A Brief Intro. to the Stock Market

Do you invest in the Stock Market? If not… You should… Because… your wealth has a significant role in determining the quality of your life… and the Stock Market is the greatest wealth creator of our times. Here, I share briefly what I know on… how to go about investing in the stock market… and, … Continue reading A Brief Intro. to the Stock Market

Analysis – Natural Capsules

02-October-2023 Natural Capsules Sector: Pharmaceutical CMP: ₹383 per share Market Cap.: 353 crores Read PDF Natural Capsules began operations in 1993 by manufacturing hard capsules – which enclose the medicine to be delivered – for the pharmaceutical industry. Until FY20, the company had an unremarkable existence with stagnant sales and poor profitability. But during the … Continue reading Analysis – Natural Capsules

Significance of ‘Changes in Equity Statement’

The practice of publishing ‘Changes in Equity Statement’ by Indian Public Listed Companies along with the ‘Balance Sheet’, ‘Profit & Loss’, and ‘Cash flow’ statement is a recent development – FY2017-18 onwards, to be exact. The equity statement doesn’t receive the same level of attention the balance sheet, income, and cash flow statement receive during … Continue reading Significance of ‘Changes in Equity Statement’

Selecting “Stocks to Analyse” Optimally

Deciding on “which stock to analyse” should be given serious consideration. The Indian market regular, SEBI, classifies listed Indian stocks - based on their market capitalisation - into three categories: large-cap stocks, mid-cap stocks, and small-cap stocks. Stocks ranked between 1 and 100 by market capitalisation are the ‘large caps’; those ranked between 101 and … Continue reading Selecting “Stocks to Analyse” Optimally

Misaligned Interests

Your investment manager should be incentivised in a way that serves your best interest. Do you invest in the stock market? If not, you should. Why? Because the stock market is the greatest wealth creator of our times. Perhaps, also the most easily accessible asset class: anyone with a PAN card and a bank account … Continue reading Misaligned Interests

Four Psychological Traits for Successful Investing

What does it take to succeed at investing and build wealth, that ultimately gains us financial independence? I believe, based on my 15 years of investing experience, that for successful investing, psychology matters more than finance and maths. In this post, I discuss four psychological qualities that can help an investor succeed at investing. These … Continue reading Four Psychological Traits for Successful Investing

A glimpse of ‘Risk on the Wane’ in Markets

The last one-and-half years were tough times for the market. Volatility and Uncertainty dominated. Technically, we cannot call this a bear market as prices, even though had wild swings on both sides, are at the same level as they were one-and-half years ago. Prices need to fall by 20 percent or more from the recent … Continue reading A glimpse of ‘Risk on the Wane’ in Markets

Contrarian Investing

An Investment Approach to Achieve Superior Returns Consistently alpha - excess return of an investment relative to the general market: Contrarian - a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion: The goal of an investment manager is to generate alpha – a return more than the general market. Investment managers are paid to achieve alpha. … Continue reading Contrarian Investing

The Relation between Interest Rates & Stock Returns

An investor should be aware of it for better decision-making amn capital - post - influence of interest rate on stock price The years 2020 and 2021 were good for the markets. Nifty50 – the benchmark index of NSE – gained 14.77 percent and 23.04 percent in 2020 and 2021, respectively. But the performance of … Continue reading The Relation between Interest Rates & Stock Returns