Startup Valuation: Methods to value a Startup
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Startup Valuation: Methods to value a Startup

From Zomato to Bharat Pe, the startup culture which knocked on India's door a few years ago seems to have settled well in the country. The last few years saw an upward trajectory in the number of startups coming up in India. And a lot of them travelled a journey from being a small business to a unicorn to now being established as a threat to numerous big industry sharks in the market.

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What are multibagger stocks?
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What are multibagger stocks?

What do you expect when you invest in a stock? Returns, of course! But what are the returns that would make you happy – 10% or 50% or 80% or 100% or more? Naturally, returns would make you happy, but it's also natural for you to wonder whether a stock can generate returns of 100% or maybe even more.

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Long Term Capital Gain Tax: How can you save it?
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Long Term Capital Gain Tax: How can you save it?

Every person wishes to have a piece of property one day, which he could claim to be his own. But the process and the later obligations of owning a property isn’t as easy as dreaming to have one.

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Porinju Veliyath: Prestigious Value Stock Picker
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Porinju Veliyath: Prestigious Value Stock Picker

Known as the "small-cap czar", Porinju Veliyath has proved himself to be a very good stock picker, as most of his investment suggestions have shown bullish results. He gave investment advice in companies that others may not have thought would be profitable, but people who followed his decision were not left unsatisfied as they did enjoy the wealth maximization. 

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Vijay Kedia: The Successful & Early Investor
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Vijay Kedia: The Successful & Early Investor

If looked closely, success wouldn't seem very far away. Achieving success doesn't take much, but just ambition and the sincerity and dedication towards that ambition. Having set that ambition in advance is said to be the first step that will get you closer to achieving it. And this is the reason why many prudent parents, who are very much particular about their children, also want their kids to make such decisions as early as possible. 

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Ramesh Damani and his remarkable Investment Journey
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Ramesh Damani and his remarkable Investment Journey

The India of today is similar, yet too different from yesterday's India. A lot has changed, especially in the last few decades. From being a country that was earlier looked at with pity, the "New India" has shown the whole world that it is a nation that cannot be taken for granted.

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Ashish Dhawan: A Journey from Wall Street to Philanthropy
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Ashish Dhawan: A Journey from Wall Street to Philanthropy

If you have been investing for quite a long time or are a social activist in the field of education in India, then you must have heard the name "Ashish Dhawan" on the news related to finance or education.

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Raamdeo Agrawal: How Discipline can bring you Success
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Raamdeo Agrawal: How Discipline can bring you Success

 If you have been trading securities in India for quite a while; you might have heard the name "Raamdeo Agrawal" someplace on finance related sites or news channels. Mr Raamdeo Agrawal is one of the most prominent names in the Indian investment scene. His effect, the so-called virtuoso, was with a definitive objective that he is such a sensible investor'.

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Master Class 17: What is the Intrinsic Value of Share and how to calculate it?
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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?
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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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Master Class 14: How to Analyze Company
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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
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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 7: Analysis of Banking stocks and the importance of CASA Ratio, NPA, CAR
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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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Master Class 4: Understanding Return on Equity and Net Profit Margin
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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
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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.

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Master Class 1: Learn the Basics of Share Market
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Master Class 1: Learn the Basics of Share Market

Do you recall being in school and creating an explosion in the chemistry lab by mixing the wrong elements? Or do you recall bashing your car against a wall, the first time you tried taking a reverse? Or burning the food in the kitchen because you didn't know how much cooking time was required? Life is full of events where accidents happen as a result of not knowing the basics of something. It is always important to understand how something functions before getting into it practically.

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Why day trading is not the way to invest
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Why day trading is not the way to invest

When discussing the investment portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway in 1996, Warren Buffett, in a letter to the shareholders, said, "Our portfolio shows little change: We continue to make more money when snoring than when active."

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The Best Stock Market & Investing Books
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The Best Stock Market & Investing Books

Investing in the Stock Market was as simple as following the insights of a book, I would have bought myself an entire library. The Internet serves as a means to navigate through the plethora of information. However, those seeking a more significant historical perspective and a more detailed analysis should consider reading classic investment books.

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