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“Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.”

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BY HARDIK GOEL |   2 Mins Read

“Even before Christmas said Hello, its saying ‘Buy Buy’!”

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Isn’t this Robert Paul quote , intriguing ? As soon as Christmas comes to our mind, Shopping is the next. How many of you could relate to this ? I assure many of you. BY DHARMIK MADAN | 1 Min Read

Words of Wisdom

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“Our income is like shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they can cause us to stumble and to trip.”                                                      -  John Locke BY NANKIE BAWA                          2 Mins Read Many of us feel money is the solution to everything; that less money pinches but there’s nothing like enough money, but here’s an example which says something else. On Sept. 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy. Millions of people saw in the news for the first time: Hundreds of employees who were mostly dressed in business suits were leaving the bank's global offices one-by-one with bankers boxes in their hands. It was a sad reminder that nothing is forever—even in the richness of the financial and investment world...

Words Of Wisdom

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“Confronted with a challenge to distill  the secret of sound investment into three words, we venture the motto, Margin of Safety” - Benjamin Graham BY RADHIKA SETHI | 2 Mins Read The margin of safety principle was popularised by famous British-born American investor Benjamin Graham, also known as the father of value investing and his followers, most notably Warren Buffett. The principle of Margin of Safety refers to one in which an investor only purchases securities when their market price is significantly below their intrinsic value. The difference between the market price and the intrinsic value is referred to as Margin Of Safety. For an investment with less risk, it is advisable to buy this security when this difference is present. For example, if one was to determine that the intrinsic value of ABC stock is Rs 1620, which is well below its share price of RS1920, he might apply a discount of 20% for a target purchase price of Rs1300. In this example,...

Words of Wisdom

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“One of the funny things about the stock market is that when one person buys, another sells and both think that they are astute”. -William Feather"  By RATTANDEEP SINGH |  1 Min  Read This quotes by William Feather beautifully explains the importance of one's judgement in the markets. If one is bullish on a particular security he goes and buys it, thinking that when it goes up it will profit him. While to the exact opposite there is a person who is bearish on the security and sells the security thinking that it will go down in value. When this trade is executed and both the buyers and sellers are locked in this transaction, so are their conflicting views and rest all is left upon the market forces which then act supremely irrespective of who the buyer or seller is. Meanwhile both the buyers and sellers hold tight to their views it is the market which ultimately decides their fortunes while both parties keep thinking about how much market wisdom do ...