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Category - Investment Traps
Rushikesh Bhise3 Things to do during Stock Market Correction
Currently, we are experiencing a correction in the stock market which is a normal part and a temporary phenomenon in a business cycle. But the cacophony of slowdown and pessimism leads to some usual investing mistake...
Checking Stock Prices Regularly is Stressful and Unproductive
Time seems to fly by when we talk to people we are attracted to, or when we like doing something. And it also seems to slow down when we do something we find boring. In investing as well, something similar holds true...
Ketan GujarathiHow to Emotionally Prepare for Stock Market Correction?
Most successful strategy in equity investing is buying good companies at cheap prices. This philosophy is called as Value Investing. However, cheap prices do not come without temporary negative news. One has to buy when...
Are Low P/E stocks always great bargains?
As intelligent shoppers we always look for great bargains. And we tend to do this while investing in stocks, as well! The most common way to identify great bargains in the stock market, is to look at stocks with a low...
Be prepared to change your views, if the facts demand…In the Stock Markets too!
‘When the facts change, I change my mind, what do you do sir?’ – following this Keynesian quote in the stock markets may put you on the road to successful investing. But we humans are very reluctant when it comes to...
Team-MoneyWorks4meDon’t forecast future stock prices, analyze a Company’s ability to earn future profits
Forecasts are difficult to make especially those concerning the future. In today’s world stock investing has become synonymous to forecasting! But the key to successful investing is having an analytical approach towards...
Information, like antibiotics, works best when consumed in the right dosage
Information is like an antibiotic. An antibiotic over dosage can have varied effects on our health, from causing complications to being lethal. But what’s so disastrous about having an information overload. Stock...
Get rid of the addiction of ‘listening’ to Experts
Listening to experts is almost like an addiction for most stock investors. While many don’t even realize that they are addicted to this, others who have experienced that experts don’t win for them, are wondering how...
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. But, it seems the positive news has stopped all of the sudden. All news has been perceived...
How to make losses less painful?
Psychology plays a major role in any decision making. There are ample studies to indicate that poor decision making can be attributed to a few key heuristics, leading to terrible consequences for the decision maker. One...
Investors’ common mistake during bullish market
You as an investor, may be considering trailing earnings or ROEs as base case for arriving at any valuation. The problem in this assumption is that high ROEs and margins are not sustainable as every company or industry...
