by Rajat Sharma | Nov 28, 2013 | finance, investment, stocks |
When it comes to financial products, I often sound like a doomsday conspirator. Some of the things I have written in past: Mutual funds are ‘mostly’ pointless; F&O trading – that too based on software, charts, tips and tools, my friend – it’s like trying to reach...
by Rajat Sharma | Nov 25, 2013 | finance, investment, stocks |
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...
by Rajat Sharma | Oct 8, 2013 | company, finance |
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...
by Rajat Sharma | Oct 5, 2013 | equity, finance, investment, stocks |
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...
by Rajat Sharma | Oct 4, 2013 | Consulting, debt, finance |
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...
by Rajat Sharma | Oct 1, 2013 | finance, investment |
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...