Generally, when we analyze stocks, it is based on quantitative data. But everything about a company is not quantifiable. Judging the quality of Management based on the numbers alone is not possible. Hence, before digging into the numbers, starting stock research by just observing a company is considered good. What to watch in a company? We can look at the group of people who…
A business that operates in an industry (sector) having fierce competition cannot display a competitive advantage. But a company dwelling as a monopoly (like Microsoft) will have an exceptional advantage. So, a sector with too many competitors in it is not good for its companies. As a customer, we would like to buy products of…
Understanding a company is essential before buying its stocks. Why? Because Stocks represent proportional ownership in a company. So, what is the utility of this information about stocks/business? Let’s understand this with an example. Consider yourself looking at two companies, Nestle India and Jet Airways. Former represents a healthy business, while the latter is languishing with…
Where to invest money in India? There are more than 100 investment alternatives available in India. Here in this blog post, I have compiled it all in one place. I’ve challenged myself to indicate 100+ ways of investing money. There can be a plethora of ways to invest money. But unfortunately, we know only a…
I was surprised to note how incomplete the information available around us is about the ways to invest money. Most write-ups point us only to investment options and say nothing more about them. People interested in knowing about the ways to invest money need more information. For example, stocks are an investment option. But how to invest in stocks? Readers would…
Analysis of stocks that are new in the market is not so simple. What is the problem? The analyst must make some assumptions. For the company which has 10-year records, the assumptions-list is much shorter. Recently I met a friend who enquired me about the recent IPO (in Dec’2020) of Mrs. Bector Food. Someone advised…
Investments cannot be effective until done with a purpose. Hence, experts always advise goal based investing. But let me ask a simple question. Why we generally invest money? Because it is the right thing to do. Many people buy and sell investments without any specific purpose or goal in mind. For them, practicing investment is…
There is a concept of finance that says that there is a ‘time value of money.’ It is one of those concepts which works as a foundation of all money management. But before we can understand the time value of money, we must know who should care about it. Theoretically speaking, everyone is affected by this concept. But…
If you are in a dilemma about whether to invest or prepay the home loan using your spare cash, then you are not alone. This dilemma happens to a majority of people. When people climb-up the income ladder, they begin to generate more free cash. If the focus is on improving one’s financial health, wise…
The question, how to build ten crores by investment is vague. It only talks about the end goal. But how to reach there? That is what we will answer in this article. Also Read: How to become rich. Before we can answer the question, we will have to ask a few more questions to remove the vagueness. The…
Some people might question the utility of my Stock Analysis Worksheet. Why? Because it mostly rates its stocks as overvalued or of a low overall score. Some users find it frustrating and send emails to me about the plight. I can understand this feeling. We want the worksheet to throw a list of names of high-scoring, undervalued stocks….
The cost of capital is the cost that a company must bear for the funds it has raised to do the business. Doing business calls for arranging cashflows both for short and long terms. There are two ways companies can raise money. The first is through equity. This is done by the distribution of ownership among…
