Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

I ran across Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s profile on Facebook today as I was examining my network. It seems the bull himself is discussing stocks and politics and networking with the in crowd. I’ve sent him an introduction to see if he’ll accept me into his network, so I’ll keep you updated. I imagine his network is getting some good stock advice

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, the high profile private investor, is often called “The Warren Buffett of India.” Warren Buffett is a classic example of a buy-and-hold investor. Jhunjhunwala follows the principle, with his “buy right and hold tight” motto. However, unlike Buffett, Jhunjhunwala follows what can be termed as a portfolio-concentration strategy. This means he focuses on large investments in a limited number of companies, rather than opting for small investments in a large number of firms. His top 5 investments account for over half of his portfolio, and the top 10 account for almost 80%. Jhunjhunwala appears to favour small and medium stocks over companies with huge market cap.

Jhunjhunwala is a good sport and thus we poke a little fun at him while giving you some entertaining information on his assets errr portfolio.

Well, it's our own version anyway.

By M.C. Govardhana Rangan

Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Shinsei Bank Ltd. plans to team up with Indian billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala to sell mutual funds in the world's second-fastest growing major economy, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The India Street Analyzes the Analyst

By Sundaramurthy Vadivelu

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is undoubtedly the greatest Indian investor. He has been active in Indian stock markets for nearly 22 years now. He has seen the ups and downs at Dalal Street. His opinions have been vivid and most of the times he gets those right. The India Street attempts to analyze his opinions on US and Indian stock markets.

In Mohnish Pabrai’s new book, "The Dhando Investor