Myths
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Top 3 Trading Myths Busted!
Trading myths are beliefs about trading that are not based on fact or reality but are instead perpetuated by popular opinion or tradition.
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Time in the Market vs Timing the Market: Why Staying Invested Matters More
“Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience.
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Are Low P/E Ratio 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 P/E.…
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Why Chasing Multibagger Stocks Can Hurt Your Long-Term Investment Returns
Why Chasing Multibaggers Can Hurt Your Long-Term Investment Returns The idea of finding multibagger stocks has captured the imagination of many investors, especially in a rising market.
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High Returns Don’t Always Require High-Risk Stocks
To earn high returns you need to take high risk! – at least that’s what everyone in the investment world thinks. But what we forget is that, higher the risk, higher is the chance of incurring losses! So why do we want…
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Can You Invest on Your Own? Why Self-Investing May Be the Key to Better Long-Term Returns
Most people are afraid of the stock markets, the common perception being that it’s a gambling den! As a result, we end up handing our hard earned money to the so called experts. After all they’re sure to know much more than…
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Stock investing, with all its risks, is only for the young? Is it?
Investing in the stock markets is risky. And conventional wisdom says that the elderly among us should take as little risk as possible, keep their hard earned money safe and handy, etc. Thus, most of us are faced with this dilemma at…
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Are Low-priced stocks a better bet than High-priced stocks?
We are constantly on the lookout for various strategies to profit from the stock market. Out of the numerous “lucrative strategies”, one that is frequently practiced is that of investing in stocks which appear to be cheap i.e. quoting at Rs. 10,20…
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Are ‘Good Companies’ always Good Investments?
Investors have a tendency to label some companies as ‘Good Companies’. This is usually based on the perception that its products are good and liked by everyone or it has reputed management. Predictably then, the investment advice that we often get is:…
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The Mad Rush for an IPO: Should you join in?
An IPO is one of the most sought after event be it a novice just starting his investment career or a seasoned investor. Even though quite a few burn their hands and their pockets by investing in them, the next IPO is…
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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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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…
