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The Real Cost of What We Lost

CA Pranjal Dhariwal 09 November 2011 at 13:18

Everybody directly or indirectly was HIT, and HIT HARD by the turbulent roller coaster ride the financial market experienced during the last three years. Like others, I too got a bolt on my neck. However when I look back, it looks like a fair deal

Portfolio Management Services (PMS) in India

CA. Brijesh Baranwal 07 November 2011 at 13:28

10 POINTS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SERVICES (PMS) IN INDIA Most of the people in India know about investing in securities market directly or through Mutual Funds. Here is a brief about how one can invest in securities

The Investment Banking People

supreeth sm 21 October 2011 at 11:50

Myths about the Investment Banking Hierarchy broken. The Investment Banking People The Analysts At the lowest level of the investment banking hierarchy are the analysts. To find this young talent, the I-banks send their manicured young bankers o

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