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Technical Analysis of 1 Stock (with 15 days horizon)

Review on 2 stocks recommended in past

Fundamental Analysis of 2 Stocks (with 180 days horizon)

Look For Stocks Reporting Stellar Performance But Valued Cheaply 

The following table lists top-ranked equity funds based on DSIJ's proprietary research methodology. We have evaluated each funds underlying portfolio of stocks and ranked them based on their expected portfolio returns. 

If you are an investor reading this article, you must be doing your investments with a purpose. Many a time, you invest to fulfil some of your goals, be it your next vacation, education of your children, their marriage, or even your own retirement. But in the unfortunate event of your untimely 

The conventional wisdom says diversification helps in mitigating risk. DSIJ digs deep to analyse when diversification helps and when it does not.

There are various factors that one takes into account before investing in mutual fund, risk being one of them. DSIJ explores the 

Fund of Fortnight

Here’s How To Generate Regular Income Efficiently 
One of the biggest challenges for the retirees as well as self-employed people in the present times is to generate regular income out of their investments. Although there are a number of options available 

I am 40-year-old and DSIJ magazine subscriber for the last three years. I liked your special report on ‘Funda of investing in mutual funds at different 

More Transparency To Benefit Mutual Fund Investors
Transparency is a strong indicator of future growth of any business and mutual fund is no exception. The changes introduced by the market 

Nothing can replace your knowledge. This becomes even more important when it comes to taking your financial decisions. If you are financially wise and can take rational decision, you can generate better returns in every market conditions. 

Value: Actual cost of the stock assigned by the security issuer and shown in the certificate.

In this edition, we have reviewed Kriti Nutrients and Shriram Transport Finance Company.We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD Kriti Nutrients and Shriram Transport Finance Company

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

I have 1250 shares of J K Tyres purchased at Rs 161. Please suggest what to do

I am an individual. I was told that gift from relatives is exempt and not taxable. I have received a gift of `10 lakh from my cousin brother, i.e. from my mother’s sister’s son. As this was a gift from a relative, I have not offered it to tax in my return for assessment year 2018- 19.

Construction company, ITD Cementation India has bagged orders worth Rs1,066 crore from Airport Authority of India, Vizhinjam Port, Mumbai Metro and Rail Vikas Nigam.

Allowing greed and fear to cloud your investment decisions can be harmful for your financial health. While greed can take you beyond your defined level of risk, fear stops you from looking beyond traditional investment options.

Pidilite Industries operates under two chief business segments, namely, branded consumer and bazaar products and industrial products. The former offers products like adhesives, sealants, arts and crafts, and construction and paint chemicals and contributes 84 per cent of the company’s sales.

Indian stock markets continued with their losing streak where the bears washed off the reversal attempt made by the bulls during last week.

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations. 

SIP in Good idea! Debt Funds?

The following table lists top-ranked equity funds based on DSIJ's proprietary research methodology. We have evaluated each funds underlying portfolio of stocks and ranked them based on their expected portfolio returns. This way we are also able to rank newly launched funds that are not rated by others due to their short duration of existence.

NRIs who wish to invest in India through mutual funds can do so. DSIJ elaborates on all the aspects involved in such investments

 section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

Every life stage has a different need and requirement, and your investment strategy must be designed according to it. DSIJ explains the different life stages and how to invest in these stages.

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

Fund of Fortnight

Every market condition creates its own winners and losers. DSIJ takes you through three categories of funds that you can invest in the current volatile market.

It was a good read as a parent to know about the importance of educating our kids about money and its value. Knowing about finances would definitely help kids understand money matters when they grow up. I look forward to many such insightful readings

Nothing can replace your knowledge. This becomes even more important when it comes to taking your financial decisions. If you are financially wise and can take rational decision, you can generate better returns in every market conditions. 

In a positive for the Indian economy, Brent crude oil prices cooled-off following Saudi’s pledge to fill up the gap in oil output due to Iran sanctions.

Two fantastic issues back to back, one is on small-cap and another on mid-cap. Actually, regular readers like me wait for these two issues, more so in turbulent times like these. After all, this is the time to invest in small-cap and mid-cap stocks with excellent fundamentals.

To start with, I would like to wish you all investors a Happy & Prosperous Diwali. I also take this opportunity to thank you all for being with us all these festive seasons and allowing us to share wealth-creating ideas with you all

Review on 2 stocks recommended in past

Fundamental Analysis of 2 Stocks (with 180 days horizon)

The month of October usually brings some cheer in the Indian stock markets ahead of the festive seasons of Dussehra and Diwali. Leave apart the cheer or the consolidation, this time around, the markets have witnessed exodus of the market participants, majorly the FIIs. 

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

In this edition, we have reviewed Natco Pharma and KSB Pumps. We suggest our reader-investors to HOLD Natco Pharma and KSB Pumps

I have 787 shares of Tata Motors bought at the Rs 340 per share. Kindly suggest if I should exit or hold on to the stock with the hopes of earning some returns in the next one year.

Under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act, any individual who sells residential house, which is a long term asset, can reinvest the entire capital gain in a new residential house

The fourth largest private bank in India, Yes Bank caters to the 'sunrise sectors' of India and has evolved into a full service commercial bank fulfilling the requirements of corporate, MSME and retail customers.

We had mentioned in our earlier issue that the Indian stock markets had got into panic selling. Thereby, the benchmark indices have witnessed more than 12% fall from their peaks to the recent lows.

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

The headwinds of tariff wars and rising oil prices have stressed out emerging markets, thereby reducing the valuation of emerging market currencies, including the Indian rupee.

I benefited from your Book Partial Profit story. Thank you. What should I do now and how much lower can we go from here?

Getting rid of excesses is what is happening right now in the market. In spite of the 12-odd per cent correction in Sensex from its all-time highs, what I gather is that we are still not trading at discount to the emerging market peers.

Eye Opener Cover story of DSIJ's last edition (Issue Number 22) was an eye-opener for me as 

The following table lists top-ranked equity funds based on DSIJ's proprietary research methodology. We have evaluated each funds underlying portfolio of stocks and ranked them based on their expected portfolio returns. 

Imitating the investment style of your star fund manager and his portfolio may be an exciting idea. DSIJ explains why it is not advisable and instead one should invest in the mutual fund itself.

Investing money is a simple process, provided one has a plan in place as well as a strategy to implement it. However, the ever-changing financial landscape and investors' habit of allowing emotions to take over their investment decisions during uncertain times often derails their investment process.

The Indian equity market has been volatile in the last one month due to various factors including falling rupee, high crude oil prices and corporate earnings growth.

The first step in starting your investing journey is to devise a clear financial plan. A sound financial plan must list down all your financial goals, the expected amount required to achieve each of those goals and the time when one must achieve those goals.

Financial literacy is very low in India, even among the adults. DSIJ elucidates how you can teach your kids about money and make them financially literate.

History shows that whenever the general elections approach, the equity market becomes volatile. analyses the historical trend DSIJ and guides you on your MF strategy to beat the election blues. 

There are very few options left for an investor in h the current market uncertainty. The equity and debt markets are both equally hit by the current bout of volatility. The portfolios of most of the investors have taken a hit of more than 10% in the last one month. Even the much-coveted IT-dedicated funds have not remained immune to the current market condition and have gone down in the last one month. Some of the safer bets such as ultra-short duration funds are also hit by the downgrades in rating of bonds of some of the companies as funds must mark down these bonds by 25-50% in their portfolios. 

CNX Nifty comprises of 50 actively traded stocks. The index governance team for CNX Nifty has made over 186 changes since inception, which means at different point of time, close to 93 companies have been included and 93 excluded from the index.

Age old wisdom suggests that real investing is boring and it’s very simple. However, in reality, what is simple and boring has turned out to be tedious and difficult for most investors to follow. Owing to the lack of financial education, retail investors end up basing their money decisions based on what are the options available and which of it is convenient to carry out, without much thought.

This is our mutual fund recommendation. Every fortnight, we recommend one open-ended equity diversified fund that has the best potential of returns for the next one year considering its constituents remain the same.

The recommendations provided in this column are taken from various market sources such as brokers, analysts, dealers and investment strategists, etc. These recommendations may not be backed by strong fundamentals. Therefore we advise readers to use their own discretion before investing in these recommendation

Financial Freedom is less about financials and more about freedom. DSIJ explains how you can work towards financial freedom and live the lifestyle you desire without having to work for money.

In this edition, we have reviewed for two stocks. 

I bought 100 shares of Hindustan Uniliver at Rs 1663. Kindly suggest whether I should hold or sell this stock. 

The market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in its latest meeting has decided to cap the expenses ratio charged by the fund houses to investors. This change in slab rate of expense ratio is being done after a gap of almost 22 years and this change is for the first time after the slab rates were introduced in the year 1996.

There are many concerns in the minds of investors when it comes to investing in mutual fund. With the indices trading at all-time highs, investors are wondering whether the markets would start falling sharply from these levels or there would be a minor correction in the market. Recently, we saw the equity markets falling from the recent highs by 3-5 per cent.

BSE receives another feather in its hat by getting SEBI’s approval to launch Commodity Derivatives Segment from October 1, 2018. BSE will begin trading in commodity derivatives with non-agriculture commodities like metals initially, followed by agri commodities subsequently.

Investing your money is a process that requires planning and realigning your goals and investments in a manner that you have sufficient resources at different stages of your life. Here is what can help you achieve this efficiently. 

This section covers a stock which has been in buzz for the past couple of months. Our research team gives you a complete insight of the company along with guidance on the investment decision to be taken at the current juncture.

We had talked of the bearish reversal in our previous issue and, accordingly, our benchmark index Nifty plunged sharply breaching all the crucial supports and hit below the 11,000-mark.

There is a sense of deja-vu among many stakeholders of the domestic mutual fund industry after the market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), capped the expenses of mutual funds and linked them to the assets under management (AUMs). Almost nine years ago, when SEBI had banned the entry load, doomsayers had predicted the end of the mutual fund industry in India. Nine years down the line, mutual fund industry has emerged stronger than ever. The growth in mutual fund industry has been phenomenal. Since year 2009, the domestic AUMs have witnessed an annual growth of 17%. It has increased from around Rs5 lakh crore to Rs25 lakh crore.

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon

Small-caps have been the reason for portfolio underperformance for most of the investors in 2018. Yogesh Supekar and Dnyanada Kulkarni explore the merits of staying invested in small-caps, while the DSIJ research team recommends top two small-cap stocks to invest in

Does news impact stock prices? If yes, then for how long? Shohini Nath finds out whether the expectation about the movement in stock prices and the expected performance of the companies matter more than the current news in the long run! Read on….. 

This column gives you scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year

The market reacted excessively to the contagion risk arising from IL&FS’ defaults and the rising borrowing costs of NBFCs, thereby triggering a dumping of DHFL and other major NBFC stocks.

I would want to thank DSIJ team for the ‘Book Partial Profit’ story published in the previous issue as it proved to be very accurate with the Sensex timeline. Also, the strategy that one should book profits regularly appears to be very sound to me and definitely beneficial for any investor.

Indian markets are down by more than 6 per cent in one month. It is the worst performing market in among the emerging markets even though it remains one of the best performing markets globally on a YTD basis.

Subscribers can ask their queries regarding stocks they hold and get our expert guidance.

High risk taking investors can take exposure in Monsanto India (BSE Code 524084).

Technical Analysis of 1 Stock (with 15 days horizon)

Review on 2 stocks recommended in past.

Fundamental Analysis of 2 Stocks (with 180 days horizon)

Sector And Stock-Specific Events May Present Buying Opportunities

Last year has been quite eventful for the Indian MF industry. DSIJ tracks the big changes and explains how they are going to impact you and the mutual fund industry. We are also recommending 7 best mutual funds that you can buy for the next one year.

I have recently started investing in the stock markets with my savings and have subscribed to your magazine since July. It has been a great learning experience.

This month will mark the 10 years of the great financial crisis that culminated in the fall of the 158-year old financial institution Lehman Brothers Holdings. Indian markets had not remained immune from the crisis and the frontline indices had then fallen by 55 per cent, whereas the broader indices fell by as much as 70% from their peaks in January 2008,

Insurance sector in India is poised to grow in the coming years. With very few listed players in the life insurance segment in India, it would be useful to know if these listed insurance players should be part of a diversified portfolio

The India consumption story is best reflected in the retail sector's growth in India. Gayathri Udyawar finds out what is shaping the retail sector in India and what investors can expect from the sector

JSW Steel, a part of the O.P. Jindal group, was incorporated as Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd (JVSL). The company began its operations in 1999. The company was renamed JSW Steel in FY06 after its transformation into an integrated steel manufacturer. The current capacity of JSW Steel is 18 MTPA, which makes the company India’s largest steel manufacturer. 

We had talked of cautiousness in the Indian stock markets where the benchmark and broader market indices witnessed lack of upside momentum. The bulls were moving up, but with no momentum and with weak market breadth. Finally, the bears grabbed the control and Nifty hit below the 11500 mark, which we had mentioned in the previous issue.

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations. 

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having stock margin padding price below Rs 100 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon