Category Archives: Stocks

Join RupeeCamp: A Personal Finance School

I am happy to announce the first RupeeCamp for your consideration. RupeeCamp is possibly India’s first structured program for both learning and implementation of your financial decisions. It is a unique initiative and readers have called it an innovative product. … Continue reading

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Investing in Debt Funds in India

Credit risks have increased manifold in the debt market on account of the financial crisis. Many Indian companies have overstretched themselves and they may now have to resort to high leverage to fund expansions and acquisitions. In an interview to … Continue reading

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KC Reddy, CIO, ABN Amro MF on Fund Management

Different kind of funds call for different styles. But the basic things remain the same. In my stint with managing emerging market funds, I have become familiar with brokers, analysts and different sections of the market. Therefore these are not … Continue reading

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Personal Finance Website Update

Nine months ago I did not know what a blog is? Stuck up at home due to a back injury, I was casually chatting up with a geeky friend asking him about how to create a website, purely in jest. … Continue reading

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You need to be Lucky and brave!

As an asset class, Equity stocks offer the best returns. But so many of us have burnt our fingers in the process? How is it that very few investors can make real profits, grow their networth and consistently beat the … Continue reading

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Picking up stocks: Real Estate/ Construction

One of the questions to my earler post was how to pick stocks? It is allright to say that, ” You can start with identifying a list of 10-15 companies out of 3-5 sectors which you know or which interests … Continue reading

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Derivative for Dummies: By a Dummy

Yes, it’s for Dummies and by a dummy on Derivatives. So here’s what lil’ bit of Derivatives I understand(or pretend to..). Read on…. Derivative is a product whose value is derived from the value of one or more basic variables, … Continue reading

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25 Golden Rules of Stock Investing

I don’t remember the source, but here they are: 1. Plan your trades. Trade your plan. 2. Keep records of your trading results. 3. Keep a positive attitude, no matter how much you lose. 4. Don’t take the market home. … Continue reading

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Become a Crorepati in 30 months

Gaurav’s post on the 30 things he wanted to do before he’s 30 was a brave one. I wondered at his bravery and wished him all the best only to land up in trouble myself He wants a way to … Continue reading

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Ride the Stock Market Wave to Grow your Money

I have been following the EagleEyeTrade blog and even though I don’t understand technical analysis, I find this blog very credible. I am delighted that Rajiv found time to answer some of my doubts/questions which have been reproduced below: Technical … Continue reading

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