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Index Futures: An Insight

Posted by CMA. CS. Sanjay Gupta 16 October 2010 9031 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 7767 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 9716 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 47635 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 10446 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



Midcaps: Expensive or attractive?

Posted by Equitymaster 30 June 2020 8249 Views

The BSE-Sensex has been trading in the range of 16,000 to 18,000 for almost a year now. It is only in the past few trading session that it has managed to stay above the 18,000 mark. However, purely going by valuations, the general consensus is that



Are there ways to gauge promoter intentions?

Posted by Equitymaster 18 August 2010 4860 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 10153 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



IT Stocks: Ready to move up?

Posted by Equitymaster 25 April 2021 5965 Views

Over the past two years, there were many concerns surrounding the Indian IT sector. The key amongst them have been slowdown in tech spending in big markets like the US and Europe, the appreciating rupee, and the Satyam scandal. Clients slashed IT




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