Asif Khan, CFA, is the co-founder of EDGE Asset Management and EDGE Research & Consulting. Both companies were started in 2018, and the episode describes them as trusted names in Bangladesh in their fields. Before he became an entrepreneur, Asif worked as an investment analyst for global firms. The video title calls him a 140+ crore fund manager, and one chapter covers managing 140 crore BDT.
In this episode Ahmed Fahad puts the questions many new investors ask: should you buy land, buy an apartment or invest in the stock market, which gives the best returns, and how should a beginner get started? They discuss asset class returns, the stock market scene and how to understand the best investment options. Fahad also asks about Asif's early career, starting EDGE, investing in Chaldal and other startups, and how to manage greed.
What the conversation covers
- Making an index from scratch
- Whether the stock market is good or bad, and its ups and downs
- The signs of a great or weak company, where to find information on stocks, and which metrics to focus on
- Where to invest 100k BDT, and the best time to enter the stock market
- Other asset classes: land vs flat, and savings certificates vs flat rental
- Building a portfolio with 60k BDT
- Asif's reading habits, early career and the buy side vs sell side
- Starting EDGE, managing 140 crore BDT, and how his thinking on investment changed
- Investing in Chaldal and other startups, and rules for startup investment
- Managing greed
The conversation is in Bangla.