Monthly Archives: September 2008
HDFC Prudence is a Winner for me
Investors can buy the units of HDFC Prudence, a balanced equity-oriented fund, considering its long-term track record in delivering returns and ability to contain downside as a result of hedge offered by its debt exposure. The fund?s balanced structure may, … Continue reading
Where are the Markets headed at this point?
Mr Kenneth Andrade, Vice-President of Equity at IDFC Mutual Fund, having over 14 years of experience in equity research and fund management, spoke to Business Line about the mutual fund scenario in the country. Infrastructure Development Finance Co (IDFC) took … Continue reading
Sensex get screwed so regularly!
retweeting @manuscrypts with a name like that, its no wonder that the sensex gets screwed regularly problem is I do too, by association!
Is the Stock Market for you?
Investing in the equity market directly is exciting and rewarding over a long period. But the volatility and the information overload make it a very difficult task. It is important to understand that everyone has different financial goals and risk … Continue reading
Guidelines for the Power Sector in India
CERC has issued draft guidelines for tariffs for the period 2009-14. The proposed guidelines has retained the 14% ROE for tariff fixation. However, it has proposed to link incentives based on plant availability as against the earlier practice of incentive … Continue reading
Stocks News Update as on September 10, 2008
Stocks News An unknown Mauritius based entity has picked up a 17% stake in BPL Mobile, a cellular services player with operations in Mumbai. (ET) The Tata group is close to diluting its stake in Tata Teleservices for around Rs … Continue reading
Valuations of Banking Stocks in India
Depth and breadth of private banking space has now increased. You see significantly large private banks. And the private sector is getting market share. I feel the valuation of PSU banks continue to trade at a discount. People are talking … Continue reading
What is Programmed or Algorithmic Trading?
Program trading is casually defined as the use of computers in stock markets to engage in arbitrage and portfolio insurance strategies. The term has also been defined as “a wide range of portfolio trading strategies involving the purchase or sale … Continue reading
Investing in Stock Market is not for the weakhearts
There’s no better formula for losing money than to buy high and sell low. And data for 2008 shows people have been doing exactly this Indian stock markets were lower by around 29% in the current year, and have since … Continue reading
Fool’s perspective of High Growth Stocks in India
Goldman Sachs issued a report in 2003 predicting that India’s economy will be the world’s third largest by 2035. The report cited expected annual growth rates of 5.3% to 6.1%.Though it has been a bumpy ride as of late, India … Continue reading
