
A winning stock portfolio: It is all about getting these two things right
A winning stock portfolio has two particular hallmarks as practiced by the experts in the field. What are they and who to implement them? Chandrachoodamani analyses.

A winning stock portfolio has two particular hallmarks as practiced by the experts in the field. What are they and who to implement them? Chandrachoodamani analyses.

This is an update on a stock that is in our Buy list, owing to recent developments.

Here’s an explainer to demystify the barbells, ladders and roll-downs that are in vogue now. Right now, debt manager views are liberally sprinkled with terms that remind you of your morning workout.

The share buyback offer of TCS which closed last week, attracted a record number of applications from investors who wanted their shares to be bought by the company and extinguished. TCS had offered to buy back shares worth Rs.18,000 crores at a price of Rs.4500 per share.

As a result of having many categories, many of you end up having duplication in debt funds in your portfolio inadvertently – by believing that spreading across different categories, you’re diversifying. However, funds that may be in different categories but not necessarily doing anything different for your portfolio.

The auto component or auto ancillaries space, though, features more listed opportunities. These companies supply critical components such as engines, transmission, axles, suspension, brakes, lighting, electronics and batteries to automobiles. It is a major manufacturing sector, accounting for 2.3% of GDP and employing 1.5 million people. Piggybacking on the fortunes of the auto industry and another way to play the space, the auto ancillary segment can offer opportunities. With over Rs. 4 lakh crore in market capitalisation, this sector has more companies in its fold to play the auto space.

We’re starting our insurance review series with Star Health Young Star Insurance Policy. This is a policy designed for younger policyholders who are either single, or just married or in the early stages of their career.

In January, mutual funds investing overseas came up to a roadblock. As we had explained at the time on these curbs on international funds, Reserve Bank rules limit the amount mutual funds as a whole can invest in foreign securities. The cap stands at $7 billion for all foreign securities other than ETFs and $1 billion for ETFs. That $7 billion mark was close to being breached. And so, SEBI directed international funds to close off fresh subscriptions until a new limit could be worked out with the RBI. Please read our earlier article on this subject to understand the background.

Be it inside the home or office or in a family car or a metro rail, it is glass that protects you from the elements while allowing you to still see the outside world. Malls, commercial spaces and residential buildings all use more glass than in the past. The face of public transportation in cities is changing with the introduction of air-conditioned buses and metro rail systems. Wide glass windows, glass cubicle bathrooms and the big sunroof in SUVs are the fast-catching luxury trends. Simply put, glass is a proxy to economic growth aided by per-capita income growth, urbanisation and premiumisation with increasing use cases.

The equity markets have been losing strength and seeing steady correction albeit with temporary rebounds. We thought this was a good time to revisit our stock recommendations, Prime Stocks, and see if you can have averaging opportunities in them.

Short term outlook for Nifty 50 : We have been voicing our concerns regarding how overbought the Nifty 50 index has been in the bigger time frame. And, we have been expecting a cool off or correction in the index for the last three months. The view shared in this post on the Nifty 50 outlook is playing out and the Nifty 50 index is reverting to its mean.

Last week, we announced the beginning of our coverage of privately placed bonds. Today, we’re issuing the first of such calls. The private issuance of this unlisted bond was done on March 4, 2022 and it is now available as a secondary sale of privately placed bonds. Our report and recommendation here is on this secondary sale.
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