The rule is simple: Buy Large cap stocks when their dividend yield is about 3-4% and either sell them when the dividend yield falls to 1-2% or better still – HOLD THEM FOREVER. Dividend yield: The dividend yield is the amount which a company pays out in the form of dividends each year relative to its share price. It’s…
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Rules for Selecting a PMS Scheme
These days investors are looking at PMS Schemes as a more viable option to mutual funds. Particularly where the ticket size is above Rs. 25 lakhs. One clear advantage of selecting a PMS scheme is your ability to tailor the product as per your risk profile. This may not necessarily be true given that most…
Recent Recommendations and Market Outlook
[1] Rama Steel – Manufactures Galvanized Iron (GI Pipes) which are typically used in water, sewage, and oil and gas transmission and are also put to various uses in the infrastructure sectors. The Company operates through 3 manufacturing facilities: 2 plants at Sahibabad (Uttar Pradesh) with capacity of 75,000 MT per annum and 24,000 MT per…
Performance Update – Budget Day Stocks Recommendation
On the budget day I had recommended A TOTAL OF 10 stocks the video link (of the first part) of which is linked above. Here is a performance monitor for those stocks recommendation: Stocks Price on 29th Feb 2016 Price on 13th April 2016 Change (%) IDBI 56.2 70.15 24.82% ACC 1195 1470.5 23.05% Dhanuka…
How to Start a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) in Mutual Funds
Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is a regular and disciplined way of investing money in mutual funds. SIP allows you to invest a certain pre-determined amount at a regular interval (weekly, monthly, quarterly, etc). An SIP is a planned approach to investments and more than anything it helps the investor inculcate the habit of saving and…
Top 6 Investing Mistakes of All Times
Meeting with individual investors over the years has taught me much about investing mistakes. No matter how you classify investors (i.e. fundamental, technical or confused), the mistakes they make are almost invariably identical. While some mistakes are the result of simply not knowing what to do, many are the results of either (i) losing interest;…
Who Should Buy Bonds/ Debt Mutual Funds
Investors who have low risk appetite and prefer to invest in safe instruments like fixed deposits can look at debt mutual funds to get better after tax returns. Investment in debt funds is suitable for investors who want to earn satisfactory return on their capital by taking low to moderate levels of risk. Typically, the returns will vary…
3 Reasons for the Recent Stock Market Correction
Since the beginning of 2016, Indian stock markets have fallen close to 7%. Overall they have fallen ~ 20% from their highs of 2015. What’s intriguing about this stock market correction is not the pace at which it has happened but the fact that no other asset class has done well during this period. What’s…
NESCO Stock Analysis
Price – Rs. 1,638.10 18 November, 2015 VIEW – BUY Diversified Business Operations Nesco Limited (“Nesco” or the“Company”) operates in four businesses: IT Park; Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC); The Industrial Capital Goods Division, Indabrator; Hospitality Division. IT Park – cater to companies engaged in software, BPO, call centers and other IT and ITes activities.…
How Many Stocks Should an Ideal Stock Portfolio Have?
This is possibly the most open ended question about stock investing and has no correct answer. Honestly, there is no rule here. I had written a post on this sometime back where I said, personally, I never try to own more than 5 stocks. That works for me. In fact, if you calculate the return…
Sectors Which Will Outperform In The Next Bull Run
I remember back in 2012, the stock market had been reduced to literally 10 stocks. The question often was when to buy one of those 10, and when to sell. Most of those stocks were from the so called defensive sectors – FMCG and Pharmaceuticals, may be automobiles and IT to a certain extent. Continued…
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) in India
REITs – Meaning Real estate as an investment option is mostly unaffordable for most Indian retail investors. The Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) announced in the Union Budget 2014–15 enable investors to collectively invest in commercial properties and earn a profit from such investments. At the same time, REITs provide an alternative funding channel for…