Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations, 2014
In order to have one integrated policy on foreign investment, the Indian securities market regulator i.e. Securities Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) has introduced the Foreign Portfolio Investors Regulations (FPI), 2014. The FPI Regulation, 2014 replace the existing Foreign Institutional Investor Regulations, 1995 (FII regulation applicable to institutional investors, such as mutual funds, pension funds, banks and […]
Fearless Trading and The Art of Making Tough Investing Decisions
I think television anchors and ‘stock market experts’ on T.V. have a really difficult job. Advising others about making tough investing decisions while being live on T.V. is surely no mean task. Imagine having to answer a guy who asks you this (with no time to rehearse): Trader: “I have 100 shares of Jindal Steel […]
Union Budget 2016: 5 Big Expectations
Unlike any other year, this time around investors are no longer waiting for the union budget to see big bang reforms. The new government has taken many steps to stimulate growth since it assumed office in May 2014. The hope is that this trend will continue and that many more steps will be initiated to […]
Is It The Right Time To Sell Stocks?
If the job has been correctly done when a common stock is purchased, the right time to sell is almost never. – Philip Fisher The question here is one of whether the job has been done correctly or not? THE QUESTION HAS MORE TO DO WITH ONE’S OWN ABILITIES AND IS IN ITSELF A LESSON […]
Hope, Government and The Next Bull Market Rally
A man can live three weeks without food, three days without water, and three minutes without air, but he cannot live three seconds without hope – Lewis Mumford. 3 months ago on the 08 March 2014 one share of Unitech cost Rs. 12.10. Today it is trading at Rs. 36.40 a share. What changed so […]
A Risk Free Stock Investing Rule
Every time the stock market rises by a few percentage points, people start flocking to invest in stocks. More the market rises, more people start joining in. This has remained a mystery to me and to all those who believe in value investing. You will find value when the worth of a business falls below […]
Trading calls providers for stocks, futures and options
A few days back I got a call to subscribe for a service which promised to offer powerful trading calls which will help my financial planning goals. Given that I do a fair bit in the financial planning area, I probed further. They proposed a free trial for a couple of days after which I had […]
Ratio Analysis: 6 Important Points to Keep in Mind
Ratio analysis involves a mathematical interpretation of the financial records of a company, in order to understand its past performance and future prospects. Ratio analysis is an important tool for understanding the financial health of a company and for analyzing the progress of the business. While conducting ratio analysis it is important to keep some key […]
Sensex Target for 2020: Are 40,000 – 60,000 levels achievable?
A lot of research goes into predicting future prices and Sensex targets. Analysis of past data for such predictions suggests that analysts are far more accurate over a longer term. Shorter your time frames, higher are the chances of error. Yet, analysts and market commentators regularly throw out targets for anywhere between a few years […]
Price to Book Value Ratio (P/B ratio)
Investors spend time in identifying companies with strong profits and growth prospects. Before investing in the stock market, the uncertainties, the ups and downs, questions like what is the fair value of the share, what price should I pay for a company’s shares etc. become relevant, rightly so. Various valuation techniques like the price to […]