Value Investing is the most commonly used word in personal finance space. If anyone tell you about Value Investing, then you think this person is quite a knowledgeable :). In layman terms, Value Investing is nothing but BUY at LOW Value and SELL at HIGH Value. At every critical level of the market, experts suggest it's time for Value Investing. I heard this when the market was at 8500, at 8000 and recently near 7500. Whenever an investor invest, he invested with an assumption that it is the lowest point. In short, the market will not go down further. Unfortunately, it is not TRUE. As i always ... Read More
Harsh Reality of Negative Mutual Fund Returns
Negative Mutual Fund Returns is today's harsh reality. In past, i always cautioned my readers that it's a myth that Mutual Fund Returns cannot be negative. A market meltdown does not spare even the best managed mutual funds. I was quite disheartened to see some of the best names delivering negative returns on a y-o-y basis. The three months and six months Mutual Fund Returns are negative for almost all the mutual fund schemes. When i wrote a post, Why you should not invest in SIP? i received some sharp reactions in my mailbox. Mutual Funds are projected as safest bet to invest in equity market ... Read More
How to Analyze Security Wise Delivery Position?
Security Wise Delivery Position means no of shares marked for delivery from the total traded quantity. In my opinion, Security Wise Delivery Position is one of the crucial analysis. In layman terms, it tells how many investors are willing to accept the shares in their demat account. A higher delivery quantity means serious trading and balance is intraday play. Most of the analysts give importance to volume or traded quantity. On the other hand, as an investor i give more importance to Deliverable Quantity/Delivery Percentage. For example, total traded quantity of a Stock A is 100. Assuming out ... Read More
How to find out FII Buying in Stocks?
The biggest mystery of Stock Markets is to find out FII Buying in Stocks. It will not be an extrapolation to state that FII Buying can make or break the fortune of a Stock. The best example from recent past is Vakrangee. The fortune of the stock changed twice within 3 months backed by heavy FII Buying and then FII Selling. There was heavy FII buying which took stock from 52 week low in June'15 to 52 week high in Aug'15. After failure to get the payment bank license, the stock collapsed to near 52 week low same month i.e. in Aug'15. In general, the market favor stocks in which FII buying is ... Read More
Why it is Imp to Book Profits in Stock Market?
"Book Profits immediately", i told my father few days back. He told me that he is a long-term investor in the stock market. I replied that you can have a long-term investment strategy, but the long-term investment is an opportunity loss. There is a difference between Long Term Investment Strategy and Long Term Investment. As i shared in my previous posts on Stocks that It is imp to Book Profits at regular intervals keeping the long term investment strategy intact. The reason for the suggestion to book profits to my father was a news on Greece Crisis. When we invest in the stock market it is ... Read More
Stock Market Tips – Business of Selling Dreams
Stock Market Tips is one of the most sought after business by intelligent fraudsters because of low investment & very high returns. My clients / Readers seek stock market tips from my end but believe me that no one can predict movement of stock market. In this regard, i like famous quote of Abraham Lincoln "You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time" . The so called Stock Market Gurus are raking in the moolah from stock market tips. Trust me anyone can make big money from Stock Market Tips business. Its ... Read More