1. I became a father to a baby girl on 23 November 2017 just 2 months after my brother became a father to a baby boy for the first time. Double celebration at home. That just about sums up the whole year. 2. All certifications and education came to a complete halt this whole year….
Tag: mutual funds
Which Stocks Do Mutual Funds Own The Most?
This is a list of the top 10 stocks invested in the best performing large cap mutual funds over the past 5 years. A glance at it shows how a majority of the funds have similar portfolio of stocks in it. E.g HDFC bank is a part of the portfolio of all the 5 top…
NCFM Exams – Advanced Modules
The Advanced modules consists of 13 certifications 1. Algorithmic Trading Module For understanding the importance and approach towards algorithmic trading. It focusses on equity, index futures, options and commodities. Click here for the course outline Exam Details Duration 60 minutes Questions 100 Maximum Marks 100 Passing Marks 60 Negative Marking Yes Certificate Validity 3 years…
NCFM Exams – Foundation Modules
The foundation module of NCFM Exams comprises of 11 certifications Financial Markets – Beginner’s Module This course is to get a basic understanding of capital & financial markets. Click here for the course outline. Exam Details Duration 2 hours Questions 60 Maximum Marks 100 Passing Marks 50 Negative Marking No Certificate Validity 5 years…
9 questions to ask before investing
You would think that managing an investment portfolio for returns and risk should be sufficient to protect your interests as an investor. But costs and taxes are an integral part of financial products, and they can bleed the returns your money can earn. Not only does it take a bite out of your returns, but…
Diwali 2016 Stock Picks
Every diwali, we see a host of “experts” on various media going about their previous year’s performance and give out their 2 cents about which stocks could replicate that performance in the year to come. This time too a whole host of broking firms have come out with their list of companies whose shares they…
Blood on the floor
What a change a few weeks can do in the life of a stock market. At the begining of the year, there were predictions of the BSE Sensex reaching 24,000. Post the battering that the markets have received in the past 2 odd weeks, it would be great if the markets can come back to…
Just Read – Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits – Philip A Fisher
Happened to lay my hands on the audio file of this book and managed to finish the audio / book in 2 days flat. Its obviously an advantage getting the audio of books so that i can just transfer the files to my mp3 player and listen to them on my travels to work. Holding…
Equity Updates – Asahi Songwon Colours
Sold off Asahi Songwon for a very good profit. The below shown chart should give you an idea of how much the stock grew in the past 1 year. Also bought more stocks of MIC Electronics & Graphite India This year the dividend payout has been pretty good. Add to that bonus shares from both…
Indian mutual funds dominate world’s top 100 list in 2007
Reliance Power’s IPO, SBI’s right’s issue (approx USD 4 billion), BSNL to sell 10% of its stake for USD 10 billion. For the equity market, 2008 is going to be another bumper year. How many will make money or how many will miss out on the bull run is something that time will tell. But,…
Alternate Investments 