I usually don’t write about these things, but not only for retail investors, also for the most sophisticated investors, Systematic Investment Plans or SIPs are the best way of making money over a longer term. I have seen investor behaviour for close to 2 decades and what I have learnt is that no matter how…
6 years ago I had written an article on the benefits of having a concentrated portfolio of stocks. Some of the things what I had mainly discussed in that article was 2 things: [1] How to select stocks: How should you zero in on a list of stocks (i.e. Universe of Stocks) [2] How to…
This is 100% true for 100% financial advisors; Just that some tell it more than others! (1.) We are likely to disclose selectively– No mentor ever told his prodigy – ‘you will have to lie to succeed’. That is not something anyone aspires to do. What financial advisors do all the time however is to…
By now all of you would have looked at a gazillion charts and tables trying to relate Nifty’s 10-20 year average PE and comparing that to where we are today. Naturally, we have been in a very very expensive market for far too long. Markets have been running up with no earnings support whatsover. At…
There will be exceptions to each of the three investing mistakes below; where committing such a mistake would have actually made you money. That is the very reason why investors continue to make these mistakes – that sometimes committing this mistake will save you or make you money. In general however, or let’s say in…
About the Company TCS Limited (“TCS” or the “Company”) is the leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization. The Company provides offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of business, technology and engineering services and solutions. A part of the Tata group, India’s largest multinational business group, TCS has over 436,000 trained consultants in 46…
Max India Limited (or “the Company”) is a multi-business corporate in the healthcare sector. It was until recently actively managing stakes in: Max Healthcare (49.7%), which was a JV with South African company Life Healthcare – The Hospital Business. Max Bupa Health Insurance (51%), which was a 51:49 JV with Bupa Finance Plc. UK –…
Over the last few years, the market capitalization gap between Infosys and TCS has widened. TCS’ market cap is now almost 2.62 times more than its nearest Indian competitor, Infosys. TCS Market Cap – Rs. 853,855.14 Cr. (On 24th June 2019) Infosys Market Cap – Rs. 325,167.23 Cr. (On 24th June 2019) In March 2009,…
Page Industries Limited (“Page Industries” or the “Company”) is engaged in the manufacturing, distribution and marketing of Innerwear, Athleisure, Sleepwear and Swimwear for men, women and kids. The Company is the exclusive licensee of Jockey International Inc. (USA) in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, Oman and Qatar, and for Speedo International Limited (UK) in…
Cyient Limited (“Cyient” or the “Company”) provides engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, network, and operations management services to global industry leaders. The Company specializes in Engineering, Design Led Manufacturing, Network Engineering Operations, IT Service Management, Data Management, Geospatial Solutions, Big Data Consulting, IoT/M2M and Advanced Analytics. Cyient has a diversified geographical presence with 48 development centers spread…
Bajaj Finserv Limited (“Bajaj Finserv” or the “Company”) is the holding company for the various financial services businesses under the Bajaj group. The Company serves millions of customers in the financial services space by providing solutions for asset acquisition through financing, asset protection through general insurance, family protection and income protection in the form of…
Bajaj Finance is a NBFC with focus on retail lending for purchase of consumer durables, housing loans and SMEs. The Company is the dominant player in the consumer durable financing segment and continues to increase its market share in the consumer business. The key thing to watch in Bajaj Finance has always been the loan…
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