For people looking to secure their future with some safe investment opportunities, it may be a good idea to begin your research early and embed some investment facts into your brain. Like with any investment opportunity, one never knows how much profit (if any) they will make. There are always risks involved with investing one’s … Read more
Have you ever wondered, why are your investments not performing as good as your friend’s or colleague’s? In this article our guest contributor, Ramalingam K. Founder and Director of Holistic Investment Planners, explains how some of our personal traits affect our investments adversely and tells us how to avoid these traits.
The stock market is arguably the most graphic example possible of the world’s collective consciousness—a never-ending, seesaw battle between buyers and sellers, optimists and pessimists. In this article we try to outline how you can use these emotional swings to your advantage and pick out of favor stocks.
Penny stocks are highly attractive to many investors. This is because they are cheap to buy and open the doors for many people who could not invest in standard and more expensive stocks. However, you can make a lot of mistakes if you’re not careful.
The rally in the equity markets has finally taken a breather. A bout of profit-booking was seen last week and it may be early to predict whether this is the start of the much-anticipated downturn in the equity markets. So, what should be your long term strategy to invest in such a scenario?
A general trend that one observes in the equity market is when share prices start falling, many investors, especially in the retail segment, follow a wait-and-watch policy to enter the market. They try to look beyond at the reversal of the ongoing trend.
Time is money, is a one-liner that says it all when it comes to investing in stocks! Timing your investment is extremely crucial. But, does it really matter in the long run? What is the return that you can expect to make by investing in stocks over 1 year, 3 years, 5 years or 10 and more years?
In this article our guest contributor, Ramalingam K. Founder and Director of Holistic Investment Planners, demystifies the 5 most common myths associated with investing in Mutual Funds.
The financial world you have to navigate today is increasingly complex. You may lack the time, expertise or inclination to go it alone. Working with a financial planner and investment advisers to provide guidance may be what you need. But finding the right one may be as confusing as navigating the financial world on your own.
Our Instincts play a big role in our investment decisions. Often, these instincts are based on our perceptions rather than on information available to us. Today, we have far greater access to information through print, television and internet media, yet our minds are trapped in age old investment myths.