Retail investors are being told to turn over their money to the experts for better returns. MoneyLIFE does not subscribe to this notion and has proved that you can do successful stock picking, albeit in a bull market.
The cover story this time stretches this notion further. What if you were to pick stocks that are not there in any fund’s portfolio? We explore this unique strategy and identify a few scrips that can form part of your “Do-It-Yourself” portfolio
FUNDS
It’s Different!
- Fresh ideas from fund companies are rare. Here is one - a fund that picks stocks by using computer-driven models
- Fund Facts: Sector Funds
CROSSHAIRS
IPOs and Special Concessions, Still Clueless about PN, SUTI’s Riches, Confusion about Commodity Exchange
A Different Diversification
Apart from diversification across companies there is another kind of diversification. Shreedhar Kanetkar explains
STOCKS
Turbulence Ahead
Bull markets rationalise every event and count it as a positive
Technical Trends
East India Hotels and Varun Shipping are worth buying
SUCHETA’S SOLUTIONS
Putting a Smile on Retail Investors
Interest earned on application money must be used to reduce issue expenses
Street Beat
- Radio Mirchi is hot; its financial results are not
- ACC fell when it failed to meet expectations. Good time to buy?
- Idea will continue to underperform until it is more innovative
- Punj Lloyd is into construction and wants to get into real estate
True Lies
Sucheta Dalal on how media often misleads investors while the regulators seem to be unconcerned
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East India Hotels and Varun Shipping are worth buying
SUCHETA’S SOLUTIONS
Putting a Smile on Retail Investors
Interest earned on application money must be used to reduce issue expenses
CAREERS
“I made a promise to myself that if I learn something, I will teach it as soon as possible”
Sanjeev Kapoor became a top chef at just 27. He has made television history by conducting the most popular cookery show on TV for 14 years. He is the best-selling author of cookery books. Here is his story
BEYOND MONEY
Preserving Our
Musical Heritage
Dr Nita Mukherjee describes the knowledge conservation efforts of a music academy in Mumbai
WELLNESS
Eating Habits of Children
The importance of children’s diet training
PHOTO FEATURE
Durga Puja of Kolkata
A unique public exhibition of the finest commercial art in a religious festival