Should LTCG tax on Shares be Removed?
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Should LTCG tax on Shares be Removed?

Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax on shares is insignificant in our view. Why do we say so?

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IPO Application Process: How to Invest in IPO?
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IPO Application Process: How to Invest in IPO?

Before discussing about various details of an IPO, it is important we cover some basics. These basics are prominent for learning about IPO.

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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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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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Mohnish Pabrai- The Indian Value Investor
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Mohnish Pabrai- The Indian Value Investor

"Heads I win, Tails I don't lose much." Intrigued by this beautiful quote which reveals an excellent style to invest?

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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala- The Phoenix of the Stock Market
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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala- The Phoenix of the Stock Market

“Markets are like women - always commanding, mysterious, unpredictable and volatile.” says a man who is truly inspirational, a billionaire and has given a twist to the Indian perception of stock markets.

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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 the importance of Interest Coverage Ratio?
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What is the importance of Interest Coverage Ratio?

"If there is one common theme to the vast range of the world’s financial crises, it is that excessive debt accumulation, whether by the government, banks, corporations, or consumers, often poses greater systemic risks than it seems during a boom." — Carmen Reinhart

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Why is Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio important for Company Analysis?
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Why is Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio important for Company Analysis?

For any investor, analyzing a company thoroughly is as important as knowing his risk appetite. Price to Earnings ratio of a stock forms an integral part of its valuation matrix and varies across sectors and companies.

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Yes Bank’s Share Price: Tumbling.
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Yes Bank’s Share Price: Tumbling.

Aren’t stock markets known to be a risky investment? As the saying goes, ‘more risk, more returns’, but is it really true? The ups and downs of the share price can be a reason for happiness and trouble, both. With the overall economic slowdown, the downgrade of most share prices has knocked down the profits for most investors.

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What are the Geopolitical Factors that affect Stock Market?
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What are the Geopolitical Factors that affect Stock Market?

G-E-O-P-O-L-I-T-I-C-A-L? Difficult to understand right? 

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Impact of inflation on Indian Stock Market
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Impact of inflation on Indian Stock Market

What is stock market and stock exchange?

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 What is Free-Float Market Capitalization?
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What is Free-Float Market Capitalization?

Market Capitalization

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 Factors Influence Market Trends
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Factors Influence Market Trends

There is a massive panic surrounded the markets, where Nifty fell from a record high of 12,003 (on June 3) to 10,990 plunging nearly 9% in the span of 2 months, majorly dragged by auto, banking & financials, energy, infra, and metals stocks.  Mid-capsand small caps stocks have gone through a free fall, which is more exhaustive when compared to large caps.  So much is the agony in the mid-cap sector that since January 2018, investors have lost more than ₹28 trillion in all the corrected stocks. The BSE MidCap and the BSE Small-capindices lost 21% and 31%, respectively, since January 2018. More than 1,976 stocks traded on BSE have dropped since January - that’s 86% of all traded stocks. Chances are, if you owned 20 stocks, 17 of them would have suffered losses. One of the reasons for Midcap& Small cap downturn:  

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What is Inflation and Index fund
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What is Inflation and Index fund

With the opening up of the economies and the growth in various sectors, numerous enterprises spread over sectors like FMCG, education, banking, automobile, healthcare etc. have been set up which provide the people with goods and services which are needed and essential for the survival as well as improvement in the standard of living. As these enterprises set up and grow, they require funds to operate which can be in the form of equities or debt from the outside investors for a specified or an unlimited period of time. The sources from where such organizations can raise funds can be: equities, loans, mutual funds, debentures, bonds etc.

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Difference between DVR and Ordinary Share
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Difference between DVR and Ordinary Share

For understanding the distinction between ordinary share and differential voting share, we've to begin understanding each of term: Ordinary shares- These shares represent ownership capital. If you own an ordinary share, you'll vote at Annual General Meetings (AGMs). Shareholders get one vote per share. Ordinary shareholders receive dividends as their share of profits for contributing capital to the business. The payment of dividend to an ordinary shareholder is decided by the company. The dividends on ordinary shares fluctuate year to year, in contrast to those of preference shares. Differential voting rights (DVR) SHARES- In Equity investments, most folks involved concerning returns solely. This can be the consideration why company gives retail investor an opportunity to earn extra dividend by sacrificing voting rights. It helps the promoter retain higher decision making power by holding shares with superior voting rights or issue shares with lower or tractional voting rights to different investors.

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Basics of Future and Options
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Basics of Future and Options

Some are investors. Some are speculators. Then, you have Derivative traders... like a blend of both! Arguably amongst one of the most complicated asset classes, derivatives are not easy to understand for all. But worry not, we bring to you a simple explanation of this interesting investment avenue.

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Yes Bank Update
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Yes Bank Update

The share of the company has dropped significantly which has created a panic among the investors.

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