I'm a patient investor, says ICICI Prudential AMC's Anish Tawakley

Steering clear of mediocre companies, even when available at a discount, has yielded rich dividends for Anish Tawakley

A truism in tennis is that the winners are often the ones who make the least unforced errors. Most players lose points to the mistakes they make themselves rather than their opponents. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company fund manager Anish Tawakley’s investment philosophy seems to mirror this sentiment.

An investor can do very well by avoiding the bottom one-third of stocks by performance even if he or she doesn’t necessarily hold the top 10 per cent, says the fund manager for the ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund. His stewardship won him the Business Standard Fund Manager of the Year award for the