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Risk vs Return in Stock Market Investing
‘Risk toh Spiderman ko bhi lena padta hain’! Investing in the stock markets and risk go hand in hand. And to earn high returns we need to take high risk! At least that’s what most of us think. But taking higher risks…
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Is taking high risk a necessity for gaining higher returns?
Learn to invest wisely with low risk and high returns. Discover how to spot risky stocks and apply value investing principles for stable, profitable investments. See how top investors achieve great returns without high risks.
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Company Shastra: Wipro Ltd.
Wipro Ltd is the 3rd largest provider of IT Services in India.
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MRP – the simplest way of communicating ‘fair value’ says the Editor of Outlook Profit
At MoneyWorks4me.com, we have tried to ascertain the fair value of stocks and make them available to retail investors in a form they are most accustomed to – MRP. We have also extended the MRP concept to the benchmark indices – Sensex…
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High Dividend Stocks: Why They Are Not Always the Best Investment
During FY 2001, Hindustan Unilever limited (HUL) paid a whopping 58% of its profits as dividends whereas Infosys paid just 11%!! Going by the general myth that investing in high dividend paying companies gives better returns, we should have invested in HUL…
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High Dividend Stocks: Are they the Real Gems of Stock Market?
High Dividend Stocks: Are they the Real Gems of Stock Market? – Investment Shastra
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Company Shastra: Blue Star Ltd
Blue Star is India’s largest central air-conditioning company and a leader in commercial refrigeration.
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We are giving YOU, our beloved readers, the POWER! The power to decide which companies you want to read about and which you do not!
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Low P/BV stocks…Struck Gold? Think Again!
At the end of FY 2003, Nestle India was trading at a P/BV of 19.85 and Indage Vintners at a P/BV of 0.18. Going by the market rule of thumb we should have invested in Indage Vintners while avoiding Nestle India to…
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Company Shastra: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd.
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. (GSKCH), the Indian associate of Glaxosmithkline plc, U.K., is a market leader in the Health Food Drinks industry in India with around 70% market share.
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Company Shastra: Bajaj Electricals Ltd.
Bajaj Electricals Limited, a diversified electrical company with a turnover of over Rs. 2249 Crores, is a part of the “Bajaj Group”.
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Why Knowing a Stock’s Fair Value Is the First Rule of Smart Investing
Let us jog down the memory lane a little and remember those advertisements on Doordarshan of “Jago Grahak Jago” I am sure you remember the image of a proactive and aware consumer telling how to check the MRP of the product. That…

