Investment Traps
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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…
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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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Behavioral Finance India: Overcoming the “Problem of Plenty” in Investing
Today, we are witnessing a veritable explosion of financial information. While business channels and magazines are in overdrive, general news outlets are striving not to be left behind.
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Long Term Stock Investing: Why Patience Creates Better Investment Returns
To be successful in investing, you need to have the right mind-set. And the mind-set that will give the highest chance of success is that of somebody owning a fruit orchard. In contrast, having the mind-set of a fisherman or vegetable farmer…
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Top 5 mistakes in Stock Market
This is a guest Article from Manish Chauhan who writes on Jagoinvestor .
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Buy Back – A Bumper Offer???
I am sure most of us must have heard of those attractive cash back offers from some credit card schemes while we go on a shopping spree & got lured by such offers?
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First month in the stock market
It has been exactly one month since I started investing in the stock market . Before that I spent a month becoming aware of the various forces involved.
