What is a Model Portfolio? It is a portfolio of stocks, with each stock in different proportion, managed by a fund manager based on his conviction/risk reward. Whenever an investor adds funds to a mutual fund or a PMS...
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Team-MoneyWorks4meIs Investing in Stocks Really Difficult?
Stock Investing, like everything else, is difficult until someone explains it to you! Investing is a lot like driving a car and going on a journey. Building a car is complex, but driving it is easy. However, every...
How to Invest in Stocks Successfully?
Success in stock investing means ‘Earning returns well above the FD without the risk of losing capital’ To invest in stocks successfully, you need to know: How to choose/pick good stocks to invest in? What...
How to Choose Good Stocks to Invest in?
Invest in a company stock that you want to own forever As we said earlier, buying a stock expecting that it will grow in value for years, and therefore holding it for a long time is investment; everything else is...
How to Choose Good Stocks: Check for Excellent Financial Track Record
Investing in stocks is all about buying a wonderful business, and not just a stock. A wonderful business essentially has three important characteristics: a Sustainable Moat, an excellent Financial Track Record and a...
How to Choose Good Stocks: Look for a Company which can Charge a Toll
A great brand and patents/trade secrets are a couple of competitive advantages that a company can have. These help a company increase its Sales and Profits making it a winner in the long-term. Another such competitive...
How to Choose Good Stocks: Look for a Trustworthy Management
Having an excellent financial track record and a sustainable competitive advantage are 2 important characteristics to shortlist a wonderful company. But, one more characteristic is required to guarantee a future winner...
How to Choose Good Stocks: Look for a Company with Patents/Trade Secrets
A company with patents/trade secrets is well protected from competition What if your company was the only one allowed to make a particular product? No other company could produce the same product. If someone did, it...
How to Choose Good Stocks: Look for Companies with High Switching Costs
In a highly competitive market, where companies struggle to get repeat business from the same client; what is it that helps a company lock in its customers for life? It is the advantage of having ‘High Switching Costs’...
How to Choose Good Stocks: Look for Companies with the Lowest Cost
In today’s world of intense competition, companies are always looking for strategies to be unique. With this aim to be unique, what is that one powerful strategy that helps companies attract consumers and hence, stand...
How to Choose Good Stocks: Look for Strong Brands
Companies with great brands have an unbreachable moat Brands are represented by a name, phrase, sign, symbol or a combination of these. It is a unique identity, association or emotion which a product or service creates...
How to Determine the Right Price to Buy a Stock?
The MRP (Maximum Retail Price) of a stock is it’s right value and is a benchmark for selling the stock. But, the price at which you buy the stock will eventually determine your returns. Hence, in order to minimize your...