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Marketing Gimmicks-Be Careful and Avoid the Bad Stock
For years I struggled to find out why some companies which cater to a small group of buyers use expensive mode of television commercials to market their products. Imagine a company which manufactures train engines coming out with a commercial: “Our engines get you...
Long Term Investment Stocks–Making a 5 Stock Portfolio
The story goes somewhat like this: Warren Buffett was once asked about the best investment advice he would give to a money manager just starting out. He said, “I’d tell him to do exactly what I did 40-odd years ago, which is to learn about every company in the United...
Fundamental Analysis to Reach Your Investment Goals
I am sure that many of you have heard about Fundamental Analysis, or fundamental view in the context of stock picking. Sometime back, I released a video explaining the concept of Investment Fundamental Analysis where I spoke about financial facts and qualitative...
Best Place to Invest Your Money
While there are many asset classes to choose from, (i.e. fixed income deposits, real estate, gold, art etc), I will stick to Stocks, which I think is the only viable long term option in the current scenario. For my views on gold and real estate as an investment...
Price Earnings Ratio Method–Standalone and consolidated Methodology
The Price Earnings Ratio Method is one of the most basic and widely used methods for valuing companies. In this approach, the price of a company’s share listed on an exchange is divided by its reported Earnings Per Share (“EPS”). The Price to Earnings Ratio thus...
Fixed Income vs. Equity Investment: How Does Your Money Make Money After All?
There are only two ways in which money making is done: Hard work makes money Money makes money Investing is the art of employing money to multiply it. Those in need of capital for setting up, or for expanding a business are always willing to pay some premium for the...
Psychological Traits of a Successful Stock Investor
The Successful Stock Investor Imagine a world where everyone was equally intelligent, with identical psychological traits and access to the same information. What purpose would the stock markets serve then? I’ll answer that – None. The business of stock...
What is Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR)?
Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Meaning Corporate Debt Restructuring (“CDR”) mechanism is a voluntary non statutory mechanism under which financial institutions and banks come together to restructure the debt of companies facing financial difficulties due to...
How to Start Investing in Stocks in India?
Most of the trading in the Indian stock market takes place on its two stock exchanges: the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The BSE has been in existence since 1875. The NSE, was founded in 1992 and started trading in 1994. Both...
Explanation of Basic Economic Terms Used in India
In the United States more than 50% of their population invests in the stock markets (directly or via ownership of funds). In India, this figure is less than 2.5%. Ironically, India remains the fastest growing market for financial newspapers in the world. Does that...
Marketing Gimmicks-Be Careful and Avoid the Bad Stock
For years I struggled to find out why some companies which cater to a small group of buyers use expensive mode of television commercials to market their products. Imagine a company which manufactures train engines coming out with a commercial: “Our engines get you...
Long Term Investment Stocks–Making a 5 Stock Portfolio
The story goes somewhat like this: Warren Buffett was once asked about the best investment advice he would give to a money manager just starting out. He said, “I’d tell him to do exactly what I did 40-odd years ago, which is to learn about every company in the United...
Fundamental Analysis to Reach Your Investment Goals
I am sure that many of you have heard about Fundamental Analysis, or fundamental view in the context of stock picking. Sometime back, I released a video explaining the concept of Investment Fundamental Analysis where I spoke about financial facts and qualitative...
Best Place to Invest Your Money
While there are many asset classes to choose from, (i.e. fixed income deposits, real estate, gold, art etc), I will stick to Stocks, which I think is the only viable long term option in the current scenario. For my views on gold and real estate as an investment...
Price Earnings Ratio Method–Standalone and consolidated Methodology
The Price Earnings Ratio Method is one of the most basic and widely used methods for valuing companies. In this approach, the price of a company’s share listed on an exchange is divided by its reported Earnings Per Share (“EPS”). The Price to Earnings Ratio thus...
Fixed Income vs. Equity Investment: How Does Your Money Make Money After All?
There are only two ways in which money making is done: Hard work makes money Money makes money Investing is the art of employing money to multiply it. Those in need of capital for setting up, or for expanding a business are always willing to pay some premium for the...
Psychological Traits of a Successful Stock Investor
The Successful Stock Investor Imagine a world where everyone was equally intelligent, with identical psychological traits and access to the same information. What purpose would the stock markets serve then? I’ll answer that – None. The business of stock...
What is Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR)?
Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Meaning Corporate Debt Restructuring (“CDR”) mechanism is a voluntary non statutory mechanism under which financial institutions and banks come together to restructure the debt of companies facing financial difficulties due to...
How to Start Investing in Stocks in India?
Most of the trading in the Indian stock market takes place on its two stock exchanges: the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The BSE has been in existence since 1875. The NSE, was founded in 1992 and started trading in 1994. Both...
Explanation of Basic Economic Terms Used in India
In the United States more than 50% of their population invests in the stock markets (directly or via ownership of funds). In India, this figure is less than 2.5%. Ironically, India remains the fastest growing market for financial newspapers in the world. Does that...
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