tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:20:56 +0000Investmenteconomystock marketMicellaneousindiastockssensexInvestment TheoriesU.S. EconomystockGlobal Economic CrisisQuoteStock IdeaInvestingUS Economic CrisisWarren BuffetmoneyGoldOil and Gasbehavioral financespeculationBullionCrude OilICICI BankICICI Bank RumorRakesh JhunjhunwalaRisk ManagementUS Recessionbankingbear runbull runindian economyAustraliaBRICBarack ObamaBeijing OlympicsBomb BlastCredit TrapGateway DistriparksGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Finacial CrisisLaughing StockLehman BrothersMerry ChristmasNuclear Power GenerationReal Estate Outlook 2009Rights IssueTerror AttackToxic TradingUS electionsWarren Buffet's Portfoliobetacredit cardsindian investorinflationmutual fundproto.inprotodotinpsychonomics200 PostsAfricaAirline IndustryAngolaAsiaAsian Economic Report HSBCAtul ChitnisAuto Sector outlookBangaloreBarclaysBig AutoBrazilCEOCRISIL India Economic ViewChinaChinese Banks Dishonor LCChrematophobiaCitigroupCommunismDas KapitalDerivativesDumbElliott Wave TheoryFICOFederal ReserveFor The Love of GodFrench President SarkozyGlobalityGuantanamo BayGujratHDILHappy New YearHedge FundsHedgingHonda Exits Formula OneICICI Exposure in maytasIIMAIPOIQISCIIT/ITESIndependence DayInside StoryInsider InformationInvestor Street Confidence IndexJohn McCainKarl MarxLetter of Credit DishonorMexicoMichael PhelpsMumbai Terror AttackNASDAQPervez MusharrafPickens PlanPollProfessional SportsPump and DumpRBIReverse MortgageRichard MugabeRubens Barrichello Out of JobSouth East Asian Crisis 1997Sovereign Wealth FundsSuper BowlTaxTen Percent RuleThe Economics of ChristmasTop BlogsU.S. TaxationVideo Game IndustryVietnamWal-MartWhen The World Tells A StoryWorld's Oldest Bank Noteacquisitionamerican expressbschoolscall centerscampus placements 2009cartelschaos theorycommoditiescomparablesdebteducation in indiaeffexorfaith fundsfdifiring unwanted customersfund of fundsinterim budgetislamic bankingislamic fundsjapanlipitorministry of financenationalization of US Banksnoise tradersoil pricingopecpfizerpfizer wyeth acquisitionplastic currencyratio analysisratiosreal estatereal estate mumbaireserve bank hikeriggingsatyamsignallingstock riggingviagrawind energywomen investorswyethInvestor Street attempts to infuse theory with what the market and economy actually deciphers of it. It focuses on the fact that money and investments don't always obey rules that are set. If there is something that you should know as a logical investor then Investor Street provides you a new way of looking at it.http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rahul)Blogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-9002105852120906484Sat, 15 May 2010 18:16:00 +00002010-05-15T23:53:19.183+05:30GoldInvestingInvestmentOn 28 August 2009 Investorstreet suggested a BUY on Gold keeping in mind the Chinese Gold Cycle.Had you invested in Gold as on that date, you would currently be sitting on a return of 39.72%, which by no means can be termed as an average return on any investment, even equity for that matter.So did you miss the bus?http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2010/05/so-did-you-miss-bus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-8530980084705710450Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:59:00 +00002009-10-08T11:58:33.016+05:30BullionGoldGold does it every year and it is doing this again. It follows the yearly "Chinese Gold Rush Cycle" and shoots up during a 4 month period every year. This starts sometime in September every year, before the festive season in India and continues till the end of the Chinese New Year.A previous post on Investorsteet stated this last year when gold was doing what I call "A habitual affair". This yearhttp://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/10/gold-does-it-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-4244901287461351536Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:27:00 +00002009-07-25T23:58:08.632+05:30200 PostsINVESTOR STREET CELEBRATES 200 POSTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/07/200-posts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-8666842252174088369Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:15:00 +00002009-07-25T23:56:19.219+05:30Insider Informationstock marketIf someone told you that technical analysis is the reason you can earn 10+% in a day, then they were WRONG.The fact is that market information will get you places faster than any analysis by the best of technical analysts who try to time the stock. Take for example my experience yesterday. ACC was a stock which gave a bommer of return yesterday due to exceptional results. A good friend of mine http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/07/inside-insider-information.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-2565882932159274326Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:01:00 +00002009-06-11T19:42:28.307+05:30economyindian economyInvestingstock marketA lot of people of late have asked me where are the markets headed. The recent run of15000+ has left many disappointed since they could not participate in the rally. So was it really such a big loss? Not really.In terms of a risk reward approach, the chances of the Sensex moving beyond 15000 was a lot less than it testing 12000 levels. Mere quarterly improvements in the growth of key sectors andhttp://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/06/16000-new-bull-run.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-6091003443765918317Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:38:00 +00002009-06-06T14:32:16.733+05:30economyindian economyInvestor Street Confidence IndexISCIstock marketThe Investor Street Confidence Index or the ISCI takes into account more than 40 parameters while analyzing and rating the top sectors in the country.Based on this we have rated the following sectors for the near term outlook. The rating is on a scale of 5 where a higher rating signifies more investor confidence towards the sector. The findings of the ISCI are as follows:Investor Street is http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/06/investor-street-confidence-index-isci.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-7172676696221926658Thu, 21 May 2009 03:45:00 +00002009-05-21T09:25:23.406+05:30sensexsignallingstock marketSignalling might be a reflection of sentiments but it certainly isn't always the rational thing to do. The recent rally in the Sensex and the push to 14000+ does not mean that we have beaten recession and things will be OK overnight.This sentiment is a mere reflection of the modjo built up around the election results that met street expectations. If you have already not been a part of this rally,http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/05/flaring-sentiments-risky-avenue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-3509719715542854115Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:27:00 +00002009-04-28T12:13:42.235+05:30real estatereal estate mumbaiReal Estate Outlook 2009Real Estate prices all over the country have corrected by more than 25% in the last 12 months due to projects getting delayed as a recourse of liquidity crunch. But the only city that seems to be still resilient to this chain reaction is Mumbai. Property prices in parts of Mumbai have corrected by about 10% but are still the highest in the country. Prime areas in Mumbai are still going at around http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/04/real-estate-in-mumbai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-3266112806601755036Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:47:00 +00002009-04-27T07:32:26.014+05:30credit cardsCredit TrapYour bank would often try to convince you that you need a credit card in order to build your credit history and especially if you are starting afresh. It would try to convince you that with a secured or unsecured credit card, you could gradually build a good credit history and would highlight all the benefits that the card offers. But is having a credit card the only way to build a credit historyhttp://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/04/is-credit-card-good-idea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-7161741453148026388Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:21:00 +00002009-04-06T20:27:09.093+05:30Crude OilOil and Gasoil pricingMost of the mails you receive as forwards that offer you mind boggling information are half cooked or plain darn stupid. Take this one for instance which tries to tell you that you pay an exorbitant price for your fuel:One liter = 0.26417 gallonsA standard barrel of oil = 42 gallonsBarrel oil = 42/0.26417 = 158.988 litersOne Barrel Oil Cost now $ 54.27 @ INR 51.175 = Rs. 2777.27 for 158.988 http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-is-fuel-priced.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-2136474714482960589Sun, 29 Mar 2009 21:51:00 +00002009-03-31T02:04:09.333+05:30BullionGoldAt times like these conservative modes of investments are grabbing investor attention and gold certainly has been every one's historical favorite. RBI has now allowed banks to accept gold in any form from the public and pay interest on it in a bid to reduce the country's dependence on gold imports. The recent slump in the equity markets is another reason why Gilt and Gold investments have picked http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/03/end-of-yearly-gold-rush-cycle-19th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-1865636194517194713Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:10:00 +00002009-03-14T21:55:57.161+05:30cartelsstock marketstocksHow capital markets are inherently a great ball of fire with millions of brains working at random and still finding a structure, has always amazed me. So in this random uncontrollable act of decisions, can a few people shape the market? As crazy as it may sound, it is true. It is very real for a set of people to play a stock and such cartels are operational and active.These cartels usually act inhttp://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/03/market-cartels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-8720945966525308010Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:23:00 +00002009-03-03T12:28:28.914+05:30bankingGlobal Economic Crisisnationalization of US BanksThings might seem to be fine on the surface but troubled times for banks in US and UK are not yet over. The losses by US banks alone amounted to $1.8 trillion which is more than their $1.4 trillion Net Worth. The sad part is that most of these banks including the "Paper Juggernaut Citi" are not showing signs of recovery and are just working on damage control.So this brings a question into picturehttp://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/03/us-uk-banks-nationalization-on-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-5093624909429728287Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:08:00 +00002009-02-27T11:59:03.998+05:30bschoolscampus placements 2009IIMAIndian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad - an institute which is accepted as the country's top B-School, saw panic set in when on "Day Zero" of campus placements, only 10 companies came and gave 20 offers between them to the cream of the institute. Last year, around 30 companies had made over 90 offers with the highest salary of Rs 1.44 crore as compared Rs 25 lakhs this year. Moreover, the http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/panic-grips-iima.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-4990439117144438367Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:47:00 +00002009-02-26T09:39:52.202+05:30american expresscredit cardsfiring unwanted customersAs if layoffs were not a slap hard enough on an employee's face, banks have figured out a way to fire customers who are not worth the pain for them. Take American Express for example, which has devised a way to fire unwanted customers. It is sending offers via email to a specified set of customers to pay off their account in full and receive a $300 credit, post which their accounts would be http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/firing-unwanted-customers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-8560590753763751255Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:50:00 +00002009-02-22T22:41:05.736+05:30InvestingInvestmentInvestment Theoriesriggingstock marketstock riggingstocksStock rigging is a phenomenon that attempts to pump up a company's stock price by floating favorable news about the company's earnings or future prospects. It actually encompasses a number of activities rather than just one. So say that if an individual with enough contacts in the markets and resources wants to rig a stock X. he will first spread positive rumors about the stock, such as a huge http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-is-stock-rigging.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-7392498609919834112Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:42:00 +00002009-02-16T20:49:08.694+05:30indiaindian economyinterim budgetministry of finance<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/highlights-of-interim-budget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-2032732110856526515Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:48:00 +00002009-02-27T18:53:51.136+05:30call centersindiaMicellaneousI have nothing against the 17yr oldz working in the call center or the IT/ITES industry accounting for 1/4th of the country's total exports. The industry was estimated to export as much as $40 billion in 07-08 and employed more than 3.6 million people indirectly in 2007.So what is the problem? I have a serious issue with the call centers in India disabling young Indian minds. A young call center http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/are-call-centers-disease-for-young.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-8916957928870929130Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:16:00 +00002009-02-14T23:27:43.061+05:30indiaMicellaneousNuclear Power GenerationNuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) seems determined to take India's nuclear dreams down the road to success. It is in talks with companies and representatives from countries such as Kazakhstan, Canada, France, Russia and US to make this a reality. It recently signed a deal with Areva of France for 6 new reactors worth $12.3 billion. This is not shocking when you take into account http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/indias-future-sunshine-industry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-3865948306865334236Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:25:00 +00002009-02-11T13:12:54.953+05:30debtInvestingInvestmentAcademicians have long argued that Debt if used to its fullest can be a great source of cheap money and savings for an organizations but also say that most companies are not able to optimally use debt due to several limitations such as availability of cheap debt, lack of credibility or market conditions. Most companies see debt as something that has a fixed service obligation irrespective of cashhttp://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/can-debt-improve-bottom-line.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-3529865498474984425Sun, 08 Feb 2009 07:25:00 +00002009-02-08T17:26:05.535+05:30comparablesratio analysisratiosComparables or Ratios are a very common approach you would come across in most stock research reports but when you tend to take a judgment based on these, you most of the times would be mislead. Brokers in general belong to 2 categories i.e. Private Brokers and Business Brokers. Private Brokers invest their own money and trade in the markets based on their own analysis and interpretation. http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/caution-with-comparables.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-2280797219971025420Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:05:00 +00002009-02-07T12:45:19.029+05:30chaos theoryInvestingInvestmentInvestment Theories<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/making-sense-of-chaos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-3067283711680659085Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:58:00 +00002009-02-06T12:01:16.747+05:30Crude OilopecUS crude inventories escalated by 7.2 million bbl and stood at 346.1 million bbl in the week ended January 30th. The slip in crude contracts was initially thought to be because of the build up in inventories but some analysts are of the opinion that it was because of the fall in the Dow Jones Industrial Index and not the inventory build up. The push in inventories marked the sixth consecutive http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/crude-stocks-at-highest-level-since.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-761346704030860303Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:57:00 +00002009-02-06T00:34:57.208+05:30economyeducation in indiafdiindiaMicellaneous <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/100-fdi-in-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954998761729501607.post-3850843060320856645Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:09:00 +00002009-02-04T00:54:14.584+05:30Auto Sector outlookeconomyInvestingInvestmentStock IdeaThe Auto sector is perhaps one of the worst hit during the global economic downturn and the Maruti results were not encouraging with the company accepting that sales growth numbers of 20% would be impossible to achieve in the near future. The outlook for the sector remains negative and the sector will witness a growth of 5%-7% at the best. Keeping in line with the previous recommendation on http://investorstreet.blogspot.com/2009/02/auto-sector-outlook-sell-on-tata-motors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rahul)0