What prompted people towards gold investment? There was a time When the gold standard was used to value currencies. Every paper currency issued had a value directly linked to gold. But in the 1970s, the US decided to shift from Gold Standard to Fiat Money. Thereon, gold became more of an investment vehicle than a…
What is the intrinsic value? It is the inherent value of an asset (business, enterprise, etc.). The essential nature of the asset gives it its intrinsic value. The value is not dependent on external circumstances. We can also understand intrinsic value as a true value of an asset. From an investment point of view, it…
The discount rate is nothing but our minimum expected rate of return from an investment. The concept of discount rate is used to calculate the present value of future cash flows originating from an investment. Why do we need to calculate the present value? It is a method to check if an investment is worth…
When one first starts to feel the need for a personal finance overhaul? It does not happen while just starting in a job. The need for organizing finances creeps in after few years on the job. It’s the time when one is wondering where the money is going? This query starts a chain of thoughts in our minds. Eventually, we realize…
The compound interest formula can teach us the basics of long term investing. We heard about simple interest and compound interest way back in our school days (Class 8th). But in those days, we never realized that these formulas had so much learning for us I feel, had our teachers exemplified us more about compounding returns in those days…
Given a chance, an informed investor would not buy-sell stocks blindly. They would do stock analysis before investing. But only a few people do it. Why? Because of the lack of suitable tools. So what is the solution? We can analyze stocks in Excel. Please Check: Stock Screener Derived From Stock Analysis Worksheet. Generally, when…
Capture ratio is one of the most understandable financial-ratio in which we (small investors) can gauge a mutual fund’s return from a perspective. I’ll tell you how. We often pick mutual funds for investment based on their past returns. It is like evaluating a mutual fund based on only one parameter. Which is not enough, right? But…
Let’s start with the most basic question. Why compare two mutual funds? It’s done to know which fund is better for investing. But such a comparative method is effective? If one knows the vital parameters for comparison, it can be more effective. In fact, unlike stock analysis, a detailed fundamental analysis of mutual funds is not possible….
In this method, we first estimate the ‘absolute PE’ of a stock. Then multiply the calculated PE with EPS. This will give us the fair price or intrinsic value of the stock. We will read about this in more detail. What is the PE formula? Conventional PE = Market Price / EPS. The same formula we…
[Note: Subsequent to the Reliance Future-Group deal, the company has been in a legal battle with Amazon. This legal controversy has severely hampered the long-term prospects of Future Group. The below article was written before Amazon intervened and changed the whole scenario.] Reliance retail and future group company entered into a deal on 29 August…
I’m a firm believer of the concept of tracking all expenses. If financial independence is the ultimate goal, then tracking expenses is first step which can lead us there. 50/30/20 budgeting rule is the foundation based on which the expense tracking tool will work. If you need to improve your personal finance, then start with…
The stock comparison tool was one of the first tools which I developed in excel. In the last few days, we have made it more online savvy. Now, this tool can fetch stock data automatically upon click of a button. Check Our Big Screener – A WebApp The worksheet also has few limitations. It works…
