Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd IPO - A hit or a miss?
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Paras Defence and Space Technologies Ltd IPO - A hit or a miss?

​​​​​Did you know India falls in the top 5 for its defence expenditure in the whole world! The government has been funding incumbents like DRDO, the Indian Armed Forces, and ISRO, which have been the torchbearers of the defence and space sectors for decades now. It’s no sorcery that the companies catering to the requirements of these institutions have evolved alongside the industry’s growth.

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What is Portfolio Management?
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What is Portfolio Management?

Portfolio management is much more complicated than stock analysis. Don’t believe us? Listen to legendary economist Adam Smith: “There is a personality difference between the people who are good at finding stocks and the people who call the shots on timing and manage the whole portfolio. Security analysts dig down information and come up with an idea about what should be bought or sold, but they do not necessarily make good conductors for the whole orchestra. [..]”

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Different types of Financial Derivatives in India
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Different types of Financial Derivatives in India

India has the World's Largest Derivatives Exchange by Volume, as per a business article by Bloomberg. This is indeed a remarkable achievement as the NSE’s derivatives volume spiked by 57% to 5.96 billion contracts in 2019 compared to CME’s (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) 4.83 billion contracts.

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CANSLIM - A Bullish Strategy for Fast Markets
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CANSLIM - A Bullish Strategy for Fast Markets

Picking stocks from 5000+ securities that are listed on BSE is a hard game. This can be the most time-consuming task. What if you dedicate a whole day to learn about a business, and finally you find that the business is not profitable yet and you don’t even expect it to make any profits further? Or, what if you study everything about a business and finally find that it is overpriced? That's why filtering stocks is one hell of a task.

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How does Technical Analysis work?
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How does Technical Analysis work?

“Analyzing charts really gives an impression of where the money lies.” Well, that's true to some extent; but this would garner mixed opinions. Indeed, Technical vs Fundamental has been one the most heated debates for years now.

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What are Overnight Funds?
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What are Overnight Funds?

What if we said you could have a low-risk and less volatile debt mutual fund that could be converted into cash within a day or so? Liquid funds, you ask? No No, even more liquid than liquid funds are these Overnight Funds!

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Best Tax-Free Bonds to Invest in India
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Best Tax-Free Bonds to Invest in India

What if we said you could have humble returns, liquidity, and zero taxability in a single instrument? That, too, is at a very low risk. Yes? Well, this blog is a must-read for you!

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What is Retirement Planning? 
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What is Retirement Planning? 

“Someone’s sitting under a tree today because someone planted a tree a long time ago”. This quote by Warren Buffet beautifully sums up the impact of current actions on the future. Today’s article revolves around a similar planning strategy that will definitely help you reap its benefits in the future. Let’s dive into the topic of retirement planning and understand why it is so important for one to plan their retirement.

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How to Invest in Government Bonds?
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How to Invest in Government Bonds?

Stock market entices pretty much every individual on this planet, and why shouldn’t it? After all, it offers far better returns than any other investment avenue in the regulated markets. However, not many people have a heart of steel to deal with the vigorous palpitations that it sets out due to fluctuations in share prices. So, is there any other option that we can tap on?

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Arbitrage Funds: The Right way of Leveraging Market Volatility
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Arbitrage Funds: The Right way of Leveraging Market Volatility

In the words of William Feather,

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Top 5 Pharma Stocks in India
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Top 5 Pharma Stocks in India

“Ever since human species came into existence, wounds and diseases have been part and parcel of their life”.

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What is Portfolio Rebalancing and how to do it?
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What is Portfolio Rebalancing and how to do it?

There is this famous saying that we’re sure you’ve heard, “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket”. This phrase clearly states that one must diversify his funds and construct a portfolio that is the most feasible to him.

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 Should you be a Copycat Investor?
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Should you be a Copycat Investor?

“At one point, I recognized that Warren Buffett, though he had every advantage in learning from Ben Graham, did not copy Ben Graham but, rather, set out on his own path and ran money his way, by his own rules.” - Michael Burry.

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Is Self Financial Planning difficult? Can you do it yourself?
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Is Self Financial Planning difficult? Can you do it yourself?

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Aristotle was certainly ahead of his time when he said this. You'll understand why. Imagine you go to purchase your dream car, only to find something ridiculous! The dealer charged you a few thousand bucks and provided you with a message -

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Cost of a Retail Investor in India
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Cost of a Retail Investor in India

Amidst this pandemic, people have gone crazy after the stock market. The stock market has become the new go-to place to make money for retail investors. Well, looking at the number of Demat accounts opened in the last one year, it seems everybody has earned during this bull run. It is not that surprising as almost anyone who invested in any stock either doubled their money or earned quite decent returns. As the bull run continues this feat will continue too!

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Coffee Can Investing - The Right Way to Buy and Hold
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Coffee Can Investing - The Right Way to Buy and Hold

Do you invest in stocks? Do you follow any specific strategy while investing, or do you just buy the shares of a company on a friend’s advice who told you that the prices of that company would go up? You are probably staying too far from reality!

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Top 5 Important Investing Lessons from Peter Lynch
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Top 5 Important Investing Lessons from Peter Lynch

Investing is like collecting seashells, and to do so, one needs to dive deep into the ocean of investing mantras given by legends like Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, etc.

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Junk Bonds: Everything you need to know
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Junk Bonds: Everything you need to know

“One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.” Hola, people! I hope you all are doing great. It’s highly likely that your first thought on hearing junk would have been something that doesn’t add value. But what if we told you that sometimes even junk is somewhat valuable? Weird, right? Well, it won’t be after you go through this piece in which we will be discussing everything about junk bonds.

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