Archive for October, 2008

Achieving Your Goals Through SIP, Lifestage: Pre-Retirement

October 11, 2008. Tags: ,  •  No Comments

Do you know: Investing just Rs. 5000 per month through SIP for 25 years at 15% would become huge Rs. 1.5 crores, which you could use for your retirement corpus…

When you’re reaching retirement, your life-stage goals could be:

1. Expenses on children’s marriage
2. A dream vacation
3. Building a retirement corpus
4. Maintaining an emergency fund

Work, Family, Friends, and the things you enjoy are important in your life. But getting your financial life in order is the priority. What you do, or don’t …

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Stock Tip - Larsen & Toubro

October 9, 2008. Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Recommendation: Buy

Current price = Rs 1,159 (at the time of publishing this tip)

Price target = Rs 2,022

Key points:

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the largest engineering and construction company in India, is a direct beneficiary of the strong domestic infrastructure development and industrial capital expenditure booms. The international business is expected to emerge as one of the key drivers going forward with immense opportunities from the Gulf Corporation Council markets.
There lies innumerable opportunities in the new verticals in which the company is entering, …

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Stock Tip - Hindustan Unilever & ITC

October 8, 2008. Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Hindustan Unilever

Recommendation: Buy

Current price: Rs 256 (at the time of publishing this tip)

Price target = Rs 280

Key points:

Hindustan Unilevel Ltd is the largest FMCG company in India, occupying ~20% of the Indian consumer space. With dominance across categories such as soaps, detergents, personal care products, food and beverages, it stamps its presence as an FMCG giant.
With increasing per capita income fueling consumerism and upgradation of lifestyle of the Indian consumer, its revenues and profitability are expected to gain momentum. Hefty …

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Stock Tip - HDFC

October 6, 2008. Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Recommendation: Buy

Current price: Rs 2,090 (at the time of publishing this tip)

Price target = Rs 2,912

Key points:

HDFC is engaged in providing housing loans to individuals, corporates and developers. Besides its core business, HDFC holds interest in banking, asset management and insurance through its key subsidiaries. The recent monetary tightening, in the form of a hike in CRR/SLR and other reserve requirements, has leveled the playing field between banks and NBFCs as far as the housing loan space is concerned. Its close …

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Stock Tip - Glenmark Pharma

October 5, 2008. Tags: , ,  •  No Comments

Recommendation: Buy

Current price: Rs 457 (at the time of publishing this tip)

Price target= Rs 754

Key points:

Through the successful development and outlicencing of three molecules in a short span of six years, Glenmark Pharma has proved itself as India’s best play on research-led innovation. In a short span of six years and with a cumulative investment of just $50 million, Glenmark has built a pipeline of 13 molecules.
Glenmark has managed to clinch four outlicencing deals for its developmental molecules collectively worth …

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Achieving Your Goals Through SIP, Lifestage: Married with Kids

October 3, 2008. Tags: ,  •  No Comments

Do you know: Investing just Rs. 2000 per month through SIP for 15 years at 15% would become huge Rs. 30 Lacs, which you could use for your child’s education, her marriage…

When you’re married with kids, your life-stage goals could be:

1. Expenses on children’s education
2. Expenses on children’s marriage
3. A dream vacation
4. Building a retirement corpus
5. Maintaining an emergency fund

Work, Family, Friends, and the things you enjoy are important in your life. But getting your financial life in order is the …

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Information Technology Sector Overview for Q2-FY2009

October 1, 2008. Tags: , , ,  •  No Comments

The top line of prime information technology (IT) companies is expected to grow in the range of 5.6-9.3% quarter on quarter (qoq) in Q2-FY2009. The revenue growth would be primarily driven by the depreciation of the rupee against the US Dollar, which is likely to boost the top line growth by 4-4.5% on a sequential basis. In dollar terms, the revenues of these companies are expected to grow in the range of 1.5-5.2% on a sequential basis backed by a …

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