Not everybody likes investing in small-cap stocks. Why? A general feeling about small-cap stocks is that they tend to default on their creditors and investors. But it is an excessive generalization of the fact. However, it is also true that it is more likely to find badly managed companies among the group of small-cap stocks….
Before we get into index investing, we must know about the stock index. An index highlights changes in the collective value of a group of stocks over time. It is an indicator that highlights the performance of the entire market or a specific portion of the market (sector, theme). If there is a group of stocks, like a portfolio, the price of its components is…
The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is a financial model used by experts to establish a relationship between risk and return from an asset. But a common stock investor can also utilize the CAPM model. We can use it to tune our return expectations from stocks. Generally, when we buy stocks, we do it with…
It will not be wrong to say that Philip Fisher was one of the first influencers who promoted the concept of fundamental analysis of companies. He also wrote a book called Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits way back in 1957. But the book is as relevant today as it was ground-breaking during its first publication. The focus…
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Knowledge about how to build a stock portfolio is perhaps as essential as the stock analysis itself. Though the former looks more daunting to me. There are processes and financial models (like DCF) in place, using which one can analyze a business. But when it comes to stock portfolio building, there is no established process. A portfolio that might look apt…
Let’s learn to analyze a stock from the perspective of the total return it yields for shareholders. To get a feeling about the total return, we will have to look back and brush up on some basic concepts. Suppose there is a company that makes a cash profit of Rs.10 Crore. How to utilize the profit? Considering…
Understanding a company is essential before buying its stocks. Why? Because Stocks represent proportional ownership in a company. So, what is the utility of this information about stocks/business? Let’s understand this with an example. Consider yourself looking at two companies, Nestle India and Jet Airways. Former represents a healthy business, while the latter is languishing with…
Recently I was reading a book written by Peter Lynch (One Up on Wall Street). It talked about a concept called “multibagger stocks“. We all know what are multibagger stocks, right? Most of us have even use this as a phrase casually to refer to “quick return stocks”. But multibaggers are far for it. [Check…
How equity investment during COVID-19 Pandemic can be planned? It is easy for expert investors. Why? Because they have a right mindset to handle money during such times. But for we common men, equity investing may not be as smooth. Whenever there is global crisis (like 2008-09 debt crisis, Brexit, Dot-Com bubble etc), a class…
Value investors are always prepared to invest in a bear market. Why? Because it is in the bear market that they make maximum profits. Generally, there is a fear of bear market because majority lose money during this time. But value investors considers falling market as an opportunity to make big money. People like Warren Buffett…
This blog on day trading is neither a guide nor a reference of any kind. It is just an experience sharing article on how I practice intraday trading on personal capacity. Generally I love to buy stocks of fundamentally strong companies with intentions of holding them forever. So why I practice day trading? It will…
What it means when we see an oversubscribed IPO? In an IPO, when the demand for shares of a company overshoots its supply, it is referred as ‘oversubscription’. Let’s see an example: On 2nd-Dec’19, bids for Ujjivan Bank’s IPO was requested. Total number of shares offered for subscription (supply) was 12.40 crore numbers. Total numbers…
