“The typical conditions for the birth of a bull market are here: you have a changed country, you have a deep fall in growth and everybody is perplexed by the rise of stocks.”

Indian billionaire investor and stock trader

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was an Indian billionaire investor, stock trader, and chartered accountant. He became widely known for building his fortune in the Indian stock market, and he remained associated with his own asset management firm, Rare Enterprises. He began investing in 1985 with ₹5,000 and made his first major profit in 1986. By the time of his death, his estimated net worth was US$5.8 billion, which placed him among the richest people in the world. His name is closely linked with investing and market speculation.