Apr 21, 2010

Rational Behavior in Investing: Some practical points

Investors many times take unnecessary risk. They tend to buy stocks pricey due to fear of losing opportunity and being left out of the rally. But why should at all investors rely on rally? This is wrong approach. You buy first and then let the markets justify it for you. If you have invested right it will eventually come up. Remember: Value investing always beat everything.Always wait if you are not finding any value picks. Remain on cash. Remember...

Gems for Value Investors: Parag Parikh's lessons on "Growth Stocks"

               Here are some of the gems from Parag Parikh’s book Value Investing and Behavioral Finance. The views on so-called “Growth Stocks” are very interestingSeasonal investors chase the fancy opf the markets in the name of growth stocks, and call themselves growth investors. Growth stocks investing is based on hunches, dreams, illusions or popular opinion. They are better termed...