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Patience pays in stock market

Posted by Lalit Kumar 10 November 2011 19552 Views

What if I say you, WIPRO SHARES: Rs 10,000 Worth is now = Rs 400,00,00,000 (four hundred Crores) Nope dont blink ur eyes.!! Its very much true. Patience can conquer destiny, says an Irish saying. Apt in aspects of life, this s

The Real Cost of What We Lost

Posted by CA Pranjal Dhariwal 09 November 2011 11129 Views

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

Posted by CA. Brijesh Baranwal 07 November 2011 42297 Views

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

Posted by supreeth sm 21 October 2011 13795 Views

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?

Posted by Equitymaster 19 October 2011 6759 Views

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

Posted by CS Pankaj Khanna 10 October 2011 10600 Views

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?

Posted by supreeth sm 04 October 2011 7930 Views

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

Posted by Equitymaster 17 September 2011 6451 Views

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

Posted by Equitymaster 07 September 2011 9338 Views

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?

Posted by Equitymaster 05 September 2011 14249 Views

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