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*High Quality Vs Low Price* *If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. ~ Old adage* *If you remember the stock market crash of 2008, you also remember that it spared almost no stock. Companies, even the well-managed ones, lost half or more of their market capitalization in few months.* As an example, *Pidilite* (makers of Fevicol), which was one of those extremely well-managed businesses then, lost 55% between December 2007 (just before the crash started) and March 2009 (the bottom). *Titan and HDFC Bank,* two other stalwarts, lost 50% each. In short, the crash was like a bad dream for people even in these marquee stocks. But for those who held on to their nerves, and to these stocks, the next decade was about to turn into a beautiful dream. As an example, assume you were owning Pidilite near its peak in December 2007 and went into a deep sleep that continued till today (June 2018). Your return from the stock would have been around 1,000% (CAGR of 26%) over this decade! Also ...

4 Biggest Myths of Indian Stock Market by Amit Jeswani of Stallion Asset These are 4 Common Indian Stock Market Myths you should definitely know about. Myth #1 -There is absolutely no doubt that Warren Buffet is one of the best investors the world has ever seen but there is a common myth that he buys stocks and holds it forever as he himself once said that his favorite holding period is forever. As per Research done by John Hughes (Prof at University of California) of his holdings from 1980-2006 (Twenty six years) he found that the average holding period for Warren Buffet was only 1 year, with approximately ONLY 20% of stocks held for more than two years. About approximately 30% of stocks were sold within six months of purchase. A lot of Investors know that Warren Buffett owns Shares of Coca-Cola but only a few Investors know that the Stock price of Coke was 43$ in 1998 and the Stock price is Same at 43$ today. (20 years later). Conclusion of Myth #1- Warren Buffet only holds...

*The Best And The Worst Small And Mid Caps Stocks Of The Year??* *Here’s a list of top five best and worst performing mid - and small-cap stocks in the first six months of the year:* *Mid-Cap Gainers And Losers:* *The Best Five:* *Indiabulls Ventures:* The company issued preferential shares to foreign investors. *Mindtree:* A fluctuating rupee helped the company. *Jubilant Foodworks:* It recorded highest same-store-sales growth in six years. The company’s profits in the quarter also beat analysts’ estimates. *Mphasis and Hexaware:* The Nifty IT Index has outperformed all sectoral peers so far this year and has gained over 19 percent during the period. *Gruh Finance:* The board of the company, a subsidiary of Housing Development Finance Corporation, recommended a 1:1 bonus issue. Net bad loans was nil in the quarter ended March. *The Worst Five:* *Vakrangee:* Concerns over corporate governance issues, including investments in unrelated businesses, and the resignat...

Domestic market developments: · Domestic benchmark equities ended higher today, extending gains for the third straight session and posting their highest close in more than five months. The gains were led by IT, realty and capital goods stocks, ahead of key quarterly results. Sensex and Nifty ended 0.85% and 0.87% higher respectively. · Indian Government bonds ended little changed today, even as a rise in crude oil prices heightened fear of domestic inflation r ising. Market players also fear a sharp rise in the June CPI print, to be released on Thursday. Trade volumes remained muted today. The yield on 10-year G-sec ended at 7.90% vs yesterday’s close of 7.89%. · The Rupee ended weaker against the US Dollar, but recouped most of its losses intraday as banks sold Dollars. Foreign banks' buying of Dollars capped the recovery in the Rupee. Positive local equities also supported the domestic currency. The Rupee ended at 68.82 vs. yesterday’s close of 68.72. · RBI withdrew li...

*Important information*  ♨ Hello, past 4 days Rain has created havoc, damage to vehicles, shop, material etc. It's raining outside and it's time of getting *intimation of Fire - Flood claims*. If any of you has reported flood claims, please keep following points in mind. 1. Intimate the claim with following details to Insurance company immediately. A. Name of proposer B. Policy No C. Detail address of location submerged in flood D. Date and Time of flood E. Name of person to be contacted F. Mobile Number of person to be contacted G. *Estimate of Loss* Following precaution to be taken before surveyor comes to your place. 1. Take photograph/Video shooting preferably from photographer or on your mobile. 2. Shift the undamaged items to safe place and keep noting 4. Inform Local Municipal Authorites in writing about the loss. 3. If surveyor is coming immediately then don't remove damage item else keep damage separately in same place and keep record of damage item. 4...