Did you enjoy the lifestyle of Farhan Akhtar in the movie Rock On and want to see yourself in the same position?

Let me tell you that he was an investment banker in the movie.

Pursuing an investment banking career can fetch you good money and has a really bright future.

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With the arrival of winter sale in shopping malls, it seems that equity market is also not left behind. You talk about any asset class whether equities, commodities, real estate, etc; everything is undergoing a heavy discount sale.

The street is expecting that Nifty might further correct. Most of the good quality stocks like Dr Reddy’s, State Bank of India; Axis bank etc are already trading at their 52 week low.

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What is an income statement?

An income statement is a part of financial statement of a company which emphasizes on showcasing the profit or loss of the company over a period of time. The other popular name to prepare income statement of a company is Profit and Loss Account or better known as Statement of Profit and Loss as per the Revised Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 2013.

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Akshaya Tritiya is considered to be one of the most sacred days of the year for Hindus and Jains.

This day marks the birth of Lord Parasurama (sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu).

It is seen as a lucky day since it is believed that any initiative made or anything bought on this day is considered to bring good fortune and prosperity.

It is on this day Lord Ganesha and Ved Vyas began to write “Mahabharata”.

It is also believed that when the Pandavas were in exile, a bowl named “Akshaya Tritiya” were given by the lord, which never emptied and produces an unlimited quantity of food on demand.

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The Law of Demand is an important macroeconomic element. You can learn more about other topics of macroeconomics with the NSE Academy Certified Macroeconomics course.

Does the law of demand really work all the time? Do you agree?

Umm, I don’t.

Let’s dig deeper and see how does it work.

Well, let’s understand what is the law of demand? The law of demand states that all other factor remaining constant, as the price of a product increases, quantity demanded decreases and vice versa. For example, when the price of air tickets comes down, the demand shoots up and people prefer to travel by airplane than railways or any other means.

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You must have heard about moats if you are into investing for about sometime or have gone through Warren Buffett’s letters to shareholders. Want to know more about Moats? Enroll in: NSE Academy Certified Equity Research Analysis course on Elearnmarkets.

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“Risk comes from not knowing what you are doing”, said Warren Buffett.

I totally agree with Mr. Buffett on this.

Taking risk just for the sake of taking risk is a bad idea, rather it is stupidity.

In your both personal and professional life, you should take some amount of precaution to minimize the effects of risk.

In Investing, in order to protect your portfolio from wild fluctuations in the market, you should always opt for “margin of safety”.

“Margin of safety” as the name suggests, is a process of buying securities at a deep discount from the underlying value and holding the securities until more value is realized.

In a nutshell, it involves buying securities at a bargain price.

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According to a top-down approach, you need to start with an economic analysis, followed by industry analysis and finally company analysis.

Michael Porter’s five force model is an important tool in conducting an industry analysis.

Porter is a Harvard Professor renowned for his work in developing a specialized industry analysis model.

This is an appropriate way to assess the structure of an industry.

Michael Porter believes that the combined strength of these five forces shapes industry’s potential for value creation.

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Corporate Action implies an action at the corporate level which has a significant impact on the stakeholders and the financial structure of the company. These events are initiated by the issuer of securities, which may impact the stakeholders positively or negatively.

There is an immediate impact on the share price, whenever the company is planning to come up with corporate actions.  It is very important for a shareholder to have an understanding of how does corporate actions work and how will it affect company’s share price and performance. This understanding will aid shareholders in deciding whether to buy or sell a particular stock.

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Most investment research professionals in order to conduct the equity research look at the earnings growth, return on equity, competitive position etc.

However, they ignore or pay very less attention to the quality of people running the business.

In fact, both factors matter equally.

It’s really important for a business to have a sound management team since a strong management acts as a backbone of any successful company.

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