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About Independent Directors in India
SEBI defines an independent director as someone who does not have any material or financial relationship with the company or its directors. They should in no way get influenced by the management and should be able to take unbiased decisions/judgments. The idea is to...
10 Bad Financial Decisions to Avoid
[1] Selling an asset ‘only’ because it is doing badly – Mutual fund holders and share holders are different when it comes to the time it takes for each category to give up on investments. Typically a fund holder will compare his returns with overall stock market...
How to Select the Best Stock to Buy
As an investor you may face the dilemma of selecting 1 out of 2 or 3 (or even more) stocks. This typically happens when an investor already has a diversified stock portfolio and does not want to add more than 1 new stock. While it may be tempting to add equal quantity...
How to Improve Business Performance?
Today’s question comes from Vijay who is the promoter of a Kolkata based company which he plans to take public over the next 3 years. His question dealt with improving business communication to reach more people. In today’s post I will talk about steps which every...
Types of Bank Loans in India – Interest Rates and Charges
From starting a business to purchasing a luxury car, buying a home to going on a vacation – these days you will find customized bank loans for all your needs. This creates a huge opportunity not only for banks but also for businesses selling consumers products. Banks...
Does Luck Play A Role In Stock Investing?
Courtesy of one of my well connected friends from Delhi, yesterday I got an opportunity to meet one of the most renowned astrologers in India. Legend has it that a former prime minister was a regular at his office. Before I write about my meeting, let me admit that I...
High vs. Low Priced Stocks – What Delivers Better Returns?
A few days back I received this Question – “Is it better to choose low priced stocks over high priced ones?” To elaborate on the question – do low priced stocks have a better chance of multiplying faster than shares that are already priced very high? Think of a share...
How Are Stock Prices Determined?
Today I will try to answer a question which I received from one of our subscribers. Vijay asked – “How are stock prices determined? I mean, why would a stock like Bosch trade at Rs. 26000+ while Noida Toll Bridge would trade at Rs. 35? Does it purely depend on how...
Best Fixed Income Investment Options in India
I have lost count of the number of queries I have received about the best fixed income investment options. I have refrained from writing about this mostly because I firmly believe that “nobody ever became a millionaire by investing in fixed deposits”. Yet, people get...
How to Find the Most Volatile Stocks?
What is Volatility? Volatility in the context of stock markets is the amount of price change which a stock experiences over a given period of time (i.e. breadth or the difference between high-low). Put differently, if the price stays relatively stable, the stock has...
About Independent Directors in India
SEBI defines an independent director as someone who does not have any material or financial relationship with the company or its directors. They should in no way get influenced by the management and should be able to take unbiased decisions/judgments. The idea is to...
10 Bad Financial Decisions to Avoid
[1] Selling an asset ‘only’ because it is doing badly – Mutual fund holders and share holders are different when it comes to the time it takes for each category to give up on investments. Typically a fund holder will compare his returns with overall stock market...
How to Select the Best Stock to Buy
As an investor you may face the dilemma of selecting 1 out of 2 or 3 (or even more) stocks. This typically happens when an investor already has a diversified stock portfolio and does not want to add more than 1 new stock. While it may be tempting to add equal quantity...
How to Improve Business Performance?
Today’s question comes from Vijay who is the promoter of a Kolkata based company which he plans to take public over the next 3 years. His question dealt with improving business communication to reach more people. In today’s post I will talk about steps which every...
Types of Bank Loans in India – Interest Rates and Charges
From starting a business to purchasing a luxury car, buying a home to going on a vacation – these days you will find customized bank loans for all your needs. This creates a huge opportunity not only for banks but also for businesses selling consumers products. Banks...
Does Luck Play A Role In Stock Investing?
Courtesy of one of my well connected friends from Delhi, yesterday I got an opportunity to meet one of the most renowned astrologers in India. Legend has it that a former prime minister was a regular at his office. Before I write about my meeting, let me admit that I...
High vs. Low Priced Stocks – What Delivers Better Returns?
A few days back I received this Question – “Is it better to choose low priced stocks over high priced ones?” To elaborate on the question – do low priced stocks have a better chance of multiplying faster than shares that are already priced very high? Think of a share...
How Are Stock Prices Determined?
Today I will try to answer a question which I received from one of our subscribers. Vijay asked – “How are stock prices determined? I mean, why would a stock like Bosch trade at Rs. 26000+ while Noida Toll Bridge would trade at Rs. 35? Does it purely depend on how...
Best Fixed Income Investment Options in India
I have lost count of the number of queries I have received about the best fixed income investment options. I have refrained from writing about this mostly because I firmly believe that “nobody ever became a millionaire by investing in fixed deposits”. Yet, people get...
How to Find the Most Volatile Stocks?
What is Volatility? Volatility in the context of stock markets is the amount of price change which a stock experiences over a given period of time (i.e. breadth or the difference between high-low). Put differently, if the price stays relatively stable, the stock has...
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