Monthly Archives: April 2006

This article appeared in The Times of India sometime in February 2006. It is a real eye opener. IT firm Geodesic’s stock has had a meteoric rise over the last year. Yet, a recent research report unearths some curious accounting … Continue reading →

Source: EM In making an investment decision, apart from returns, there is one more very important factor that weighs heavy on investors’ minds – risk. Simply defined, it is the uncertainty of happening/non-happening of a certain event(s) that is likely … Continue reading →

by Vivek Kaul/ DNA Money No, an analyst will only tell you when to buy or hold, not when to sell. These analysts are a bunch of crooks and the worst type of crook is a crook that wears a … Continue reading →

Valuations are expensive across sectors as every single sector in India (except technology) is trading at a steep premium to its own long-term average. One of the biggest mistakes any investor can make is to forget the concept of cyclicality … Continue reading →

The author is a regular writer on stock market related issues. He is an eminent Chartered Accountant. He invites comments at tsrawal@gmail.com Click here to download the above mentioned article. For more information on Mr. Rawal click here. Please note … Continue reading →

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Lighten up for this rollercoasterThe best time to invest is when you have money. This is because history suggests it is not timing which matters, it is time. — John Templeton Click here for the report.

The outlook for the precious metal depends on how much money Federal Reserve will print says Dr. Marc Faber. Marc Faber, who told investors to bail out of US stocks a week before the 1987 Black Monday crash and began … Continue reading →

by Vijay Bhambwani/ DNA Money The usually less volatile commodity markets have shocked players in the last three sessions with a tidal wave of high volatility, unmanageable losses and a higher threat perception. Are commodities riskier than equities, then? In … Continue reading →

“Hedge against an external shock“ Click here to download the report.