… Continued from Part 1 & Part 2 of the series …

What you should NOT DO in the market

Try and time the market. As mentioned in Part 1, the market does not follow any fixed pattern or trend. It will take its own course. Trying to time the market is a common mistake made even by veterans who have spent years and years studying and understanding the market. Its better to let the market decide its own course, …

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… Continued from Part 1 of this series …

Golden rules of investing in the market

The first and foremost step in making every financial decision is to have a goal or objective in place. Goal can be short-, medium- or long-term depending on the individual’s requirement. Ideally, you should choose a few momentum-based stocks to meet your short term goals and invest the rest in growth and value stocks with sound fundamentals, good track record and professional management to …

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The Sensex has retracted from its peak of around 21000, touched lows in the 7600-8000 range and is presently trading in a close range of 9000 in the last few months. Still the crucial question on every investor’s mind remains: “Whether the time has come to start investing again in order to reap the benefits of early bird investing?” But some questions still remain unanswered: Has the market bottomed out yet? Should we wait for some more time before taking a final …

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Zimbabwe’s central bank has today released the new note into circulation in their attempt to battle hyperinflation…

Zimbabwe’s central bank has today launched a $50billion note into circulation, despite the currency being virtually worthless, as per Money.co.uk reports. According to today’s estimates the $50billion note will trade at $1.25 US dollars on the black market and have enough purchase power to buy just two loaves of bread or three newspapers.

Three weeks previous, when the government introduced a $10billion note, the equivalent …

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