My neighbor of many years had about 900 shares of Hdfc (pre split) so now he should be having 4500 shares. His portfolio was not too great, but this share somehow he listened to me and held on from 1980… Read more
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Yes it is a bubble!
Most economists you meet or read tell you that the US problem is worse – much worse- than the Euro problem. Many of us think that the Americans have pushed the dollar too far and it has to fail. The… Read more
Foreigners Investing and Market volatility!
A finance ministry official says “If foreigners are allowed to invest directly in India, volatility will go down in Indian markets”. I am completely unable to understand this. Like I cannot understand what is wrong with Intra day or Intra… Read more
The worst year for the markets?
If you were not around to see the -46% of 1993, but were around to see 2008, then 2011 would have looked quite bad. Seeing your portfolio shrink by 25% (worse if you did not have Bharti, but had more… Read more
Buying cheap stocks!
The perennial search for quick money takes us through lot of unknown routes. It takes a lot of hard work, luck, government lobbying, team building – to create companies like Tata Steel, Hdfc, TCS, Infosys, Reliance, Honda Motors. It takes… Read more
have you noticed?
how many of you have noticed that the Sensex and the Nifty may have gone nowhere in the past few weeks…but I have seen some explosive growth in: Cholamandalam Finance, EID Parry, Carborundum Universal, Tata Motors, Cummins…. just an observation… Read more
Check your fundamentals….once in a while!
If we have been brought up on financial myths – can food myths be far behind? Well one of the myths is : Cow’s milk is food good enough to make you strong Cow’s milk gives you a lot of… Read more
The Facebook IPO
The Facebook IPO is obviously too hot and something that everybody will watch. It is like a MJ release – you cannot ignore it. However the question is: Will it be the next Microsoft? Well not really sure – but… Read more
Should I invest in equities? Should I choose ELSS?
It is the time of the year when HR and accounts people chase you for your ‘investing’ proof. So people ask me the following questions: – should I invest in equities? -should I invest in ELSS? or should I invest… Read more
Which equity share to buy?
I am a direct equities guy – and most people reading my blog know that. So it is natural for them to expect that I would give tips on my blog. No, I do not. That you know by now…. Read more