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Time to switch off media and focus on long-term investing
Till last several months, Media has been touting high equity returns and multi-bagger stock picks at expensive prices.
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Take-away from Warren_Buffett’s Letter to Shareholders 2017
In our search for new stand-alone businesses, the key qualities we seek are durable competitive strengths; able and high-grade management; good returns on the net tangible assets required…
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Take-away from Warren_Buffett’s Letter to Shareholders 2017
Learn why Warren Buffett skips businesses without a sensible price, avoids leverage, and treats stocks as businesses. Discover how Indian investors can apply these timeless lessons to build safer, long-term wealth.
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About Bitcoin, Small caps and Growth investing!
Nowadays, when you open a newspaper or switch-on a news channel, you hear three themes quite often & loud—Bitcoin, Small-cap and Growth-stocks.
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Sovereign Rating Upgrade: What It Means for India and Long-Term Investors
India’s sovereign rating upgrade by Moody’s Ratings was an important signal for investors.
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Moody’s Rating upgrade: Positive for Long term
Moody’s upgrades india’s sovereign rating to baa2 from baa3. learn what credit ratings mean, impact on debt markets, equities, infra, banks & long-term investments.
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HDFC Life IPO : Higher share of traditional policies but stretched valuations
Issue Date: Nov 7, 2017 – Nov 9, 2017 Face Value: Rs 10 Per Equity Share Issue Type: Book Built Issue IPO Issue Size: (Rs Crore) 8245-8695 Price Band: Rs 275 – Rs 290 per equity share No of…
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Nifty@MRP Suggest Markets Are Highly Overvalued, What Should Investors Do?
As investors, we constantly track the Nifty movements.
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Equity Investments: When to Increase Exposure and When to Stay Cautious
Deciding when to increase equity investments is one of the most important choices investors face.
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GIC Re IPO : Good business; Punchy valuations
Issue Open : Oct 11, 2017 – Oct 13, 2017 Issue Type : Book Built Issue IPO Issue Size: 124,700,000 Equity Shares of Rs 5 aggregating up to Rs 11,372.64 Cr Face Value : Rs 5 Per Equity Share…
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Loss Aversion: Why Investors Hold On to Losing Investments for Too Long
One of the biggest challenges in investing is not market volatility or stock selection—it’s managing our own behavior.
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How to make losses less painful?
Learn how to deal with investment losses wisely. Understand loss aversion and make better long-term stock market decisions with actionable tips backed by behavioral finance.

