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Airline & Tourism Industry : Flying With Clipped Wings

The pandemic has dealt out a severe blow to the airline and tourism industry and it is unlikely to emerge from this situation soon enough. Geyatee Deshpande discusses that while gradual phasing out of lockdowns across the world will rejuvenate the air travel sector, the luxury holiday and resort sectors are unlikely to find many takers

The Art Of Portfolio Management

It’s not enough to simply invest. As an investor, you will not be able to make the right gains and cut back on losses or achieve your financial goals unless and until you monitor your portfolio regularly and learn the tricks of rebalancing it to stay on top of the game

EScorts: Maintaining Good Growth Momentum

With its various divisions that cater to a wide range of products right from tractors to construction equipment to railway equipment, Escorts Limited has maintained steady equilibrium except for the impact of the virus pandemic

Markets Go Through Another Shakedown

The US Federal Reserve launched its much-awaited Main Street Lending program to help the economy to cope with the strains caused by the pandemic offering up to USD 600 billion in loans

PSU Stocks: Deep Value Or Value Trap?

There is a general feeling among investors that PSU stocks make for a safe bet during economic downturns due to the high dividend yield they provide. However, after years of underperformance, do these stocks still hold the promise of good returns? Join Anthony Fernandes as he looks at what is in store for this largely beaten down segment.

Commodity Stocks: The Potential, Perks And Profit

Even as commodity prices gain, investors are beginning to get clueless as to how to benefit from such a jump. Buying commodity futures is often not the optimal way to profit from the price movement as it may involve taking exposure via futures (derivatives). Buying futures of the underlying commodity is betting on the future price of the underlying commodity, which is a risky proposition for most investors. Instead, taking exposure to commodity stocks may be a good idea. Karan Bhojwani explores the benefits of investing in commodity stocks and explains the correlation between commodity prices and the key benchmark equity index

Q4 2020: Hits & Misses!

The period of Q4 2020 is considered by many as crucial because it can give us a glimpse of what lies ahead of us in the next quarter. However, this time around the last week of March, which is supposed to be the best week for business for many companies, was lost in lockdown, thus impacting the overall results. Yogesh Supekar analyses the Q4 results while Geeyatee Deshpande highlights the positive results and the ones that were below the estimates

Reading A Fund Factsheet

Prior to investing in any mutual fund, an investor must necessarily go through the details provided in its factsheet. Here are some guidelines about what to look out for

Buying The Right Health Insurance Cover

With the human race now susceptible to an extraordinary wide range of ailments and the fact that healthcare-related expenditure could wipe out your entire life-savings, it is of the paramount need to opt for a health insurance policy. But from the surfeit of various policies, each with its own fine print, which is the one that you should opt for? The following article provides some tips

Three Biggest Mistakes In Option Trading

Option trading today is more popular than ever and as markets get more volatile than usual, option trading looks to be the most promising way to profit from the markets. While participation has been increasing in the complex world of option trading, the mistakes made by option traders are also quite visible. Geyatee Deshpande shares insights on the common fallacies that option traders suffer from and also suggests how best to avoid them

Bull Market Rally Vs Bear Market Rally

Ever since equity markets have displayed a swift recovery following a rapid fall in 2020, investors are being advised to remain cautious on deploying fresh monies by several stock market experts, who are calling the remarkable recovery as just another bear market rally. So what exactly is a bear market rally and can one distinguish it from a bull market rally? Yogesh Supekar along with the DSIJ Research Team identifies the typical characteristics of bear and bull market rallies and the aspects that differentiate the two.

International Funds: Should You Invest Now?

It would be a wise decision to invest in international funds. Besides the current surge, there are a couple of other benefits that these funds offer to Indian investors

Multi-Asset Funds: Better Investment Experience

Multi-asset allocation invests in different asset classes in different proportions to provide a well-diversified portfolio to the investors. In this article, you would gain more insights about this category and also understand what kind of investor should consider investing in them.

LOW PRICED SCRIP

MARKSANS PHARMA WHERE HEALTH IS WEALTH HERE IS WHY Good financial improvements in last three years. Diversified revenue sources Good growth prospects

India Cements Bonding Well For Strong Growth

With its strong brand image and established presence, especially in South India, India Cements is all set to further improve its profitability and capacity utilisation levels which will lead to a positive growth trend for the future

Recovery Finds A Way

A strong recovery was seen in the domestic markets owing to positive rallies by domestic benchmark indices during the latter part of the fortnight.

ALKEM LABORATORIES ON A ‘HEALTHY' NOTE

Alkem Laboratories is India’s leading generic pharmaceutical company with global operations.

Swinging With The FII Trend

FIIs are very nimble-footed and make their decisions very fast; this quality helps them to spot outperformers very quickly but the pitfall is they are equally quick in selling the stock. That is the reason why investors must work out a strategy to keep pace. Join Anthony Fernandes as he looks at how stocks with high FII holding have performed over time.

❝We Look Forward To A Huge Demand For Gold Loans❞

While the extended lockdown has impacted the financial sector in a big way, George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, Muthoot Finance, is of the opinion that there shall be a major change for NBFCs with MSMEs resorting to gold loans to take care of pending payments

Small-Cap Funds: How Good Are They?

While small-cap funds can go through meteoric highs like large-cap and mid-cap funds, what is important is to note what happens when the downward slide begins. How much time do small-cap funds take to recover? And then is it worth the risk to invest in small-cap funds? The article provides the ‘truth and dare’ equation

Is Gold A ‘Perfect' Investment Choice?

The current upsurge in the price of gold may tempt many an existing or potential investor to assume that gold, from among all the other asset classes, makes for the most secured and profitable investment option. However, that is not truth, as this article points out

GMM Pfaudler Limited Engineering A Profitable Journey

Given the fact that GMM Pfaudler caters to such industries as pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals and agrochemicals which are expected to witness an upward movement in the coming years, it has a lot of growth prospects going ahead.

SECTORAL OUTLOOK 2020 THE GOOD BAD & UGLY

It makes tremendous sense to increase appetite for equity when the stock prices fall. However, it is easy to get confused or even totally lost while deciding which sectors to focus on in such a crisis-driven situation. For sure all sectors are negatively impacted; however, some are impacted more than the rest. The DSIJ Research Team shares the outlook for various important sectors that will prove to be gamechangers for the economy

Stay Focused In These Turbulent Times

One of the key factors that determine the level of success you can achieve is how you manage to keep your investments on track through a defined time horizon. The most efficient way of achieving this is to have an investment plan in place. In fact, a comprehensive financial plan is the first step towards securing your financial future. For example, if you are at the start of your career, a financial plan can usher discipline into your investment process. Besides, by starting your investment process early, you can benefit a great deal from the ‘power of compounding’.

❝The Company Is On The Path Of Reinventing Itself❞

In this exclusive interview with Dalal Street Investment Journal, M V Subba Rao, CMD, KIOCL, outlines the company’s plans to face the challenges put up the ongoing pandemic and the strategies that will once again place it on the growth path

Radio: More Relevant Than Ever!

The Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI) commissioned a study to AZ Research PPL, where it was brought to everyone's notice that a staggering 82% people have been tuning in to radio during the ongoing pandemic. It clearly indicates the strong influence radio has on our life.

Price Volume Breakout: Excellent Strategy To Make Money!

When it comes to trading in the equity markets there are several strategies that traders swear by for profitable and quick returns. Price volume breakout is one of the most popular and profitable strategies that can be executed with minimal drawdowns. Yogesh Supekar explains the details of the strategy while Vinayak Gangule provides some examples to help understand the concept and approach

Increase In New Demat Accounts A Good Sign!

The ongoing freefall, it would seem, would keep investors away from the markets and wait for the right opportunity to return and start investing again. But going by the number of demat accounts that are being opened, it does look like investors are in high spirits, which certainly is a good sign for the markets. Geyatee Deshpande finds out the reason behind such excitement and how the statistics are reflecting this new trend

Difficult Times Call For Difficult Measures - Rajnish Narula, CEO, Canara Robeco Asset Management

Canara Robeco Asset Management operates with a dynamic asset allocation strategy and as its CEO Rajnish Narula says in this interview, it involves the frequent adjustment of the weights of asset classes in a portfolio based on the overall market performance or the performance of certain asset classes

Bank On High Beta Stocks For Faster Recovery

The markets are up by more than 25 per cent from the lows posted in March 2020. This movement has indeed come as a surprise to market participants not just for the fact that the markets have bounced back but for the speed of recovery. However, in such a situation, investors lose focus and ignore the basics of how the markets function. As Geyatee Deshpande explains, it is the high beta stocks that have the capacity to recover faster