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...

Dividend is a portion of the profits that a company pays to its share holders. Companies that earn a profit can do one of three things: pay that profit out to shareholders, reinvest it in the business through expansion, debt reduction or share repurchases, or both. When a portion of the profit is paid...

The stock market is essentially an auction market where shares, which represent an ownership in the company, are bought and sold. The markets where stocks are traded are called stock exchanges. In India, National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) are two big stock exchanges. At these...

Here is a quick synopsis of the major business news and stock market news in the quarter that’s just gone by. Major Business Reforms The much awaited 3G auction was completed with Indian goverment getting a bonanza of a trillion rupees (Rs 1 lakh crore), much above the expected revenues from the...

Here is a selection of 7 growth stocks for Indian long term investors. The idea here is not to suggest the next multibagger, but to highlight stocks with proven track records which will most likely keep delivering in the medium-to-long term. These stocks are selected based on a few parameters.

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...

Here is a compilation of stocks that have very low downward risk in the current volatile and week looking bear market but has the potential to reap very good returns if the market stability were to return. These stocks are available at attractive valuations and hold the potential to reward investors...

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...