After doing case studies on ONGC and IOC, we chose another company from our Dead Monk’s Portfolio for case-based analysis. But before we get down to details, just have a look at the 2 graphs given below. One shows increase in…
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A Case Study on IOC (Indian Oil) & why its Book Value can be used as a criteria to buy the stock?
Our last case study on ONGC & analysis of 9 year old investment in its IPOhad us exhausted. 🙂 And with 1600+ words, even our readers were exhausted. 🙂 We even received a mail asking us to reduce the size of our…
A 9-Year Case Study of an investment in ONGC & why it is available close to its historically cheapest valuations?
Some time back, we did a post on ONGC’s dividend history. Since, we hold this stock in our long term personal portfolio as well as Dead Monk’s Portfolio, we thought we could (or rather should) give it a deeper study.…
Why are IPOs overpriced?
Note - I have written about Pricing (Over & Under) of IPOs in detail recently. You might want to read that article - Why are IPOs Overpriced and come in Rising / Bull Markets?If you are reading this post, chances…
Buying On Dips – Adding to Core Portfolio
Some time back, we did a post on power of doing nothing in stocks markets. We still stand by our view that when investing for long term, Doing Nothing can actually work in favor of investors. But wouldn't it be nice if…
Déjà Vu?? Reliance Power (2008) & NTPC (2013)
As soon as we read this, we had a feeling of Déjà vu…Déjà vu, according to Wikipedia, is the phenomenon of having the strong sensation that an event or experience currently being experienced had been experienced in the past.You must…
What to do with Clariant Chemicals (India)?
Clariant Chemicals is one of India’s leading specialty chemicals company. It holds leadership positions in pigments, textile chemicals, leather chemicals etc. In stock markets, its a well respected company which is held by a lot of long term investors. The…
ONGC Dividend History
ONGC is an Indian oil exploration company majority owned by government of India, i.e. it’s a PSU. As a stock, it has a very long history of dividends. It’s a company with solid business model and has highly reliable cashflows.…
The Great Indian ‘Wipro Multibagger’ Story (Updated 2021)
Note: This article was originally published in 2012 and has been updated with the latest numbers as of 2021. Do you want to hear the updated story of the Rs 10,000 invested in Wipro in 1980? A story that has…
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Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL): A good business is not always a good stock
HUL is an example of a great business. It has a portfolio of famous FMCG brands that every Indian uses atleast once a day. Who wouldn’t recognize Lux, Lifebouy, Kissan, Rin, Surf, Axe, Close Up, Dove, Fair & Lovely, Sunsilk…
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Cairn India: A dividend stock to buy for long term?
Vedanta controlled Cairn India has declared its maiden dividend of Rs 5 per share (of face value Rs 10). In April 2012, Cairn India had approved its dividend policy, which aimed at payout of around 20% of its annual consolidated…
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25 Tips to be a Better Investor: Investor’s Manifesto
As promised in our last post on why you cannot become a successful investor, we now share 25 tips to help you become a better investor. For sharing the tips, we have chosen the manifesto approach. Don't know what a…
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Don’t Invest for Short Term. Don’t Save for Long Term
Many times, we use the words Savings & Investing interchangeably. Some people don't even realize the difference between these words. One should not invest for short-term goals. One should not save for long-term goals. So what should one…
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Building a portfolio for lazy investors
Nature's depiction of a Lazy Investor Not everyone has time or energy to invest in stock markets. Some have the money to invest. But everyone wants to make money in stock markets 😉 It is like saying that one wants…
Huge returns given by Nifty 50 Stocks & how we got it right back then :-)
You must be wondering – Why 10 months? And not something more rounded-off like 1, 2 or 5 years? The reason is that in December 2011 (about 10 months back), we wrote about Nifty 50 stocks and prices which they…
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