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It is often said that to be a successful investor one should be a bull in a bull market and a bear in a bear market. But how one can be successful in a range bound market ? Here are a few tips Identify the industry/category of stock that performs consistently Identify the particular stocks [...]

Listed companies resort to splitting their equity stocks by reducing the face value of each share and proportionately increasing the number of shares. The retail investor needs to know the significance of such split and its relevance to his holdings of the particular stock. This article is an attempt to both educate the retail investor [...]

The assets and liabilities which appear in a balance sheet give only a rough idea of the size and strength of a company. Not all companies are transparent in preparing the balance sheets.  Some companies may inflate their assets value and deflate their liabilities. It is important to make an intricate study of each item [...]

Bookkeeping is the basic exercise in fabricating a balance sheet. So one should understand what is bookkeeping. The two aspects of any financial accounting are credit and debit. Whatever comes in is called a debit and whatever goes out is called a credit. To give an example, when a shareholder brings in money the cash [...]