Plain-English guides to the Indian stock market: how to value a share (P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA), trading vs investing, market crashes, interest rates and the mistakes that cost investors money. Theme articles on sectors such as power, semiconductors and data centres list companies worth researching, with dated data and the risks spelled out. Nothing here is a stock tip; every figure links to its source.
The best long-term investment strategy is the one you can stick with for 15 to 30 years: a simple, low-cost plan matched to your goals, funded regularly and left alone through market falls. For most Indian investors that means a core of diversified equity funds bought through a monthly SIP, some debt for stability, and … Read more >>
No. Dividends are only one part of what shareholders earn; the other, and usually larger, part is capital gains from a rising share price. Together they make up total return, and over long periods most of an Indian equity investor’s wealth has come from price growth rather than dividends. This article explains total return, how … Read more >>
No. Owning a diversified basket of Indian companies for many years has historically had a positive expected return, while a casino game has a negative one for the player by design. But some ways of using the market, such as chasing tips, heavy leverage and buying cheap options for a quick win, behave much more … Read more >>
The candlestick patterns most useful for swing trading are a small set of reversal and continuation signals, such as the hammer, engulfing patterns, morning and evening stars and the inside bar. None of them works on its own: a pattern is only worth acting on when it appears in the right place in the trend, … Read more >>
Yes, beginners can make money in the stock market, but mainly by investing for years in diversified funds, not by trading. SEBI’s own studies show that roughly nine in ten individual F&O traders and seven in ten intraday traders lose money, while a patient investor in a broad index has historically come out ahead over … Read more >>
You cannot avoid every loss in the stock market, but you can avoid the large, permanent ones that wreck portfolios. Most serious losses come from a few avoidable causes: too much money in one stock, borrowed money or derivatives, buying on tips, and panic-selling in a fall. This guide covers those causes, how to size … Read more >>
India’s most reliable dividend payers are mostly large, cash-rich companies in three groups: government-owned energy firms such as Coal India and ONGC, IT services majors such as TCS and Infosys, and FMCG companies such as ITC and Hindustan Unilever. The ten names below have paid a dividend in each of the last five financial years, … Read more >>