The biggest risk for investors isn't the market, but their own minds, biases and emotions often lead to poor financial choices.
A portfolio of stocks designed on the basis of Benjamin Graham's principles has beaten the market over the past three years.
Past performance is undoubtedly very luring, but should you rely on it?
Systematic investment plan is a scheme which allows investors to invest in a mutual fund a certain amount of money over a period.
After back-testing a wide variety of stock selection strategies, S&P analyst Richard Tortoriello finds that combining fundamental, valuation, and technical measures can help investors find winning stocks
Identify yourself, your risk-return attributes, your discipline and investment time horizon before taking investment decisions. It may be worth your while!
In the long-term, the market is a 'weighing' machine on which the value of each issue (business) is recorded by an exact and impersonal mechanism.'
If one is looking to build a viable portfolio of investments that is dividend paying and gives capital appreciation, one needs to be patient.
Take a careful look at these investing rules before you venture into the stock market.
Take a careful look at these investing rules before you venture into the stock market.
Let us take a look at some of these principles that have been completely violated in the markets, but if followed with discipline, would result into investors earning adequate returns.
Understanding how money works is the first step toward making your money work for you, says Harshad Chetanwala, co-founder MyWealthGrowth.
Samridh Seth suggests nine must-read books that can help turn your life around.
'By entering at an early age, they stand a better chance of developing into skilled investors.'
Investing in special situations can help you tap opportunities that arise during adverse conditions, advises Joydeep Sen.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
"Nobody should be buying a stock at a rate higher than its intrinsic (actual) value, because then you are looking at the greater fool theory to come into play -- that someone would buy it again from you enabling you to make a profit." Excerpt of his views on value investing.
"Nobody should be buying a stock at a rate higher than its intrinsic (actual) value, because then you are looking at the greater fool theory to come into play -- that someone would buy it again from you enabling you to make a profit." Excerpt of his views on value investing.
Meet Sam Zell or the 'Grave Dancer' who made billions using his business acumen.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
They researched their companies well, didn't believe in the market chatter and advise to stay invested for long term.
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