Here are the synopsis from the detailed report published by ‘Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister’ on the ‘Economic Outlook for FY 2010-2011′ in India Growth Prospects 1. The performance of the Indian economy in 2009/10 greatly exceeded expectations. The farm sector...

Generally, companies buy back their shares when they perceive their own shares to be undervalued or when they have surplus cash for which there is no ready capital investment need. For example, Essar Oil, Reliance, Siemens and Infosys are some examples of companies that have bought back their shares....

Most stock market investors don’t have a clear understanding of what bonus issue means to them and what happens when spocks split. Here is an attempt to clarify the difference between bonus shares and stock splits and what they mean to ordinary investors. Bonus Issue In a bonus issue, a company...

Historically, Equity markets have been giving highest annual returns than all others asset classes for disciplined long term investors. Equities are even more rewarding and can create serious wealth for you, if you can identify right stocks at right price and stay invested in those for long term. So...

The Board of Directors is a group of people elected by the stockholders (the owners) to represent their interest. The primary responsibility of the board of directors is to protect the shareholders’ assets and ensure they receive a decent return on their investment. The board is responsible for...

Here is an interesting article that I came across in Economic Times today. The Article discusses about why, how and when to book profits from your stocks when the stock markets are volatile. Profit Booking has always been a tricky business for normal retail investors. We tend to hook on to our stocks...

A stock split is an increase in the number of outstanding shares in such a way that the proportionate equity of each shareholder remains the same. So if a firm has a capital of Rs 10 crore, with 1 crore shares, each with a face value of Rs 10, and when this firm opts to split its shares into a face value...

For the last few weeks stock markets are exhibiting extreme volatility and weakness mainly on account of European credit crisis starting with Greece and spreading fast to other countries. Our Indian market are also responding wildly to those global sentiments and recorded a substantial dip in the last...

Today I have come across an interesting article published in MoneyControl.Com (CNBC TV18) that captures the history of the flagship RIL-RNRL Gas sharing dispute and what could happen to Anil Ambani and RNRL company in the wake of Supreme Court’s judgment that upheld the right og the Union Govt...

Analysts are not expecting a major correction in RIL even if it loses the case whereas RNRL is expected to react sharply. “If RNRL loses the case then it will only concern the company shareholders or bear a negative sentimental impact on ADAG group shares. But if the verdict is against index-heavyweight...