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Three different mechanisms for an IPO

Tapan 25 June 2015 at 10:46

The decision to list a company is often taken considering the market trends. When the primary markets are strong, there is a natural temptation to take a company public. This is because, in a strong market, the company gets much more than its fair va

Taxation of stock market profit and loss

M. N. JHA 16 March 2015 at 10:20

Many Trader of stock market, trading in NSE/BSE are facing difficulties in getting actual treatment of taxation of stock market gain or loss. I am just sharing my knowledge here with the hope it will be helpful to understand the tax issue in stock ma

REIT - An Alternate Investment Window for Retail Investors

jagadish 09 February 2015 at 10:17

REIT - An Alternate Investment Window for Retail Investors Real Estate Investment TrustREIT market is a popular tool used globally to securitise income generating properties. The trust that uses the pooled capital of many investors to purchas

Investor overconfidence pitfalls- Leads to sleepless nights

Indraneel Sen Gupta 03 February 2015 at 10:41

The Indian equity markets are currently in the all time high zone and are aggressively discounting every bad news across any part of the economy. Investors are also very confident regarding the investments in these market conditions. I am not going t

Interesting View on Falling Crude Prices

CA Arindam Shukla 17 January 2015 at 13:18

Falling Crude Prices Hidden advantage to OPEC AbstractIts first time after the 2008 crisis when the Crude oil Price has declined so much. Crude oil prices have declined to $47 per barrel in the past Quarter making it difficult for

Invest: Why & Where ?

Damandeep Singh 07 January 2015 at 10:55

The world of money has seen some bizarre times over the past few years. It all started in 2006, when housing bubble in the US burst. This in turn led to the credit crisis, which was of an unprecedented scale. Then, followed the series of bailout prog

Repo rate and Stock Market

Jayant Makkar 03 January 2015 at 11:00

Interest is nothing more than the cost someone pays for the use of someone else's money. Homeowners, credit cards users etc know about this scenario very well. They borrow money from bank and in return they pay interest

Why Crude Oil prices are crashing!

Raghav Behani 22 December 2014 at 11:02

Has the recent crash in Crude Oil price left you wondering what it means to the global economy and you? This article might help you understand, Read On!Take a look at the monthly chart of Crude Oil below and see the various Geopolitical, economic fac

Beat the market: Investors mistakes- Series 1

Indraneel Sen Gupta 13 December 2014 at 13:16

Investor behavior changes when the bull rally of the market begins. In my latest research I have found the various angles of the investor behavior which bring miseries and pains later on after plunging into the equity market syndrome of Beat the M

Common questions asked by an investor

yashika jain 08 December 2014 at 11:12

1. Is it the right time to invest? Right time varies for each investor. There are two categories of investor mainly: A. Who are in need for fund and start investing to earn high return (Risk averse). B. Who have