Category Archives: Investing
Ponder Over These Things Before Investing In Stocks
EQUITY investors are finding it difficult not to invest at present levels in the stock market. The key arguments that make a compelling story for investors include a booming economy, growing corporate earnings, increasing allocation to India by international investors … 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
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
Stock News for the week
It is learnt that Hindalco Industries, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla group, are on the right path even during the time of economic meltdown, all their projects are on track and they are not postponing any of their … Continue reading
How to choose a Sector to Invest
Deciding to invest in a sector may not be challenging but choosing the sector definitely is. One of the ways to pick a sector is to look at its medium-term prospects. Though sector funds are riskier than diversified funds, invest … Continue reading
Time to Buy Stocks is Now!
Rajiv Mundra has a keen eye for the markets and he has the following post on his Google Group. Details here Buy & go to sleep for 4-5 years!
Banking Sector Funds Outperform over last three months.
While the financial crisis has felled several international banking giants, closer home, it is the banking sector funds that have outperformed all other categories of funds over the last three months. Seven of the 10 top performing mutual fund schemes … Continue reading
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
