How many times have people told you “you should invest like Warren Buffett” or ‘You should invest like Peter Lynch’. Let us face it. You are Parag. NOT Warren Buffett or Peter Lynch. So you cannot invest like them. Let me tell you what one promoter told me once. He had controlling stake in a […]

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Ok not exactly poor, but you are 30 years old, married to a 28 year old earning well but BROKE. Poor maybe too harsh – but if all you have to show for 6 years of working is say Rs. 10 lakhs in the bank, well you are almost there. Your story? Let me tell […]

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Let us take a real life case and see what is to be done when you have a lump-sum amount. Should you repay the loan amount or should you Invest that money? The sad part is YOU need to take a decision TODAY and you will be judged (you may be the judge) after 5, […]

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  How many of you know what is the Wimbledon effect? It is a tennis tournament played in England. The crowds come from all parts of the world, but is largely English. The ball boys, girls, commentators etc. are mostly English (well well these days things are changing!), but one thing is certain, the winner […]

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All finance company shares are up and in the sky. With p/e ratios in the 30s and even in the 90s. Let us ask ourselves some basic questions. What will really happen if Tata, Birla, LnT, Shriram group, Religare, Indiainfoline and a couple of others do get a banking license? To start off, there will […]

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For all those who think that ‘Buy and Hold’ is an easy investment strategy, welcome to this post. This is one of the toughest strategjes to implement. If you think you can buy some shares that are currently being touted on Cnbc everyday and like Rip Van winkle wake up after 20 years, you are […]

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Continuing the Fundamental Analysis series…here is another post. What really is a Balance sheet? It is a summary of the assets that a company owns and the money that is owes to outsiders. Remember as far as the company is concerned, you the shareholder, is an outsider too. Remember – it has its own existence? […]

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