Fixed Income vs. Equity Investment: How Does Your Money Make Money After All?
There are only two ways in which money making is done: Hard work makes money Money makes money Investing is the art of employing money to multiply it. Those in need of capital for setting up, or for expanding a business are always willing to pay some premium for the much needed capital. Their hope is […]
Psychological Traits of a Successful Stock Investor
The Successful Stock Investor Imagine a world where everyone was equally intelligent, with identical psychological traits and access to the same information. What purpose would the stock markets serve then? I’ll answer that – None. The business of stock Investing thrives on these 3 things – Intelligence, Psychology and Information. After closely observing many successful stock investors, I have realized that having […]
How to Start Investing in Stocks in India?
Most of the trading in the Indian stock market takes place on its two stock exchanges: the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). The BSE has been in existence since 1875. The NSE, was founded in 1992 and started trading in 1994. Both exchanges follow the same trading mechanism, trading hours, settlement process, etc. There are 7,000 + stocks listed […]
How share prices change – Equilibrium Price
Given what I do, it is not unusual for me to meet investors who have become extremely wealthy in the stock markets as also those who have lost a sizeable portion of their wealth. The very nature of the market is such that “for every successful investor there will be someone who lost money”. The quote below […]