Mumbai/New Delhi, March 31 -- Delhi-based 37-year-old insurance sector executive Prateek Verma says the biggest change his wife has noticed in him over the past few months is that he has become "weirdly philosophical".

Can this be attributed to the joys of matrimony?

"No, it is the stock market," he quipped.

While benchmark indices have clawed back some lost ground after a prolonged spell of weakness, Verma's portfolio is still sporting an enchanting shade of crimson.

Has Lady Luck singled him out for special consideration? Or did bad decision-making also play a part?

Verma, who started his investing journey soon after the covid-19 pandemic, initially stuck to the large-cap universe, but could not help cast flirtatious eyes at the ju...