Author Archives: Fauji

WHICH BUSINESSES TO BUY OR COMPANIES TO INVEST IN??

I got a comment rather a query from a reader asking me how do I select companies to analyse and invest in? It’s a million dollar question. And the key to becoming rich. I learnt it after a lot of … Continue reading

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PPFAS LONG TERM VALUE FUND — POST PARAG PARIKH

Last week, we lost a doyen of Indian Value Investing Community. Though, what is investing if not value investing. All investing is willy nilly value investing but 90% of us act like gamblers and traders, therefore the word value-investing has … Continue reading

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PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION

A couple of days back, Brigadier Ajit Katoch, a dear friend, called me up. He wanted some advise on his Portfolio. I asked him to tell me the shares he was holding in his demat account. I asked him, “How … Continue reading

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AAJ NAGAD KAL UDHAAR

After my morning golf round on a holiday, the local manager of the ICICI Bank, requested me to meet him to fill the form for a credit card. I have had an account with the bank for almost 16 years … Continue reading

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WHITHER INDIAN MEN???

I watched the movie NH-10 last night and I was disturbed. And then I watched Sunny Leone careening and prancing around on the song Meri Desi Look, Meri Desi Look, Meri Desi Look pe….. And I was disturbed a lot … Continue reading

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Indian Budget FY15-16 and Stocks

The Finance Minister presented his budget yesterday. All news channels are busy dissecting it and analysing it. A lot of “experts” become predictors of a lot of things. I remember Macbeth, Scene V, where in the Castle of Dunsinane, Macbeth … Continue reading

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TEN STOCKS TO BUY IN 2015

A very Happy New Year 2015 to all readers. I am writing after a long gap. There are two reasons for it. One was my professional commitments. Secondly, and more importantly, the markets are fully priced and there are few … Continue reading

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WHAT ARE BONUS SHARES? THEY ARE WEALTH CREATORS

One of my readers queried, what is the advantage of bonus shares or stock splits? A good question. Businesses make profits. Out of the profits, they can do three things. Reinvest in business to earn more. Give dividends to shareholders. … Continue reading

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FAUJI FINANCE STOCK IDEA NO2. BUY THIS INDIAN COMPANY

Happy Diwali to all my blog followers/readers. The stock markets in India have been yo yoing. Most of the stocks were fairly/over priced. After a bit of digging around, I find one stock meeting my criteria at current levels. I … Continue reading

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BUY ANOTHER DAY OR ELSE DIE ANOTHER DAY

Modern humans by nature are averse to waiting. Whereas, the hunter gatherer man got his food only by waitin. He would wait for a kill because only then  could he get his meal.  A number of readers query me that … Continue reading

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