Investments & Personal Finance Articles

Index Futures: An Insight

Posted by CMA. CS. Sanjay Gupta 16 October 2010 9027 Views

Index Futures: An Insight Example: On 1st October 2009, Mr. X got a hot tip that the share market was going to go upwards. Based on this he decided to buy shares of ABC Ltd as it had the highest market capitalization then. Mr. X therefore bought 200

A fast growing firm can be a ticking time-bomb

Posted by Equitymaster 02 October 2010 7760 Views

Of all things in a company, an average investor seems the most enamoured with earnings. Especially the growth in earnings. A company that has managed to grow its profits by a factor of 5x to 6x over the last few years is dubbed as a super achiever.

An investing misconception

Posted by Equitymaster 24 September 2010 9707 Views

We are sure that everyone, at some point of time in their investing career has faced this situation. You are thinking of investing in a stock, but you feel that the entry price is way too high. And, this is purely based on the absolute share price

All about SIP (Systematic Investment Plan)

Posted by Manikanta Raju CA,CWA,(CS) 15 September 2010 47597 Views

This is the market revolutionary change happened, achieved fame and many of us heard of it without knowing much about it. Unfortunately, many new investors seem to be under a misconception that it is a type of mutual fund. A Systematic Investment Pl

For those who want to invest in the right stocks

Posted by Equitymaster 14 September 2010 10435 Views

Dividends. We don’t think there is any other concept that has lost as much relevance over the decades as dividends. Indeed, from being the lynchpin of investors at the turn of the century, most investors only make a passing reference to divide

Investor be Aware

Posted by Nandan Narula 06 September 2010 7925 Views

Thanks to the signal problem at my cable TV operators end, I switched on to DD National and DD News this afternoon. The very first thought which struck me was that I should better move to a DTH operator, but then I started enjoying the programs on bo

Are there ways to gauge promoter intentions?

Posted by Equitymaster 18 August 2010 4854 Views

Are you aware that there are around 5,000 odd listed companies on the BSE? It is one of the highest in the world. And certainly this is not to our surprise (Hence no exclamation). Indians are known for their entrepreneurship. An individual or a conce

End of Entry Load Era in Mutual Fund : Interesting Aspects

Posted by CMA. Subhash Kumar Jha 16 August 2010 10147 Views

End of Entry Load Era in Mutual Fund Mutual fund companies, with their fine printed term & conditions, were getting a good business without even bothering their clients about the charges , they were going to charge by way of entry loads. Mutu

Bonds - Features and Risks

Posted by Rahul Gupta 12 July 2010 18272 Views

Based on my studies and the relevant points from the CFA study material, I have complied some points related with the Features and Risks on Bonds Securities. Through this article, I just want to share this knowledge with all of you. I hope it w

How to Calculate Index ( Sensex and Nifty)...!!!

Posted by Srikant 09 July 2010 192477 Views

How to Calculate Index (Sensex & NIFTY)....!!! Stock market is a place where majority of people are interested in. I have got thousands of queries related to Index calculation (Sensex & NIFTY). In this article I have tried to explain the ca