So sad we do not have a Dalbar (an US based research firm that compares returns of stock and bond markets with those of individual investors) research on Indian investor returns! Just released in the US it has 2 startling facts: Over the last 20 year period the Standard& Poor Index returned an annualized gain […]
If people think (or know) that you have some connection to the stock markets, they do turn to you with queries. One of the questions that I am asked – for the past 3-4 years has been “Do I need to hand over my money to a Portfolio Manager?” Whether an investor would benefit from […]
When it comes to analysing corporate performance, individual investors are surely at a disadvantage. You will find it difficult to know how many cars Tata Motors will make in 2009, how many hotel rooms Indian Hotels will be able to sell in Europe, etc. However the “international” fund manager has access to all this and […]