I am a direct equities guy – and most people reading my blog know that. So it is natural for them to expect that I would give tips on my blog. No, I do not. That you know by now…. Read more

I kept saying that the market perceives that the worst quarter – for a short time at least was the Q ended Dec 2011. Why this quarter? The interest rate increase was felt fully, sales were down…and obviously profits were… Read more

I have been asked this question a zillion times and I have answered it a zillion times….so there is a sense of exhaustion. So here is a Buddha Story…… One day an atheist comes to meet Buddha – and he… Read more

Hindu Business Line is a good newspaper….and they normally do good stories. Here is a story based on THEIR reporting of the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme. Most people have not been able to comment on the RGES because the details… Read more

If you see the fund performance in India, most, if not all fund managers have schemes which beat the the sensex or the nifty. Have you wondered why it is easy to beat the indices in India but fund managers… Read more

Normally the public sector units trade at a lower price earning multiple (p/e multiple for those who did not understand the full version). This is largely because there is a general feeling that the owner (manager) does not care too… Read more

I have a friend who is a brilliant technical analyst. Make no mistake, I have seen tons of Tech analyst, he is among the very top. I do not like Tech Analysis, esp because I rarely take SIGNIFICANT trading position…. Read more

The word reverse split is used in 2 contexts – one in the running parlance and one in the stock exchange / equity market parlance. In the running parlance it means running the second portion of the race FASTER than… Read more

These are some of the queries that I receive – most of them asking me ‘Should I invest in equities’ or EVEN ‘Why do YOU say I should invest in equities’. Let me first list the questions: 1. Will the… Read more