Shares & Stock Articles

A Glance at Equity & Investment

Manish Maheshwari 04 July 2009 at 17:13

A Glance at Equity & InvestmentBy Manish Kumar Maheshwari Ownership interest in a corporation in the form of common stock or preferred stock. It also refers to total assets minus total liabilities, in which case it is also referred to as shareho

Railway Budget 2009-10: No major surprises

Equitymaster 04 July 2009 at 17:13

The Railway Minister Ms. Mamta Banerjee presented the railway budget today. The budget has left passenger fare and freight rates unchanged. It talks about world class facilities and modernization of few of the railway stations besides safety and sec

The Changing Role of Equity Research

Manish Maheshwari 03 July 2009 at 13:10

The Changing Role of Equity Research By Manish Kumar Maheshwari In this interactive discussion of equity research, I will review the role of this research and how it is impacted by Bull and Bear markets. I will also discuss fee-based research

Economic Survey: Walking the tightrope

Equitymaster 03 July 2009 at 13:08

The Economic survey, highlighting the progress made by the domestic economy in FY09 and some of the challenges facing it, was tabled in the parliament today by India’s Finance Minister. Let us have a look at the key takeaways from the same.GDP

How Markets really work

CA Lalit Mohan Agarwal 28 June 2009 at 14:34

2.1 STOCK MARKETS Explore a framework for how markets really work The prevailing paradigm for financial markets that markets tend towards equilibrium and deviations from it are random i

Seven ways to survive in a Stock Market

CA Kartik Pandya 25 June 2009 at 16:39

Global markets all have corrected lately. Irrespective of which market you are investingin, you would have been affected by the recent volatility. You could be an investor in America, India, China, Korea or anywhere else in the world- your situation

Participatory notes

Bhavadharani 12 May 2009 at 17:06

PARTICIPATORY NOTES P- Notes ‘The backdoor entrants’:Foreign Institutions, or FIIs as we refer to them, are overseas entities registered with the country’s stock market regulator, SEBI. On registration, these entities can directly

Pledging of shares

CS Rachana Bairagra 07 May 2009 at 21:59

PLEDGING OF SHARESCS. Rachana Bairagra, Company Secretary, Jindal Worldwide Ltd. Pledging of shares in order to avail the loan is neither a new concept for promoters nor for investors. In brief, when the promoters want to raise the funds for the pe

Why systematic investment is the best course

Admin 29 April 2009 at 13:32

Author : Arindam Ghosh/DNA Investors should not fall into the trap of timing the market, i.e., invest when they think the markets are at their lows or sell when they think the markets have 'peaked'. The oft-repeated advice is a generic adaptation of