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Written by Ranjan
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Thursday, 08 July 2010 16:51 |
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This article takes it's motivation from Deepak Shenoy's post on shares, IPOs and stock markets.
Investing in stocks is very rewarding but comes with a caveat. It is not for the faint hearted and you need to have a disciplined and informed approach to stock investing. A friend was boasting about his Stock picks and how he has discovered a whole lot of money making stocks. To be fair to him, he had a good sense of stocks which were selling below their value in the crashes. And he helped himself with those stocks “On Sale”.
But (being a friend), he also admitted that some of his stocks happened to be the “falling knife”. (Falling knife stocks look like undervalued stocks, but continue to go downhill)
The point I want to make is not to laugh at my friend but realize that becoming a self proclaimed stock guru can be easy but dangerous! And we need to beware of a lot of “noise” in the media giving out “hot tips” and “get rich quick” schemes.
That’s why learning all about shares is a good idea before you begin.
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Written by TIPBlog
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Friday, 04 June 2010 06:29 |
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As a do-it-yourself investor, I enjoy the process of investing much more than finding my next company I will invest in. Admittedly, the process is much more challenging than finding the winning stocks. Yes, you read it right! Investing process is very difficult in many different contexts. Managing the portfolio requires wearing different types of hats. Sometimes you have act and behave like a leader, sometimes play the role of manager, and on many occasions you work like an employee. Originally posted here
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Written by Ranjan
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Tuesday, 25 May 2010 10:57 |
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A friend was boasting about his Stock picks and how he has discovered a whole lot of money making stocks. Until I casually asked him how long has he been doing this. One year, he sheepishly admitted. He has been investing in the recent Bull Run and with the beginners’ luck with him; he was a self styled “Stock Guru”.
To be fair to him, he had a good sense of stocks which were selling below their value in the crash of January, 2008. And he helped himself with those stocks “On Sale”. To another question, he admitted that 1-2 stocks happened to be the “falling knife”. (Falling knife stocks look like undervalued stocks, but continue to go downhill)
The point I want to make is not to laugh at my friend but realize that I have gone through a similar process. And the first learning is that nobody is a stock guru!
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Written by Rohit Chauhan
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009 17:45 |
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Let me tell you a short story : There was once a smart young guy who like all of us was a charming, intelligent and hard working fellow (please replace guy with gal – for the ladies reading this blog). Now this guy, like others knew that the stock market is the place to invest your money if you want to get a good return. So he would occasionally dabble in the stock market and would make a few bucks here and there, nothing serious though. One day our friend was relaxing at home, watching CNBC, where a smart confident looking analyst recommended the stock of a hot upcoming company (lets call the company longshot). The analyst was extremely bullish and was going ga-ga over the prospects of the company. This was a hot company in a hot sector (hot – hot !!). The company had increased its profits by 5 times in the last 3 years and was growing rapidly. The promoters were confident that sky was the limit and they would be the next infosys of their industry. |
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Written by Ranjan
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Sunday, 14 December 2008 00:29 |
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The Indian construction industry is very large and is a growth driver to various sectors of the economy. It employs about 31 million persons – second only to agriculture in terms of employment. It consumes 40-50% of the National Plan outlay and contributes 20% of GDP The cement industry is the most visible beneficiary of the housing and construction boom in the country. The importance of the housing sector in cement demand can be gauged from the fact that it consumes almost 70%-80% of the country’s cement.
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