Is this the time to invest in mid cap stocks? This is a million dollar question faced by a lot of investors today. Mid-caps have underperformed consistently over the last 2 years. Even if you leave out the companies with genuine problems, there are e

Stock market fluctuations are part and parcel of the trading game. Since the time the Nifty breached the 11,000 mark and the Sensex breached the 40,000 mark, there have been wild fluctuations in the index as well as specific stocks. The bad news is t

Warren Buffett once described derivatives as weapons of mass destruction. That is largely because derivatives have either been misused or used without proper understanding. As an investor, you can go beyond just futures trading to also include some v

Between 2015 and 2018, IPOs became a principal source of raising funds and also an interesting avenue for investors to park their funds. IPOs like Alkem, Avenue Supermarts and Shankara Building Products, among others, did extremely well post listing.

The election outcome in the states of Maharashtra and Haryana were, perhaps, much closer than what most of the exit polls had predicted. Most exit polls anticipated a virtual sweep for the NDA in both the states. The actual results have been much clo

The Indian equity market has been in a somber mood since last Diwali. Midcap and Smallcap indices Nifty Midcap 50, Nifty Smallcap 50, S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE Smallcap corrected 6.5,11.4, 3 and 9.3 respectively during November 07, 2018

With a trading account and demat account you are ready to trade. But if you are a beginner in the stock markets, then that is not all. You also need to keep a tab on some major do’s and don’ts before you venture into investing in the st

If you look at the data on debt fund flows for the month of September 2019, redemptions in debt and liquid funds were to the tune of Rs.150,000 crore. Of course, this is partially due to the half-year ending liquidity needs, but pressure on debt fund

In the last few years, SIP investors have been complaining that their SIPs are not outperforming the stock market indices. Over shorter periods of time, this kind of inconsistency is bound to happen. But, that brings us to a more fundamental question

Most of us open a trading account with a broker with the aim of becoming a successful investor and, perhaps, finding the next Eicher or Infosys. Share trading and investing is not just about knowledge and insights but lot more about specific psycholo

When you get down to investing in mutual funds, there is a problem of plenty. With more than 40 AMCs, over 2000 schemes and with each scheme having a growth or dividend option along with a Regular Plan and a Direct Plan, you can imagine how complex i

Online trading has picked up in a big way in the Indian markets. To buy stocks online, the following steps are essential to understand how to go about the process. 1. Choose your online broker carefully The first step to buy stocks online is to