Category: Equity

1. You should not fall in love with your stocks: too many of the newbies having ‘read up’ some literature feel that one should not fall in love with your portfolio. Completely wrong. I agree the company does not know… Read more

There is no ONE way of building a retirement corpus! Retirement planning is almost like a religion, there are many sects, sub sects, protestants and of course there are the atheists…. Here is one method which has worked very well… Read more

Actually there are many things that you need to know about the equity markets, but here are a few…. a. Investors make money: Yes, it is the investors who can make money in the equity markets. Very difficult for traders… Read more

Having seen so many amateurs and professionals investing in equities (not talking about traders), here are some big differences. 1. Averaging means ignoring market information: Many people average in a single scrip and this can be dangerous. Examples like Silverline,… Read more

When you buy a share, you normally buy to sell the share at a higher price, thus making a profit. However in most cases you may not have a clear target price. This means you need to have a matrix… Read more

4 things to know about Equity Markets Actually there are many things that you need to know about the equity markets, but here are a few…. a. Investors make money: Yes, it is the investors who can make money in… Read more

Problems of people i,e direct investment in equities 1. Not enough capital to create a portfolio: To create a sensible portfolio today it will cost you at least Rs. 10 lakhs. If you start out with Rs. 20,000 to invest,… Read more

Many people (sadly including CIOs of mutual funds and life insurance companies) think that 2-3 year schemes in equity makes sense. Hence a rash of close ended mutual fund schemes, and almost none doing well – except by a timing… Read more

There are many people who come to sell equity schemes…and here is the language they use: 1. Sir ‘Equities have given 20% CAGR in India from 1979 till today including dividends’ – so if you invest in equities for 5… Read more

Let us accept some facts early on: There are more bankruptcies than billionaires… We do not have any data about Indian investors, but MORE than agree with Sucheta Dalal and Moneylife that the number of investors have dwindled. This is… Read more