Monthly Archives: January 2009
SEBI Rules for Liquid Funds
THE Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has finally made changes in the characteristics of liquid funds that caused considerable heartburn and churn in the October market crash. Sebi has now mandated that liquid fund schemes and plans will, … Continue reading
What is Relative Strength Index?
Relative Strength Index (RSI) is an extremely useful and popular momentum oscillator. The RSI compares the magnitude of a stock’s recent gains to the magnitude of its recent losses and turns that information into a number that ranges from 0 … Continue reading
Investing Strategy for 2009
At the end of 2008, it isn’t an easy task to look ahead and see what stockinvestors should do. However, there is a simple way to choose one’s investment strategy. I have always firmly believed that the only approach to … Continue reading
Who offloaded Satyam shares just before the Confessions?
The initial investigations by the Registrar of Companies (RoC) into the Satyam scam has revealed that apart from other companies, HDFC Mutual Fund on January 2 offloaded 50 lakh Satyam shares. Satyam’s price averaged Rs 177 on that day, still … Continue reading
How to Build Your Portfolio?
A portfolio is a combination of products and themes. Investors should plan and build the portfolio over a period of time, considering all options. Over the last few days, there has been a growing consensus on the fact that asset … Continue reading
Importance of Diversifying your Stocks Portfolio
It goes without saying that the Satyam affair has deepened the pall of gloom over equity mutual funds. Being a leading star of the country’s business firmament, Satyam has been a fixture in many mutual fund portfolios, and justifiably so. … Continue reading
