A risk and return comparison of Gold (INR, per gram) and Sensex data over the last 40 years reveals that gold is a high-risk, low-reward investment! This is an updated gold vs equity study, much more comprehensive than previous reports. It is important for investors to understand these results especially when gold returns look promising during periods when equity…

Here is how you can create your own low volatility, momentum stock list with this download from the NSE published each month. Each month I hope to publish such a list (see: Nine momentum stocks with low volatility for 2019), but here is how you DIY this. What is the meaning of momentum stock? Momentum investing essentially…

Here is a simple way to select your first stock without breaking your head using the Nifty Strategic Indices. These are a couple of videos published on freefincal @youtube and is along the lines of my lazy investing series. The idea is to help new stock investors to quickly pick stocks with minimal effort. Do have a…

If you are looking for mid cap and small cap value stocks or mid cap growth stocks, there is now an easy way to create a shortlist for further study. NSE has recently launched strategic indices based on Nifty 500 (100 large caps + 150 midcaps and 250 small caps) and Nifty 200 (100 large…

Stock momentum investing is a fascinating and counterintuitive concept like low-volatility stock investing. Momentum investing is essentially chasing stocks with good past performance! In this post, we find out if momentum investing in India works by analysing the S&P BSE Momentum Index. That is, we find out if the strategy can yield better returns than a…