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Mining ban: Will steel industry buckle?

  Equitymaster    19 October 2011 at 15:27

Indian steel industry is going through tough times. The demand for steel is slowing down because rising interest rate is slowing down spending on infrastructure sector which is the largest consumer of steel. This coupled with rising raw material cos



Don't ignore Stocks with high PE

  CS Pankaj Khanna    10 October 2011 at 12:19

High PE Stocks can be good buys. As a matter of fact investors keep an eye on price-earnings ratio (PE) before buying stocks & its the typical behavior of the investor to buy



"Stay Invested"- Bad Advice?

  supreeth sm    04 October 2011 at 15:41

Start early, Retire early! These are dangerous time for investors.Warren Buffet said that "a rising tide lifts all boats" but the corollary is also true: a falling tide reveals rusting bed frames and all sorts of



RBI's crusade against inflation continues

  Equitymaster    17 September 2011 at 22:34

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) declared its mid-year monetary policy review for financial year 2011-12 today. High fuel prices, persistent inflation and expectations of liquidity overhang in global financial markets drove the RBI to tighten the mon



The business of banking over the past three years

  Equitymaster    07 September 2011 at 12:26

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently came out with draft guidelines for the entry of new private sector banks into the sector. Most major corporate houses in India including the Tatas, Ambanis, Mahindras, Birlas, Bajaj Group etc are all ready to



Are these the 10 best stocks to buy?

  Equitymaster    05 September 2011 at 17:36

It is believed that an investor is his own biggest enemy while investing. Our brains have evolved in such a way that it makes investing in a rational manner very difficult indeed. Rather than buying low and selling high, we mostly end up doing the



When the going gets tough, the smart guys cook the books

  ANANDH SUNDAR    08 August 2011 at 12:09

When the going gets tough, the smart guys cook the books-examples of Jet and Kingfisher Warren Buffet famously said that an investor should have shot down the first aircraft that the Orwells flew, so that future investors would not have seen value



Infosys Dips by Rs.300

  Rudhir khatreja    07 July 2011 at 15:52

In the last couple of months April and May, Almost all business tycoons declared their last quarter financials results. In that period, all investors are hoping



The why and how of 'human asset' valuation

  Equitymaster    16 June 2011 at 11:49

Despite being an important asset for a company, human resource is an asset always ignored by accountants. With regards to assets, there is a fundamental conflict in accounting practices between human and non-human assets. Only non-human assets find



A Comprehensive Overview of the SEBI

  Guest    14 June 2011 at 17:44

A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE SEBI (PROHIBITION OF INSIDER TRADING) REGULATIONS, 1992 INTRODUCTION One of the fundamental and most general principles of law is that when any individual acquires any kind of special knowledge or information