Debt mutual funds are investment instruments that cater to the need for risk-averse investing. These mutual funds primarily include only those securities in their portfolio that yield fixed returns. Moreover, unlike equity funds, the safety of the invested capital is ensured in debt funds. The securities included in the debt fund’s portfolio consist of treasury…
Buying stocks of a company makes one a proportional owner of it. Suppose there is a company whose shares you own. This company made about Rs.2,140 crore net profit in a financial year (FY). Let’s assume that this profit was also collected as cash in the same FY. If you are a majority shareholder of…
Warren Buffett is an investor that we can emulate. Warren Buffett’s letter to shareholders provides valuable insights and understandngs. These letters are full of hints about the investment philosophy practiced by him. The letter becomes even more endearing because every year, since year 1977, Buffett’s letter accompany’s the Berkshire Hathaway’s annual report. For sure, we…
The focus on buying stocks at a discount has unparalleled benefits. It is especially true for people who are accumulating assets through the process of value investing. We tend to shop more during the SALE season. Recently I upgraded my phone to a Samsung S20 FE. It’s almost a 1.5-year-old model, but considering that it’s…
The prices of even the best stocks fall when the whole stock market is on a falling spree. In such times, investors with a long-term mindset buy such stocks. But how to invest in a high market? The answer to this question is not simple. Why? Because a simple solution will be to do nothing…
How do you calculate the CAGR for a portfolio? When I first saw this query, I thought, why someone asked this question? Frankly, I misjudged the depth of it. Hence, for a few days, I kept it unanswered. But something told me that there is more to this question than what’s visible. Why? If you…
We will learn about the importance of time in the market versus timing the market using index investing. The same theory will apply to a portfolio of stocks, a basket of fundamentally strong stocks. It only reiterates the significance of staying invested for a very long term, with examples. What does it mean by timing…
We as stock investors would like to invest in a financially stable company. What is the measure of an unstable company? A company that is on the verge of going bankrupt can be called unstable. Altman Z-Score is a financial model based on which bankruptcy can be predicted. The Altman Z-Score model can point toward…
Managing and handling money is not as simple as earning, spending, and saving. There are a few universal principles of money management that must also be followed. Each individual is unique, hence one’s way of handling money may not work for the other. This is where the universal principles become handly. Everyone can follow the…
Nifty 50 vs Gold Investment Comparison Nifty 50 vs Gold Investment Comparison Select Start Year: –Select Start Year– Please select a valid start year. Select End Year: –Select End Year– Please select a valid end year after the start year. Investment Amount (₹): Please enter a valid amount greater than 0. Calculate Reset *CAGR (Compound…
Financial intelligence is not developed in young people when they are in school. People who’ve it, got it from self-study and practice. But, in the midst of our daily chores of life, self-learning may look like a burden, extra effort. Hence majority skip it. Our education system is not formatted to include money-related lessons in…
Among other metrics, our stock screener stands out because of two important numbers, the overall score, and intrinsic value. The intrinsic value of stocks is estimated based on a few standard financial models like DCF and a few of my own algorithms and logic. But the overall score-rendering proved to be more complicated. Why? Because…
