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.
For many of us financial planning is like Greek and Latin, but in this guest post Ryan Jones from Your Personal Finance 101 tells us that it really is very very simple. Every one of us can follow these simple tips to achieve financial success in our life. Thanks Ryan.
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.
Investing in property is good provided you are wise with your money. the simple rule is to look around rather than sitting on the fence in a speculative market.
It is that time of the year when salaried class tax paying Indians look for suitable options to invest before their final income tax payout is calculated. Of the options that are available, Public Provident Fund (PPF) remains popular with all the investors and Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) is fast catching up as the … Read more