Investing in equity mutual funds is a popular choice. People seek to invest in them to grow wealth faster. Their benefit is that they offer diversification, professional management, and attractive returns. However, what many of us may not realize is that mutual funds are also not immune to market volatility. They also have to book…
During this Adani-Hindenburg saga, there is a concern that the LIC Investment portfolio is over-exposed to Adani Group company’s stocks. I think this concern looks misplaced. Out of the total capital of LIC, only 17% (INR 60.6 lakh crore) is invested in stocks. My estimate is that, out of these 60.6 Lakh crores, LIC’s exposure…
The purpose of this article is to highlight the necessity of keeping the investment portfolio well diversified. We’ll see in this blog post how investment diversification is not only about buying different types of assets, it is more about keeping a balanced portfolio. For quick answers on the diversification strategy, check the FAQs Introduction What…
Stock market investing is not only about buying and selling stocks. After a stage, the investors begin to see the investments as a collection of stocks. Single stocks transform themselves into a shares portfolio. A stage comes when the investor starts to pay less attention to individual stocks. For him/her, more important is the present…
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…
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…
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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…
Google finance India was a great tool for individual investors in India. We did not had such excellent portfolio manager here. The best part was, it is absolutely free. But Google discontinued it from Nov’2017. Below is the blog post which highlights the key features of earlier version of Google Finance…. Till few years back I…
Till Nov’2017, Google Finance provided excellent tools for portfolio tracking and stock screening. But Google decided to discontinue this service since then. If you want to know about the discontinued features of Google Finance, you can read this blog post. People like me were a die-hard fan of Google Finance’s stock screener. I used to…
