Reading is important to make money in the stock market , says this value investor, who takes more pride in introducing himself as an entrepreneur and columnist.Chennai-based Shyam Sekhar agreed to talk to us on one condition: we do not flaunt big numbers. But this investor has a huge fan following on social media, where he shares his thoughts regularly.Three pillars — reading, observation and experience — can make you successful, says Sekhar, 48. “I started using Michael E Porter’s framework for stock picking in 1992. American investor Schloss is a well-regarded as a value investor and a notable disciple of the Benjamin Graham school of investingInvestment style is important to Sekhar. He gets over 500 of them, and reads most of them.Shyam Sekhar credits his neighbour MK Sudharsan for encouraging him to enter the stock market.

Source: Economic Times October 23, 2017 06:06 UTC