Markets and Mindsets

Why patience, balance and long-term thinking matter more than timing the market.

- Irshad Mushtaq

On cold mornings in Srinagar, shopkeepers raise their shutters slowly, reading the day by the bite in the air and the pace of the street. Investing often feels like that.

You move forward with hope, pause with doubt, and carry the weight of every past decision. For many Kashmiri families, money set aside for the future holds years of effort and anxiety.