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Financial Planning for a Post Coronavirus World
Things continue to go from bad to worse in terms of the coronavirus epidemic. Yet the stock markets have recovered up to 20% of their losses over the past 2 week. As an investor how should you go about your financial planning? The answer to this is not very different...
Diagnostic Stocks to Benefit from Covid-19 Hit
With the rise in the number of reported novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease cases in India, the government on 18th March 2020, allowed private diagnostic labs to start testing for coronavirus samples. This could have a positive impact on the price of diagnostic...
Valuations are finally cheap – Here’s an answer to your questions
DO YOU KNOW, every time markets are trading below valuations of 16, they deliver 34% returns over the next 3 years. When trading between 16-19, they deliver 20% over the next 3 years. When trading above 19, the returns are only 3.4% for the next 3 years. But what does...
Why Asset Allocation is the Best Portfolio Management Strategy?
It is human to think that nobody will care about your money as well as you can. In reality, for most people such thinking leads to the construction of some of the most disgraceful portfolios. Over the past month or so, I have seen portfolios of excellent stocks that...
Karda Construction Stock Analysis
Karda Construction Limited (“Karda” or the “Company”) is a well-established Nashik based group having its presence in the construction industry for more than two decades. The Company is focused on developing affordable housing in the residential segment and from year...
Vodafone Idea Default: Impact on Debt Mutual Funds
What really went wrong with Vodafone Idea? Brief background: Fifteen telecom companies owe over Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the Government of India in lieu of past license fees, spectrum charges, interest and penalties (“Adjusted Gross Revenue” or “AGR“). Vodafone Idea...
Top Dividend Paying Mutual Funds
Dividend Paying Mutual Funds – Typically, these mutual funds (i) invest in stocks, and; (ii) follow a strategy of investing in stocks that generate a higher dividend yield. When are Dividends paid to Investors? Mutual fund schemes declare dividends for its unit...
What’s causing the narrow stock market bull run?
When I don’t know how to get attention of people, I try this: Do you know that there are more people alive today than have ever died. Yes, you can fact check this. The number of people alive on this planet today outnumber (by far) the number of people who ever died on...
Why Are the Indian Stock Markets So Expensive?
If you compare Indian stock markets to global markets both developed and developing, Indian stocks are trading at a much higher valuation. Consider this, the ‘MSCI India Index’ which had grown at par with the ‘MSCI emerging Markets Index’ from 2004 to 2014, is today...
Government Disinvestment Turning Into Distressed Sale?
Recently, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the Government’s plans to raise Rs 1 lakh Cr via disinvestment by selling their equities in five PSUs – BPCL, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Container Corporation (Concor), Tehri Hydro Development...
Financial Planning for a Post Coronavirus World
Things continue to go from bad to worse in terms of the coronavirus epidemic. Yet the stock markets have recovered up to 20% of their losses over the past 2 week. As an investor how should you go about your financial planning? The answer to this is not very different...
Diagnostic Stocks to Benefit from Covid-19 Hit
With the rise in the number of reported novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease cases in India, the government on 18th March 2020, allowed private diagnostic labs to start testing for coronavirus samples. This could have a positive impact on the price of diagnostic...
Valuations are finally cheap – Here’s an answer to your questions
DO YOU KNOW, every time markets are trading below valuations of 16, they deliver 34% returns over the next 3 years. When trading between 16-19, they deliver 20% over the next 3 years. When trading above 19, the returns are only 3.4% for the next 3 years. But what does...
Why Asset Allocation is the Best Portfolio Management Strategy?
It is human to think that nobody will care about your money as well as you can. In reality, for most people such thinking leads to the construction of some of the most disgraceful portfolios. Over the past month or so, I have seen portfolios of excellent stocks that...
Karda Construction Stock Analysis
Karda Construction Limited (“Karda” or the “Company”) is a well-established Nashik based group having its presence in the construction industry for more than two decades. The Company is focused on developing affordable housing in the residential segment and from year...
Vodafone Idea Default: Impact on Debt Mutual Funds
What really went wrong with Vodafone Idea? Brief background: Fifteen telecom companies owe over Rs 1.47 lakh crore to the Government of India in lieu of past license fees, spectrum charges, interest and penalties (“Adjusted Gross Revenue” or “AGR“). Vodafone Idea...
Top Dividend Paying Mutual Funds
Dividend Paying Mutual Funds – Typically, these mutual funds (i) invest in stocks, and; (ii) follow a strategy of investing in stocks that generate a higher dividend yield. When are Dividends paid to Investors? Mutual fund schemes declare dividends for its unit...
What’s causing the narrow stock market bull run?
When I don’t know how to get attention of people, I try this: Do you know that there are more people alive today than have ever died. Yes, you can fact check this. The number of people alive on this planet today outnumber (by far) the number of people who ever died on...
Why Are the Indian Stock Markets So Expensive?
If you compare Indian stock markets to global markets both developed and developing, Indian stocks are trading at a much higher valuation. Consider this, the ‘MSCI India Index’ which had grown at par with the ‘MSCI emerging Markets Index’ from 2004 to 2014, is today...
Government Disinvestment Turning Into Distressed Sale?
Recently, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the Government’s plans to raise Rs 1 lakh Cr via disinvestment by selling their equities in five PSUs – BPCL, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Container Corporation (Concor), Tehri Hydro Development...
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