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Vikas Gupta

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For wise investing, build on Warren Buffett guru Graham's bond playbook

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For wise investing, build on Warren Buffett guru Graham's bond playbook

Investing in bonds and stocks can be guided by similar principles—focusing on a company's financial strength, debt coverage and valuation to minimise risk and to generate alpha.

Neither bull nor bear: The real question is can you create an undervalued portfolio?

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Neither bull nor bear: The real question is can you create an undervalued portfolio?

A diversified portfolio of undervalued stocks can be created, offering higher returns and growth potential than the Nifty

Nvidia's stock surge: A potential boon for Indian IT services providers

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Nvidia's stock surge: A potential boon for Indian IT services providers

The US equity markets are projecting strong fundamentals in Nvdia’s future. The question is how sustainable are these increased revenues. To get a clearer picture, investors need to go downstream to see how some of its customers are doing.

You don’t need to see the future to invest successfully in the markets

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You don’t need to see the future to invest successfully in the markets

Instead, understanding the fundamental evolution of a company can help you zero in on companies that could be better investments than the index itself.

How to evaluate LIC IPO and other insurance companies?

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How to evaluate LIC IPO and other insurance companies?

An aggressive growth focus like private insurers could also increase value of LIC's future business

Investing in global markets in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war

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Investing in global markets in the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war

The US provides exposure to an interesting matrix of growth vectors ranging from artificial intelligence, consumer technology, Internet of Things, 5G, Metaverse and Cloud, to healthcare, athleisure, fitness and wellness, electric vehicles and digital transformation.

The direct way to invest in global stocks

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The direct way to invest in global stocks

The limits for mutual funds to invest abroad may have been exhausted and new limits will come, eventually. In the meantime, Indian investors can buy shares of foreign-listed companies directly.

US markets: Investing even in the second-best stock within a theme can be rewarding

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US markets: Investing even in the second-best stock within a theme can be rewarding

Instead of buying the expensive top names, a conservatively valued portfolio is not just safer, but is also likely to deliver extraordinary returns

The GameStop saga: How an Ugly Duckling turned into a Golden Swan

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The GameStop saga: How an Ugly Duckling turned into a Golden Swan

Allocating a portion of your portfolio in stocks that come with large discount-to-intrinsic value can benefit your overall portfolio if one or few of them burst out and see higher than normal market gains

US market valuations not expensive, opportunities in niche segments still attractive

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US market valuations not expensive, opportunities in niche segments still attractive

Concentrate on segments such as information technology, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, communications and industrials

Some global companies can be less risky than domestic peers

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Some global companies can be less risky than domestic peers

We cannot jump to the typical conclusion that the Indian company is relatively safer and that a global one is more risky

Compare global companies with local firms to take a relative value call

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Compare global companies with local firms to take a relative value call

You may want to explore possible substitutes in the same space in the developed markets.

Be a consumer in global products or an investor in international stocks?

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Be a consumer in global products or an investor in international stocks?

Fast growing sectors, such as biotech, alternative energy, internet media, internet retailers, artificial intelligence, robotics and cybersecurity are missing from the typical Indian investor’s basket

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