Investors not stop their SIPs or STPs due to election-related uncertainty.
Of the roughly 200 stocks that are traded in both the spot and futures markets on the major exchanges in Mumbai, 40 have a price-earnings ratio of more than 40.
Theoretically, there is an inverse relationship, but other factors need to fall in place for it to work well this time
At issue size of Rs 10,355 cr, the offering will be Asia's biggest this year and fifth-largest domestically.
'You can put 25 per cent right now; put another 25 per cent when Nifty corrects another 500 points.' 'At 13,500 put another 25 per cent and at 13,000 one can get fully deployed.'
It is easy to invest in exotic products but difficult to exit them. Think carefully before investing rather than being blown away by expected returns alone, suggests Mrin Agarwal, founder, Finsafe India.
It is imperative to check the basics of a company before investing in it
Even those who advise caution believe the current PE multiples are justified by India Inc's healthy returns
'The Indian market has all the factors at the moment: Over-valuation, over-confidence, reliance on some source of massive fund flows and massive scams.' 'The trigger for a collapse could also have arrived.' warns Devangshu Datta.
The most consistent wealth creators since 2008 are all consumer-facing companies, says Devangshu Datta.
Just when stocks are seen as invincible, we should worry, warns Akash Prakash.
The company will now focus on specialty products in Japan; it is open to inorganic opportunities, especially in India.
'We have seen a host of businesses across sectors generate economic value and wealth for investors.'
These stocks are overvalued and, therefore, one should not adopt a buy and hold strategy.
It has been a year since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) initiated prompt corrective action (PCA), an exercise that puts weak banks under central bank scrutiny, against the 94-year-old Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB). But recently, this low-profile Chennai-headquartered bank found itself attracting some unwonted publicity when 60 per cent of its shareholders voted against a proposal to re-appoint seven directors, including one of the promoters, K R Pradeep (who holds around 2 per cent), and the company's managing director & chief executive officer S Sundar.
Allotment could be low, and expected listing-day gains can quickly morph into losses if sentiment takes a turn for the worse
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
Given their growth prospects and reasonable valuations, Mindtree, Hexaware and NIIT remain top picks of most analysts.
One should not time the market before investing
Sensex is now as expensive as in early 2008
The Indian stock market had rallied through the first fortnight of October but it gave back the bulk of its gains in the second half.
Does the rally reflect expectations of improving fundamentals or they are likely to correct?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Investors must be prepared to believe that things will get better eventually, no matter how bad the current situation may look. If you don't possess this optimism, you will not possess the courage to invest and if you don't invest, you don't give yourself any chance to get wealthy, says Devangshu Datta.
144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
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Its rich valuation with a PE of 62 times raises downside risk for investors
'The Street is divided on when we could recover from demonetisation.' 'The government believes it is a pain at best for two quarters.' 'Some analysts feel the impact could be felt for two-three quarters and some that it could last for 12 to 15 months.' 'Investors are stuck in a no-action zone.'
Before participating, consider company's long-term prospects, premium offered and acceptance ratio.
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The index is more expensive than it was at 2014-end or when it hit a life-time high in January.
Retail investors may burn their fingers investing in them, especially if the markets correct, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
'The fact that housing units worth a whopping Rs 4.5 lakh crore in top seven cities are stuck under various stages of non-completion indicates that there is a dire need to create stress-asset fund which will help bail out lakhs of distressed homebuyers,' says Anuj Puri, Chairman, Anarock Property Consultants, a real estate services company.
'We want to make sure we stay in India and we have very high hopes from India,' says Mark Mobius.
My sense is that we are in a situation similar to 2011-13, notes Debashis Basu.
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