D0 you know what is the Wimbledon effect? Well it is the location – the Wimbledon is in UK, but no Englishman ever wins it !! Similarly when the Indian stock markets go up, the participants are mostly White men… Read more
Serious shuffle in the family portfolio…
I am not even sure whether a conversation or strategy which some of us use should be part of this blog. However as an experiment here is a trend in some of our portfolios. I have no clue whether it… Read more
Sell the poorly performing shares
When the index is doing well….we all buy into the optimism. It may actually be a great time to review your portfolio and SELL the duds and perhaps be in an index ETF. This is a tactical strategy of getting… Read more
Markets are fully priced?
Of course I do not have an answer. However it is possible that markets are well priced… 1. 2 websites and 3 magazines asked me whether the markets are fully priced: I said I do not know, but then they… Read more
How traders lose money?
When you do not know something, there is risk. Many people who buy and sell regularly think they are traders. Well most of them are not. For being a trader you need trading skills, tremendous discipline, fantastic connectivity to the… Read more
FundsIndia Reviews: ICICI Prudential Top 100
With a one-year return of 28.3 per cent, ICICI Prudential Top 100 is almost at the top of the chart for large-cap equity funds. It beats its benchmark Nifty 50 by a wide margin of 12 percentage points, and the… Read more
Why you should not invest in equity funds for dividends
Before we explain why, let us recap how dividends are paid by mutual funds. A fund manager can declare dividends only from the realised profits. By this we mean that, in an equity fund, a fund manager should have either… Read more
7 reasons why you should invest in Mutual Funds
Your investment choice can, obviously, significantly impact the rate at which your money compounds. While there are enough opinions on what you should be doing with your money, here are 7 reasons why mutual funds should definitely be a part… Read more
5 surprisingly simple marketing strategies of successfu advisors
5 surprisingly simple marketing strategies of successful advisors Marketing need not be too complex for it to be effective. A whitepaper by Financial Marketing Pros gives insights on the marketing strategies successful advisors use to grow their business. Successful advisors… Read more
What to ask your financial planner?
What will you ask him? Here is a primer….a good place to start. You can add to these questions, not reduce them. Tell him that you may be carrying a tape recorder and may want some answers in writing. See… Read more