Last week, I got an opportunity to attend an event by Professor Aswath Damodaran. For those of you unfamiliar with him. Professor Damodaran is the Professor of Finance at Stern School of Business at New York University (NYU). He is one of the leading voices on the topic of financial valuation.

He is one of the key investors I follow regularly as I always find his method of valuing a company very refreshing. Therefore, when I heard he is coming to give a talk in Singapore, I jumped at the invitation.

The event: “An Evening With Professor Aswath Damodaran (Narratives & Numbers: The Value Of Stories In Business)” was organised by the CFA Society of Singapore and the Singapore alumni of NYU. Being a member of the CFA Society of Singapore, I was able to join the event at a sharply discounted price of just S$10, including dinner! Attending great ...