investing, investment, investments, SIP,
For every kind of investment, judgement about the right timing and also luck are essential...
R Balakrishnan    
investment, India Infoline, fixed income, Pratibha Impex, SEBI registration, IDBI Trusteeship Services P Ltd, real estate sector, yield, CREDAI, unlisted debenture.
That is what this “investment opportunity” from India Infoline offers. This dubious fixed income...
R Balakrishnan    
Cobrapost, KYC, Know Your Customer, money laundering, cobrapost expose, banks money laundering, insurance companies money laundering
Insurance companies try and avoid selling a pure term policy as the commissions are very low...
R Balakrishnan    
stock, stocks, share, shares, share price, share prices, stock recommendations, stock market, stock markets, share market, share markets
The markets have ignored all bearishness, but the upward movement is not sweeping across all...
R Balakrishnan    
RBI, RBI india, NBFC, SEBI, SEBI india,
The current regulatory system permits NBFCs, banks, insurance companies & lakhs of unregulated...
R Balakrishnan    
stock market, share trading, stocks, settlement, T+1, T+2, brokers, traders, share traders, SEBI, BSE, NSE,
To invest well, you will be better off if you do your own homework using simple tools and avoid...
R Balakrishnan    
gold, gold price, FD, fixed deposit schemes, gold, RBI, SEBI, Tanishq, jeweller, Kerala Fasion Jewellers, collective investment scheme.
There is no obligation to disclose anything for a gold deposit scheme even though it is the...
R Balakrishnan    
stock market, share price, share prices, stock markets, share trading, stock trading, SEBI, broker deposit,SEBI India,bull market
Indian companies are making brave acquisitions abroad. As a shareholder, you should be wary
R Balakrishnan    
Colgate, Nestlé, Glaxo, Sun Pharma,FMCG,pharmaceuticals,
A large number of companies will create no value for you
R Balakrishnan    
The difference between the rich and the not-so-rich lies in their investment attitudes and...
R Balakrishnan    
stock market, share price, share prices, stock markets, share trading, stock trading, SEBI, broker deposit,SEBI India,bull market
While ROE is the most important metric, here are a few more numbers to consider before selecting...
R Balakrishnan    
Real estate, property for sale, investing, Real estate brokers, Real estate broker, Real estate india, real estate market, stock, stock market, stocks, stock markets
My ordeal with a real estate investment in an under-construction property and the lessons learnt
R Balakrishnan    
stock, stock investing, stocks, investing, investment, investments, investor, ROE, Return on equity
Invest in companies where the management ensures the highest return on the invested money
R Balakrishnan    
mutual fund, mutual funds, mutual funds India, ETF, hedge funds, hedge fund,FMCG,
Commission-free ‘Direct Plans’ for mutual funds may turn out to be less attractive than they...
R Balakrishnan    
Financial Planning, investing, investor, investors, investment, financial markets, financial advisor
Do you need a financial advisor? If so, how to select one?
R Balakrishnan    
stock, stocks, investment, investments, markets, market, Share prices,Share price,Shares,
Good time to buy stocks? Only if you are willing to take extra risk
R Balakrishnan    
stock, stocks, share, shares, share price, share prices, stock price, stock prices
Some commonsense ideas for the patient long-term investor
R Balakrishnan    
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Private sector banks are expensive and State-controlled banks are weighed down by bad loans
R Balakrishnan    
Corruption, investing, corruption and investing, dishonesty, scandal, investors, regulators, corporate corruption, banking corruption, finance corruption,
The kinds of corruption that investors need to know about
R Balakrishnan    
Investing,Investor,MNC stocks,stocks,Mutual funds,mutual fund,Investments
Thoughts for the discerning armchair investor
R Balakrishnan    
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