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What is Prospect Theory? How do users take decisions under risk?

Greed and Fear are two of the most common, severe emotions found in any human being. When we are guided by greed or fear in times of uncertainty, making decisions can sometimes be a real challenge. For example, have you ever noticed that most of the people do not invest when markets are going down? Do you know why? Yes, you are right. That's because of their fear.

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SEBI’s new multi-cap fund rule: What lies ahead?

Do you remember celebrating any festival as a child? Be it Diwali, Eid, Rakshabandhan, Holi, absolutely any festival, one thing you were sure to receive as a child, apart from new clothes and sweets, was money. And you'd probably lie to yourself if you say that this was something you weren't the most excited about. Some of us liked to collect and store it in our piggy banks, and the rest would immediately set out to spend it. And since it was the money that was completely ours, we didn't need to seek any permission from our elders as to where and how we could spend it; well, usually.

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Master Class 17: What is the Intrinsic Value of Share and how to calculate it?

A grand beach view apartment is yours, and you wish to show it to your friends and relatives. From the many opinions and thoughts, one comment you would receive will be, "I think you paid more than its actual price." From vegetables to big capital assets, we expect to get everything at a fair price. Sometimes lesser than the fair price. And the share market is not free from such expectations.

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Master Class 16: What is Free Cash Flow? And how to calculate it?

When the lockdown was announced by the government, a lot of people immediately felt the pain of it. There might be a host of reasons behind it, but one of the most crucial reasons was a lack of liquidity. Most of them did not have sufficient funds to meet their day-to-day requirements. Similarly, companies are prone to liquidity crunch as well. Such an obstacle will affect the efficiency of the company.

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Route Mobile IPO: Key things you must know before subscribing!

Have you ever heard that luck either showers you entirely or leaves you out to starve? And sometimes you get the taste of both. The market and the world at large are currently witnessing something like that. The COVID-19 pandemic has jeopardized the Indian economy.

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Master Class 15: How to Read the Quarterly Results?

The earnings season is here. The news is filled with the quarterly results issued by various companies and their follow-up interviews. So what does it mean to you as an investor? Does it really matter? The answer would be "yes." It is extremely crucial to check the quarterly results of the company you are investing in.

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Master Class 14: How to Analyze Company's Profit and Loss Statement

Most of us, knowingly or unknowingly, would have developed an unspoken animosity towards anything that has to with math or numbers. Whenever the thought of investing crosses our minds, we are stopped by this fear of numbers and calculations. Even the fundamental analysis done for investment purposes uses certain calculations. So it is high time you stop running from formulas and numbers and start understanding them. In fact, they are not as difficult as they look.

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Master Class 13: 3 Ways to pick Undervalued Stocks

"An intelligent investing is value investing, acquiring more than you are paying for. You must value the business in order to value the stock."

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Master Class 12: Understanding Quick Ratio & Interest Coverage Ratio

Identification of companies with good investment opportunities is something that every investor should know how to do. Similarly, it is equally important to identify companies that do not have good stocks, companies that might be on the verge of bankruptcy, or companies that are unable to bear their own financial burden. The stocks of such companies are doomed to fail, and thus, investment here can prove to be a very bad decision and can lead to the loss of the investor's valuable money.

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Master Class 11: Price to Growth (PEG) Ratio

One of the most important steps in evaluating a company's financial health and position is its valuation. Basically, the valuation of anything is an estimation of its worth.

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Master Class 10: Return on Capital Employed and Return on Equity - ROCE Vs ROE

Staring at the financial statement for hours will not help you pick the best stocks. In fact, it is like looking at a 1000 page literature book without making an attempt to understand it. You need to start reading it in both cases. Just like alphabets, ratios aid you in your process of understanding financial health, risk, growth, and various other important metrics pertaining to the company. So if you are keen on picking up the right stocks, then the usage of ratio analysis becomes pivotal.

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Master Class 9: How to analyze and value Banking Stocks - NIM and ROA

Last year was not a bed of roses for a lot of banks in the country, especially the public sector banks. A lot of banks had to go through a rough patch, which cost a lot to its depositors and investors. But does that mean all those banks are unsafe for investments?

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Master Class 7: Analysis of Banking stocks and the importance of CASA Ratio, NPA, CAR

The banking and financial service industry forms the biggest chunk of the stock market index. They require a completely different skill set to differentiate between good and bad banking stocks. The analysis of banking stocks is quite different from the stock analysis of regular companies. This is because banks operate on a different business model as compared to other industries. This is why their financial statements are also prepared differently.

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How is WhatsApp Pay faring? The Challenges before it.

These days, a user of an online mobile application has very little time and patience. They want everything to be available in just one click and want to fulfill their purpose within a very short span of time.

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Master Class 6: Identifying the Bad Companies, Cash Flow Statement and Rights Issue

One look at a company's financial statement can give a vague idea of its financial position. However, just one look at those figures cannot be enough to deduce the entire situation. One of the investors' common dilemmas is about how to identify if a company is bad or has bad stocks and is not a good option for investment.

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Master Class 5: Asset Turnover, Cash Cycle Ratio and Share Split

Have you seen the applications of your peers? Sometimes the achievements, degrees, and skills exceed their age. We try and hone our skills in every way possible. Similarly, to add more feathers to your cap of stock market analysis techniques, let us take you through another two important ratios:

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Master Class 4: Understanding Return on Equity and Net Profit Margin

Any experienced investor knows that no investment decision can be taken by considering just one or two financial figures. In most cases, the analysis of multiple figures is required to get a clear picture of a company's financial health and performance. The company's financial statements are made public so that any potential investor can make their own analysis based on their evaluation of the data. Hence, to get a full and thorough look at any company's performance and to make an investment decision, one must understand how to evaluate the various financial figures that a company displays.

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Master Class 3: In-depth Analysis of Dividend, face Value and promoter Holding

Fundamental analysis is the evaluation of a company's financial health and performance through the analysis of its financial statements. The various values and figures depicted in the statements give an insight into where the company is headed, its current performance, and its past performance. These values are the basic parameters to understand a company, by just taking one glance at them.

What is Prospect Theory? How do users take decisions under risk?

SEBI’s new multi-cap fund rule: What lies ahead?

Master Class 17: What is the Intrinsic Value of Share and how to calculate it?

Master Class 16: What is Free Cash Flow? And how to calculate it?

Route Mobile IPO: Key things you must know before subscribing!

Master Class 15: How to Read the Quarterly Results?

Master Class 14: How to Analyze Company's Profit and Loss Statement

Master Class 13: 3 Ways to pick Undervalued Stocks

Master Class 12: Understanding Quick Ratio & Interest Coverage Ratio

Master Class 11: Price to Growth (PEG) Ratio

Master Class 10: Return on Capital Employed and Return on Equity - ROCE Vs ROE

Master Class 9: How to analyze and value Banking Stocks - NIM and ROA

Master Class 7: Analysis of Banking stocks and the importance of CASA Ratio, NPA, CAR

How is WhatsApp Pay faring? The Challenges before it.

Master Class 6: Identifying the Bad Companies, Cash Flow Statement and Rights Issue

Master Class 5: Asset Turnover, Cash Cycle Ratio and Share Split

Master Class 4: Understanding Return on Equity and Net Profit Margin

Master Class 3: In-depth Analysis of Dividend, face Value and promoter Holding

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