IIFL Securities Review
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IIFL Securities Review

With its branches spread across the country, this leading full broker financial player in the Indian financial services space has 2377 birds in 500+ nests. It is involved in the business of loans and mortgages with its subsidiaries - IIFL Home Finance Limited and Samasta Microfinance Limited. It provides home loans, gold loans, business loans, including loans against property and medium and small enterprise financing. Microfinance, developer and construction finance, and capital market finance; catering to both retail and corporate clients also fall under its umbrella of work. When did it commence? Is it trustworthy? Has it been operating long enough to rely upon for financial spoon-feeding? What is its operation bandwidth? 

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Angel Broking Review: An Honest Opinion on Brokerage
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Angel Broking Review: An Honest Opinion on Brokerage

It provides access to fundamental & technical analysis services along the content to stay updated with the financial markets via its blogs. But the question crops up, how does it thrive if it offers the services? Since when did it start competing with the other in stockbroking lineage? Let us unravel the mystery. In 2019, Angel Broking reorganized its brokerage edifice to compete with the other stockbroking service providers. Now, it is offering flat rate brokerage plans under the name "Angel iTrade PRIME." In this scheme, it provides trade-in all segments (Intraday, F&O, Currencies & Commodities), at fixed ₹20 per Trade, except Equity Delivery. With 0 charges, it is free to all users.

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Importance of Return on Assets in Investment Decision
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Importance of Return on Assets in Investment Decision

In the last blog, we understood the need to analyse how a company uses its investments and assets in order to generate profits and provide returns to its investors, through the calculation of Return on Investment. However, as mentioned earlier, ROI is a broader measure and focuses on the returns generated on different types of investments.

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Analyzing Investment Decisions through Return on Investments
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Analyzing Investment Decisions through Return on Investments

Before deciding to invest money in a company, a potential investor must analyze the company's ability to provide returns to its shareholders. Investors, business managers, and stock advisors analyze this ability by calculating various ratios and percentages based on the company's financial statements.

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Alice Blue Brokerage Review
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Alice Blue Brokerage Review

Alice Blue Brokerage found its origin in 2006. It is a discounted stockbroker from Bangalore that provides stock and commodity trading services at BSE, NSE, and MCX. Alice Blue also offers depository service (Demat account) through its membership with CDSL. Is the claim of the best-discounted stockbroker stands true for Alice Blue? How much does it charge to be the best? Is it tech-oriented to the level it should be as a fintech company? 

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SAMCO Brokerage Review
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SAMCO Brokerage Review

SAMCO Brokerage is a Mumbai based fintech company established in 2015. It was awarded "India's best equity broking house" by CNBC-Awaaz in 2019. It has a stockbroking menu caters margin funding, loan against shares, and other financial products. It also offers depository services via CDSL. It is an economic stockbroker known for its lowest-cost brokerage, margin products, higher exposure, and free trading software. Its NBFC unit offers margin funding, loan against shares, and other financial products. It is listed in NSE, BSE, and MCX.

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Stoxkart Brokerage Review
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Stoxkart Brokerage Review

Stoxkart is a rapidly growing financial discount brokerage house to make trading simple and more economical by breaking all obstacles that traders and investors face in India in terms of value, assistance, and technology. It offers trading platforms at very contentious pricing. It enables us to trade in different segments like Equity, F&O, Commodity & Currency. It also provides access to the online services of Mutual Fund Investment.

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5paisa Brokerage Review
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5paisa Brokerage Review

5paisa is a preeminent discounted stockbroker in India. 5paisa Capital Ltd is a publicly-traded and professionally managed company promoted by IIFL founders. It commenced in March 2016 and rose to 2nd largest discount stock broker in India by Dec 2018. What area does it operate? How does it charge? Does it have any client base of its own? Is it even listed? To solve your quest, we have the following answers trailed up - 5paisa online trading is available in equity, Derivatives: commodity, and currency at BSE, NSE, and MCX. 5paisa caters to more than 7,000 retail customers. It has targeted to acquire around 50,000+ customers in the current fiscal period. The customer base is fresher and active traders. 5paisa has intended to initiate trading in commodities and to offer financial services such as personal loans shortly. It also aims to include funding products like IPO, NCDs, etc.

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What is Margin of Safety and its importance?
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What is Margin of Safety and its importance?

I have encountered people who are extremely cautious and value safety above all. Being safe is so important to them that they sanitize their food before eating it. Unfortunately, it seems they don't invest. If they had, they would strictly follow the Margin of safety, unlike most investors. The Margin of safety is the concept where investors buy well below the intrinsic value of their stocks to avoid any loss. ok, now what about it? Learn more to figure out,

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Why should you follow a disciplined Investment strategy?
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Why should you follow a disciplined Investment strategy?

While a whole day is taken to commemorate "friendship day", I think it's crucial we know who are the world-famous besties. You might come up with a lot of answers. But if you see financially, then you will be awestruck to find that discipline and money are two close pals, whom we mostly don't acknowledge. Without discipline, you will not be able to accomplish the investing or saving goals you have in your mind. However, mastering a disciplined investment strategy is not that easy. 

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Why should you stop timing the market?
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Why should you stop timing the market?

Last time I checked, they said it is going to rain heavily. But I was actually simply carrying an umbrella as useless luggage the entire day. I am sure most of us would have been fooled by the weather forecast one way or another. But do you who got tricked more than us? They are the investors who tried to time the markets.

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What to do when the Stock Market is highly Volatile?
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What to do when the Stock Market is highly Volatile?

A lot of us are fearful when it comes to watching a horror movie. But someone who has been operating in the share market will tell you that it is no better than a horror movie. Yes, markets can be fearful, particularly during times when it is witnessing a crash or during an economic turmoil or financial crisis, etc. But if you crack the code to operate under such a situation, there is no need to fear. Initially let's explore the meaning of market volatility, 

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What is Diversification and it
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What is Diversification and it's Importance?

Have you tried answering all the questions in a test for which you never studied? Well, the probability is that you will get at least one right. That's the power of diversification. Be it your exams or stock markets; it will surely save you during times of crisis. Diversification is an act where investors make investments across different asset classes in such a way as to reduce risk and improve returns.

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What is Herd mentality?
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What is Herd mentality?

Now I am a million-dollar rich. But I actually wrote a check for my entire bank account and gave it to my brother. All he did was reflect my action. Herd mentality is one such behavior, where the investors blindly follow the crowd and place their nets accordingly. In short, they are just the sheep of the market directed towards a huge fall. 

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What is Real Rate of Return?
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What is Real Rate of Return?

Last night I woke up to see a huge shadow. I rolled under my bed in fear and closed my eyes tightly. With great courage, I opened my eyes only to realize that it was my silly sister trying to steal my makeup. The rate of return you receive from a particular asset can be deceiving. That is why investors calculate the real rate of return. It is the return that you acquire after providing for inflation and other expenses. 

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Benefits of Long Term Investment in the Stock Market
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Benefits of Long Term Investment in the Stock Market

Have you tried grabbing the egg of an ostrich while its mother's around? Stupid move, right. Let me propose another idea instead. "Simply wait". Believe me; this attribute can make you rich in the stock markets as well. Investments made for long term carry numerous advantages than those made for the short term. Withdrawing investments midway would simply tamper its ability and ultimately stop it from reaching its fullest potential. 

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Best Share Market Tips for Beginners
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Best Share Market Tips for Beginners

Investment is key to a safe and secure future. The lure of high returns has been a key attraction for investors to the share market tips. Share market offers the lucrative opportunity of purchase and trade of securities such as stocks and options. Investing in the share market is challenging, as well as a learning experience. It requires oodles of patience and discipline and a great deal of research and a sound understanding of the market. The volatility of the stock market adds to the investors' perplexity of wanting to invest, hold, or sell in such situations. Let us understand the initial steps involved in taking up these challenges of venturing into the investing journey.

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Blue Chip Companies - How does one Identify them?
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Blue Chip Companies - How does one Identify them?

Investors have always been advised to pick up stocks of blue-chip companies as part of their portfolio. But what exactly is a blue-chip stock, how do companies qualify to be one and why are they referred to as blue chips? We would like to address these questions in this article and evaluate some of the Indian companies that would qualify to be a blue-chip company.

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