5 Industries that are least affected by Recession
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5 Industries that are least affected by Recession

History repeats itself. If you have been following financial news, you might have come across the apparent signs that we're heading for a recession.The reports of job losses, economic slowdown, client frauds, bank frauds and liquidity crisis are now the talk of the town...It seems we are heading towards a global recession. Despite such uncertainities, there are industries that expand and do well while the rest of the economy suffers and contracts.

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IPO Process: 5 steps for Successful Listing
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IPO Process: 5 steps for Successful Listing

2018 and 2019 have been hot years for the IPO market. Investors’ appetite for the new and fast-growing companies has been voracious, and start-ups, along with their early investors have used all-time stock markets high to cash in. An Initial Public Offering is the beginning of a great journey ahead. This can be related to the IRCTC IPO that grabbed much of investors' attention and stock price jumped to 645 from 310 on the first day after getting listed.

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What is the Impact of Demerger on Shareholders?
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What is the Impact of Demerger on Shareholders?

There are often times when a diversified company opts for focusing on its core businesses and transferring its other business operations to a different company. This is the simple idea behind a popular corporate restructuring activity i.e., Demerger.

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Why USFDA increases strict check on Indian Pharmaceutical Companies?
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Why USFDA increases strict check on Indian Pharmaceutical Companies?

USFDA Whip Continues on Indian Pharma. It’s raining warning letters and inspection reports on Indian pharmaceuticals. Why is this a matter of concern?

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Top 10 Investment Books Every Investor Should Read
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Top 10 Investment Books Every Investor Should Read

Mastering an art requires perseverance and continuous efforts. Stock investing is just another art, which holds true to this phenomenon.

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What should an investor look for in quarterly reports?
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What should an investor look for in quarterly reports?

As a shareholder, do you forget holding the shares of a particular company, or are you anxious to know what is happening with the company whose shares you are holding? Well, if you belong to the second category, quarterly results are your savior.

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How ROA and ROE help in analysing corporate health?
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How ROA and ROE help in analysing corporate health?

It’s a no brainer for an investor to look into the financial ratios before making investment decisions, as there are no single measures to tell the whole story, making informed investment decisions could be tricky and may rattle your grey cells.

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Life Insurance: Term, ULIP, or Endowment?
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Life Insurance: Term, ULIP, or Endowment?

Do you know that 19 people die every minute in India? The health standards are decreasing day by day. The newspaper is filled with articles of alarmingly high pollution levels, natural calamities, increasing crime, etc. Life expectancy has come down to 68 years. In such a situation, taking Life Insurance is a must. It at least provides financial security to the family. So an obvious next question would be, "Which Life Insurance to take?”

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What is Discounted Cash Flow?
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What is Discounted Cash Flow?

“A bird in hand is worth two in the bush”, thus goes the saying. If you were to extend the same logic to money, a rupee at hand today is worth more than the same rupee tomorrow. That’s the premise behind Time Value of Money.

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Is this the right time to invest in Small and Mid-Caps?
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Is this the right time to invest in Small and Mid-Caps?

Are you investing in the stock market? Which stocks should one start with, large and known companies (large-cap stocks) or smaller companies (small-cap stocks)?

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IRCTC IPO: Can it be another D-Mart?
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IRCTC IPO: Can it be another D-Mart?

Who doesn’t remember the D-Mart IPO? The hype, which surrounded it, the oversubscription and everything else. Recent IRCTC IPO is reflecting similar vibes and looks like the history is repeating itself. But, nothing can be said with 100% surety and therefore, the future of IRCTC is still veiled. Even though, the company is backed in its monopoly by the government itself and enjoys entire market share. But, who knows what’s on cards?

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Securitization- The lifeline of NBFCs
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Securitization- The lifeline of NBFCs

Non- Banking Finance Companies (NBFC’s) play a significant role in driving growth and development by providing financial services to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s) most suited to their business model. They aim at promoting inclusive growth in the economy by extending credit in rural sectors and financially weaker sections of the society.

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Why is long term investment important?
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Why is long term investment important?

How long can you focus on something? It was a revelation when a study in 2018 stated that an average human has an attention span of just 8 seconds. If it seems to you that these attention spans do not matter, then you're wrong because it has significant implications on your daily activities and decision making.

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What is Benjamin Graham’s Model of Asset Valuation?
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What is Benjamin Graham’s Model of Asset Valuation?

Outside of Warren Buffet, no other investor is as well-known as his mentor Benjamin Graham.

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Why is analysing Cash Flow Statements Important?
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Why is analysing Cash Flow Statements Important?

Cash flow statement is an important financial statement that analyses and summarises the amount of cash and cash equivalents that enter and leave the company. It measures how effectively a company is utilising its cash balances that is, how well it manages its operating expenses and how well it generates cash to pay its debts.

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What is the 100 Minus Age Investment Allocation Rule?
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What is the 100 Minus Age Investment Allocation Rule?

We all must be aware that diversification across Equity and Debt is the key to a successful investment. Do you ever wonder as to how can you decide the proportion of your investment in debt and equity?

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Why is the Gold Price Rising in India?
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Why is the Gold Price Rising in India?

Are you also wondering about the skyrocketing prices of Gold? Well there are reasons listed below backing the shooting prices.

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Are you Safe with Yes Bank?
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Are you Safe with Yes Bank?

YES Bank faced a liquidity crunch and has few entities which were defaulting as of August 2019. These issues required a resolution to modify the look of the books. YES Bank share prices have seen a good deal of the ups and downs. After reaching the 5-year low point in August 2019 at 5%, YES Bank saw a resurgence of the stock price in the first week of September 2019. At a time when the share market was falling, the bank was making it to the list of top buzzing stocks in the market. 

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