What is IDCW in Mutual Funds? IDCW is an abbreviation for “Income Distribution cum Capital Withdrawal.” As per SEBI Circular no: SEBI/HO/IMD/DF3/CIR/P/2020/194, dated October 05, 2020, all dividend plans must be renamed. These days, the term dividend does not appear in the scheme names. The change of name was effective since 01-Apr’2021. Currently, the fund houses offer…
There is no doubt that Nifty and Sensex are trading at their all-time highs. For the last two days, from 19-Oct’21, the market is showing signs of correction. In days, the Nifty50 has fallen by about 2.5%. So, our stock market is overvalued or undervalued? People are waiting for a sizeable correction of the market….
Why operating profit margin is critical for investors? Because it highlights the profitability of operations of the company. A high operating profit margin is a strong indicator of an inherently profitable business. Investors always strive to buy stocks of such companies. Operating profit margin highlights the capability of the core business (its operations) to generate income for its creditors, taxman, and…
Recently a friend asked me about how exit load in SIP is calculated. Before we can answer it, let’s understand a bit about the exit load itself. Check our Mutual Fund Screener. We have mainly four types of mutual funds in India, equity, debt, hybrid, and gold funds. Among these types, the majority carry an exit…
Allow me to tell you a story about why I’m writing an article on the topic of mutual fund charges. Recently, I met a worried senior citizen (my uncle). He was upset about the low returns his mutual fund (SIP) is yielding. He was so upset that he was even calling it a scam. Uncle even shared his…
First, I’ll explain what prompted me to explore the idea of index funds vs ETFs. Both are very similar products. But I wanted to know that for people like me, who like stocks, ETF is the first choice. But what is the logic behind this preference? I wanted to record it in black and white, hence…
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….
What is the present value concept? Suppose a person invested Rs.1.0 crore in a real estate property. It will be a good investment if he gets back his invested amount, with some surplus (see this example). A simple example. Suppose, the investment (Rs.1.0 Crore) was made today. If the person gets back Rs.1.2 Crore after…
We’ve built an Excel-based tool that can analyze stocks. But how beginners can calculate the intrinsic value in excel on their own? In this article, I’ll discuss a procedure to do it. It is simple, and even beginners can practice it. There are limitations of estimating intrinsic value using this method. But experts say that using some valuation method is better than investing blindly…
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…
REITs are a relatively new investment product for India. It was launched with Embassy REIT in Mar’2019. But for more mature markets like the USA and UK, REITs are in existence since the 1960s. In case you want to know more about what is REIT and its basics, I’ll suggest you kindly read this article…
Since my early days of involvement in the stock market, I was intrigued by the number called Sensex (A BSE Index). I always wanted to know how Sensex is calculated. What is fascinating about Sensex is that, when it is rising or falling, almost all stocks (mainly good ones) seems to follow its trend. I started investing…
