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There are some businesses whose underlying nature is such that they dont have any sudden spike in their profits. However at the same time, there is constant growth. The growth could be because of many reasons, it may be because of the fact that penetration of that good or service is very low and over a period of time as it improves, both top and bottom line keep moving upward. In some cases, it could be because of the movement of business from the unorganized sector to the organized sector. It c...

While the markets have been correcting for some time, the pain of correction has been being felt more in the last three to four weeks. The reason, extremely negative market breadth and that too in the mid-cap segment. Until recently, corrections did not appear to be very obvious because one or the other sector kept witnessing sharp up moves and the whole focus of the market went there. So, sometimes it was railways stocks, sometimes power PSUs which keep the noise levels high. The reality is tha...

In equity markets, whatever precaution one might take, the probability of a mistake of getting stuck with a wrong stock cannot be ruled out. The only difference is that the probability of that goes higher, when stocks are being bought at a time when even bulls dont know why they are so bullish, which was the case till very recently when there was a mad rush to buy mid and small caps. So, mistakes are an integral part of the learning curve of the stock market. But then there are mistakes and sill...

Stock price and dividend yields have an inverse relationship but before this inverse relationship kicks in there is a level of equilibrium. Now this level of equilibrium is a subjective level which moves according to risk free interest rate level which FD provides. But there is another equilibrium level which mathematical equations dont solve. Stocks with reasonable probability of outperforming in a bearish market. The use of the word reasonable brings in the element of subjectivity.

Indian markets will open for trade when the global markets have been in a positive mood. Now it is not every day that one should correlate what has happened in global markets and how the Indian markets have behaved. But at times, these correlations become important because they are able to shed some light on what might happen in near term. In the last few days, the Indian market has been charting its own volatile course with bearish bias even when global markets have been inching higher. But tha...

Like business and economic cycles, stock markets also have cycles where they will take a liking to a particular sector in such a manner that valuations will go through the roof. Then comes a phase, where the same sector is thrown down the dumps. Real estate sector is one sector where in 2008, valuations were at their peak. then come and fall and by the start of 2020 valuations were in the dumps. Thanks to many factors, including sudden spurt in demand in covid and post, sector being cleaned both...

After a brutal correction, at an index level we can see some respite. But at the broader market levels, there are clear signs that valuations are still a concern. So, it might be too premature to call that the risk of overall high valuations leading to more time wise correction is over. There are questions at this point of time which need to be addressed. First, what does one do with existing investments? Second, which set of stocks one should look at if one is making if one is planning to put i...

While there is always a talk about how many new demat accounts have been opened every few months. But how many folios have got added in the mutual fund industry is something which does not make it to headlines. What makes a headline is just the headwinds, about new rules and regulations or a new competition coming up. But in reality, this fact is that for mutual funds houses or AMC companies, these headwinds are very minor things to handle, because they have the biggest macro tailwind of financi...

In a fortnight where smallcaps were the worst performers and large investors are counting on how much losses their smallcap portfolio have incurred. There are still some die-hard small fans who would be looking to invest in small caps and there is nothing wrong in investing in small caps even in mayhem if one is sure of holding it for the next three to five years. The only thing that needs to be ensured is that one should understand that there is a difference between a good business and a bad bu...

After the recent hit, there has been a bounce back in Nifty and sensex. Along with them there has also been an improvement in the market breadth But not enough to say that bears have once again have been beaten. At this point of time, one cannot rule out more profit booking which might emerge from global factors. The probability that the damage to stock prices in the mid-cap segment is still higher cannot be ruled out. In such times, if one is taking fresh exposure to equity, ensure that there i...