The earnings season has begun. The start of the season always sets the tone and direction for the stock markets. Early results give an indicator of how corporate performance will be and the companies which performed well are usually the ones which release results first. Anticipation of earnings motivates large…
“You know what, this is not the right track, try this other route, you will reach faster” “Stop this medication and visit Dr. XYZ” “Are you sure you want to invest in that? I think you should invest in ABC” How many times have we heard these above statements and…
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” Carl Bard Now that you’ve survived college and managed to land a job, you are on your way to financial freedom. Your first instinct is to…
An earthquake of Richter 8.9. A tsunami within hours; followed by the grave news of explosions in nuclear reactors. Japan is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. In this series of unexpected happenings, event risk returned to haunt global stock markets. In a globalized world, our markets ought to…
The Union Budget is the biggest event in the capital market calendar. The Union Finance Minister who presents the budget every year is the market’s, Santa Claus. He is seen as the Oracle of our country’s economic agenda. Year after year, the budget was a celebrated event in the nineties;…
Indian fund managers are a tired lot. They waited out 2010 for the elusive correction and finally got one in 2011. The year has only seen sliding indices , political scams , fleeing investors and floundering companies. Reputations have taken a serious knock in 2011. Nobody has been spared and…
Markets have their own way of surprising investors, They fall when least expected to. They rise when we think the justification is limited. The idiosyncratic rhythm of the stock market is the only thing that is constant about it and investors need to understand how to use it to…
The markets have corrected after a sustained rise. Retail Investors have been waiting in the wings expecting a correction. Now , the retail investor needs to decide if he should enter the markets now or wait longer for a sharper fall . The dilemma of the investors who were left…
The influx of FII money into India doesnt seem like ebbing. The index is close to 6200 at the time of writing. As you read this , the markets may well be trading at an all time high. You must be wondering what you should do in the stock markets.…
I have been an investor for 20 years. My first few years were about active trading and dynamic churn. I believed that I could always find a better stock than what I was holding. There was no harm in selling the stocks which had significantly appreciated. The world was always…
TVS motor company came out with stupendous numbers. It even gave bonus shares to its shareholders. When the laggard in an Industry comes up trumps, it sets you wondering if it is close to the peak in demand. Many friends have already started doubting if the auto story is getting…
The markets have a way of catching us on the wrong foot. When you see magazine covers boldly printing a headline – Sensex @ 12000, we see the index rising in the subsequent weeks. As an investor, we will end up feeling left out if we stay in cash in…