Sensible Investing
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Expense Manipulation in Financial Statements: Common Techniques Companies Use
Every now and then when the profits of a company suffer, we hear management talk about the various “cost-cutting measures” that it is implementing. Infact during a downturn, when customer orders are hard to come by and revenue growth slows down, companies…
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How do companies manipulate their expenses to report higher profits?
Learn how companies inflate profits by manipulating expenses. Know the red flags, tricks used, and how to protect your stock investments from misleading financials.
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Revenue Manipulation in Financial Statements: How Companies Inflate Sales and How Investors Can Spot Red Flags
2010 was a year of scams for India – the CWG scam, 2 G scam, Adarsh scam. While government officials and departments are infamous for corruption and scams worth millions, history has also provided us many examples of corporates treading the same…
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How do companies play the ‘Sales Manipulation’ game?
Learn how companies fake revenues using 4 key tactics. Spot sales manipulation early with proven red flags. A must-read for serious long-term investors.
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Fluctuating Exchange Rate and its impact on your Stocks
Learn how exchange rates affect the Indian economy, industries like IT, and foreign investors. Understand the difference between rupee appreciation and depreciation.
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Understand FII Movements & Earn Profits in the Stock Market
Understand how Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) influence the Indian stock market and how retail investors can use FII trends to their advantage. Learn to interpret inflows, outflows, and shareholding data to identify opportunities and build a resilient portfolio the sensible way with…
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IIP Data & its Impact on the Stock Market
Learn how the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) affects stock market trends and how you can use IIP data to make informed investment decisions.
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Want to know where the Stock Market is headed? Look at the consumer spending!
Discover how consumer spending impacts the stock market and learn strategies to leverage this knowledge for smarter investments. Understand the connection between personal expenditure and market performance.
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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…
