk blindness and failure of imagination are the biggest issues in banking risk management. (Bloomberg)

Devina Mehra: Why investing in a bank often takes nerves of steel

4 min read . 18 Jun 2025

‘Luddites’ is a term used for those opposed to new technology. (istockphoto)

Devina Mehra: Yes, AI is coming for our jobs; it’s the old story of new tech

4 min read . 04 Jun 2025

Forget what the US president said during his campaign and in his inaugural speech, and look at what happened: his actions and their consequences. (REUTERS)

Devina Mehra: Trump as a green warrior? It’s not too far-fetched

4 min read . 21 May 2025

Diversification reduces the element of luck and increases the contribution of skill in the performance of a portfolio or fund. (istockphoto)

Devina Mehra: Diversified or concentrated portfolio? It’s an easy choice

4 min read . 07 May 2025

Simply put, it is not always the metal’s value going up. (Pixabay)

Devina Mehra: Is gold a risk-free investment? Think again

5 min read . 23 Apr 2025

Every policy measure has to be measured against what it is trying to achieve and how effective it is in reaching those goals. (REUTERS)

Devina Mehra: Trump’s tariffs will create more problems than they solve

4 min read . 09 Apr 2025

When Trump was elected president, many big global as well as private banks started hawking portfolios of so-called ‘Trump stocks.’ (AP)

Devina Mehra: Trump stocks? They’re mythical at best in this new uncertain era

4 min read . 26 Mar 2025

After a spectacular bust in an industry, it takes only a few years for lessons from it to be lost.

Devina Mehra: Forgetting history can be costly, especially so while investing

4 min read . 12 Mar 2025

We all know the dangers and risks of investing, particularly in equities, but there are risks to not being invested too.

Stay invested or exit the market? What investors should do in a slump

5 min read . 26 Feb 2025

Being human comes along with a persistence of narratives. (REUTERS)

Devina Mehra: Persistence of vision can mislead investors but there is a way out

4 min read . 12 Feb 2025

Even if a technology succeeds, we cannot know in advance which company in that field will succeed and therefore make for a good investment. (Reuters)

Devina Mehra: Want to invest in technologies of the future? Good luck with that

4 min read . 29 Jan 2025

The earlier you start, the less you need to save every month and the requirement gets vastly higher as you delay.

Here are easy New Year resolutions that will boost your investment portfolio

4 min read . 15 Jan 2025

So why is the prediction pattern the way it is? You do not lose your job or have egg on your face for saying what everyone else is saying.

Devina Mehra: Take 2025 stock predictions with a bucket of salt

4 min read . 02 Jan 2025

Over time, one realized that investing is a game of both luck and skill. Hence you are going to lose some, no matter how skilled you are.

Be discerning: Market losses and mistakes are completely different things

4 min read . 18 Dec 2024

We discuss wrong cricketing decisions made by the system far longer than we do the more numerous mistakes made by human umpires.

From faulty cricket decisions to self-driving car deaths: The AI paradox

4 min read . 04 Dec 2024

There are literally dozens of research studies proving that the hindsight bias is pretty much all pervasive.

So you think you correctly predicted Trump’s win? Think again

1 min read . 20 Nov 2024

For the largest player in the market, it is nearly impossible to grow faster than the market.

Not all elephants can dance: Investors must identify the exceptions

4 min read . 06 Nov 2024

An asset management cmpany cannot have multiple small-cap schemes or multiple mid-cap schemes.

Music themes are good but thematic funds may prove injurious to investors

4 min read . 23 Oct 2024

iPhone 16 and Tumi bag purchases are linked with our hunter-gatherer ancestors living in caves. (Hindustan Times)

The iPhone 16 rush reveals an evolutionary trait: Humans must fit in to survive

4 min read . 09 Oct 2024

The truth is that no one can know beforehand which stocks in a portfolio become multibaggers.

Devina Mehra: Here’s the secret to acquiring a portfolio of multibagger stocks

4 min read . 25 Sep 2024