Value stocks refer to those stocks which are priced lower than their intrinsic value or relative to the company’s fundamentals. For more than a decade, these have been trailing in the wake of ‘growth’ stocks, namely those showing high pace of earnings growth. Value stocks should not be confused with cheap stocks. The latter are priced low owing to weak fundamentals whereas value stocks usually pertain to businesses that show potential but face EconomicTimes
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Experts say equal weighted strategy can be a good long-term addition to the portfolio.SynopsisBy nature of its construct, equal weighted index offers better diversification than its market cap weighted sibling. Financial services companies take up nearly 38% of the Nifty50 index. By contrast, its equal weighted avatar only has 22% exposure to this basket.In the sharp market rebound since last year, the frontline Nifty50 index has emerged only second best. It has been comfortably upstaged by its modified avatar—the Nifty50 Equal Weight index. The latter has gained 110% since the March 2020 lows, as compared to the 95% gain in…
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The postponement of capital expenditures by private sector companies was one of the biggest casualties of Covid-19 induced disturbances. Most of the capital goods companies suffered because of the same. However, Bharat Electronics (BEL), a primary supplier of electronic equipment to Indian defence services and a beneficiary of government’s plan to increase indigenisation and reduce import dependency across the defence sector, was undeterred by Read more: EconomicTimes
It now finds itself in the hands of a veteran fund manager known for his acumen in the mid-and small-cap space.SynopsisThis large-cap fund has seen multiple changes at the helm in recent years. While its large-cap focus has remained constant throughout, the frequent personnel changes have led to a degree of inconsistency in performance. Once among the top performers in its category, the fund has lost its way for many years.ET Wealth collaborates with Value Research to analyse top mutual funds. We examine the key fundamentals of the fund, its portfolio and performance to help you make an informed investment…
There are indications of borrowing costs finally bottoming out. For instance, interest costs for new SBI home loan borrowers went up by 25 basis points recently after the bank withdrew its ‘limited period offer’ and restored original interest rates. The new SBI home loan rates from 1 April start at 6.95%, compared to 6.7% till 31 March. It could well be that other lending entities will soon follow suit. “Though impact of incentive withdrawal is just 25 basis points, it may have a system-wide impact because other financial institutions usually follow SBI with a time lag,” says Naveen Kukreja, CEO…
It is mandatory for a motor vehicle owner to insure the vehicle, at least against third party liability. Understanding the claim procedure is equally important. Here are the steps for registering a claim in case of damage, accident or theft. Registration of claimA claim form needs to be submitted online or offline to the insurance company for lodging a claim. Details of the policyholder, vehicle, driver, incident, police station details, and third party injury/vehicle details in case of accident and bank details of the policy holder need to be submitted. DocumentsThe documents needed with the claim include policy document, DL,…
What is a trust?According to the Indian Trusts Act 1882, a trust is a legal entity created by the ‘author’ or ‘settler’ whereby he transfers assets (property/investments) to a second party called the ‘trustee´ for him to hold and manage it for the benefit of a third party called the ‘beneficiary’. There are two types of trusts: 1. Testamentary trustThis trust is created as part of the will written by parent(s) and comes into effect only after Read more: EconomicTimes
DJI has revealed its newest consumer drone, with the DJI Air 2S pairing the portability the Air range is known for, with a new, larger camera sensor for better video and images. The 1-inch sensor is capable of 20-megapixel still images or 5.4K video, DJI says, and there’s new post-flight software which promises to do some of the heavy lifting around editing for you as well. That’s being called MasterShots, and it taps a number of new features to produce a fully edited video at the end. The drone autonomously plans its flight path, DJI says, picks from Proximity, Portrait,…
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