We are delighted to announce the launch of Prime Stocks – our list of recommended stock picks that investors can use to build an equity portfolio and augment their investment returns.
This offering will complement our core investment recommendations across mutual funds, ETFs, and deposits.
Apart from Prime Stocks, our equity platform also comes with a powerful Stock screener tool. And, as with all our products, these will be ably supplemented by regular, high-quality reports to keep you well-informed about our picks and overall market events.
We have published a separate article about how we go about picking stocks and how you should view and use them – you can find it here in our Prime Stocks – Our Philosophy article.
In this article, I would like to make a few broad points about our launch and how it changes our product offerings.
#1 About the launch itself
This is a tough market to launch this product in 🙂 . The liquidity fueled bull market that is presently on, is rife with soaring valuations and high prices. Picking stocks is not just about quality, but also of value. And, it has been a challenge to identify value in this market, to put it mildly.
Nevertheless, in the truest spirit of not trying to time the market, we soldier on and launch our recommendations. We hope the markets will sober up in due course and will give us occasions not just to identify new opportunities, but also to accumulate more of the quality stocks that we have identified already.
Prime Stocks will contain 4 lists:
- a list of stocks that you can buy
- a list of stocks that we are watching presently (and may move to buy at an opportune time)
- a list of stocks to hold (but not buy more of)
- and a list of stocks that we have exited out of (Sell).
All the stocks that are listed as ‘buy’ have detailed rationale backing our recommendation along with plenty of data for you to peruse. And, obviously, at the time of our launch, the lists of stocks to hold and sell are empty.
#2 Stock screener tool
Prime Stocks is not the only thing we are launching as part of our equity platform. We have also developed a powerful stock screener tool that you can use to identify investment opportunities in the market yourself. Our subscribers will also have access to pre-built screeners and advanced filters that will make it easier while adding more power to your pursuits.
You can read more about the stock screener tool here.
#3 Plans and pricing
Creating and maintaining a stock recommendation platform and service is a significant endeavor. To support our efforts to keep it going, we have decided to price it separately. However, we also realize that not all customers need access to or have interest in stock picks. So, we have created two pricing plans that one can choose from:
Prime Essentials: Subscribers to this plan will receive recommendations across mutual funds, ETFs, deposits, and term insurance, along with access to our ready-to-use portfolios and the MF review tool. Simply put, all that was available in the platform before the launch of our stocks platform.
Prime Growth: This will be a comprehensive plan that will include everything in the Essentials plan plus the stock recommendations, stock and stock market related analysis and outlook and tools.
As discerning readers will know, our pricing has been the most competitive in the market relative to all comparable services that provide research-backed guidance, recommendations, and solutions.
And with the launch of the equity platform, that will continue to be true.
The latest information on our pricing plans can be found in our pricing page.
Astute readers will be able to note that the way we have packaged and priced our offerings is also reflective of our overall investment philosophy – it is fine for investors to stay with reasonable investment options in the world of mutual funds and deposits, and it is great if they can additionally augment their investments with stocks.
#4 Existing customers
Customers who subscribed to our services until before our launch deserve our appreciation and gratitude. Their encouragement, feedback, and support have been vital ingredients to our growth story.
In recognition of the same, we are glad to offer the equity platform to them at no extra cost for the entire year of 2021 (so long as their membership/subscription is valid and renewed before expiry). This offer is for all active subscribers until the equity platform launch. At the end of the year, one could opt for either the Essentials package or the Growth package going forward as needed.
And, finally…
We launched the PrimeInvestor platform exactly one year ago today (January 15, 2020). On this anniversary day, we are happy to launch a much-anticipated addition to our offerings.
Our mission has always been to provide high-quality research and recommendations across personal finance products at an affordable cost to a lot of people using a digital platform. Today’s launch marks a significant forward progress along that path.
And, as we move forward, we stand firm in our resolve to put the investor’s interests first, at all times, staying away from any conflict of interest. This has not been easy. We have been, over the year, criticized and even asked to pull down some of our content that called out bad products. We have also been subtly ridiculed for embracing a business model with ‘low pricing’ for the ‘retail investor’. But our philosophy remains simple and firm. What’s good for the customer is good for us.
We hope this journey is profitable for both you, our customer, and for our little enterprise. We seek your support and good wishes, as always.
38 thoughts on “Launching Prime Stocks”
What will be your guarantee for minimum value of return after subscribing “Prime Essentials” and “Prime Growth”?
Hello sir,
We do not guarantee returns. One, it is not possible to make such guarantees in market-linked products and two, it is not allowed by regulation. In our recommendations, we aim at giving market-plus returns.
Thanks,
Bhavana
Could you consider presenting stock portfolios similar to MF portfolios categorizing them based off risk, time range among other things? Else, I am a bit unsure on how to spread the investments across the ‘Buy’ stocks, especially as that list could expand.
Hello Sir, Appreciate your feedback. At this point, the Prime stocks list is meant to be like the Prime Funds list. So you will need to pick one from our list that suits your portfolio and need. Building portfolios in stocks needs lot more customisation than in funds. We don’t have a structure at this point to do that. We’ll take your feedback. thanks, Vidya
Extremelyhappy to see this. Looking forwards to buy a subscription
Thanks a lot for your thesis. Looking forward to studying the brief rationale on the stocks in the watchlist.
Jitesh
Dear Team,
What is the duration of list of recommended stock picks? Weather it is daily basis or on a weekly Basis Please.
Thanks & regards
Aathinarayanan
Sir, please read our stock philosophy https://www.primeinvestor.in/primeinvestor-approach-to-stock-recommendations/ – part on what to expect from our stock recommendations. WE are VERY long term and do not give any short term calls. No periodicity to of calls like brokerages etc. This is a pure research call, that will be given only when we identify opportunities. Request you to read our philosophy fully. thanks, Vidya
Hi Team
Our Offer Says: Existing customers
Customers who subscribed to our services until before our launch deserve our appreciation and gratitude. Their encouragement, feedback, and support have been vital ingredients to our growth story.
In recognition of the same, we are glad to offer the equity platform to them at no extra cost for the entire year of 2021 (so long as their membership/subscription is valid and renewed before expiry). This offer is for all active subscribers until the equity platform launch. At the end of the year, one could opt for either the Essentials package or the Growth package going forward as needed.
While I Renewed My Subscription before time which will End By Jan 27 th 2021 , as I missed your offer to existing investor , I paid Rs4720 …..Can anything be done about it ? If Yes : Great ; If No : I am happy my Money for Subscription is Given to Right Set of Team who help All of us
Please send this message to [email protected] and we’ll take a look to see. Thanks!
Thanks for the Prime Stocks service.. I have two doubts regarding this service.
1) Trading platforms & DPs like HDFC securities and Motilal Oswal offer buy/sell recommendations too even for long term investors without any charges . How is your service different from them considering your annual charges of Rs.4000/-+ tax?
2) Do you provide target price for a stock when recommending it?
Thanks
Joseph Anand
1. Trading platforms give calls to churn (because they expect you to act/trde often to generate brokerage), we don’t. The nature and quality of calls will therefore be different. 4000_tax is for stocks, ETF, deposits, term insurance ranking mutual fund recommendations, buy/hold/sell MF review tool, ready-to-use prime portfolios and much more. Stock is just one component 🙂
2. No, we don’t give any target price. Please read our philosophy to know why. https://www.primeinvestor.in/primeinvestor-approach-to-stock-recommendations/
thanks
Vidya
Many thanks for the service.
Could you consider including industry P/E and P/B too along with each stock. Also, CAGR given by the stock for past 1, 3, 5, 10, total years.
Thanks,
Vikas
Thanks. Will explore your suggestion although it is difficult at this stage. Meanwhile, Please also check our Stock screener tool where taking the PE and PB for the sector will give you the averages. https://www.primeinvestor.in/prime-screener/ thanks, Vidya
I really love your articles and as a team you are doing an amazing work. Wishing this team more success and I am suremany retail investors will benefit from your good services!
Thank you sir! Vidya
Best wishes. Keep it up with the great work.
Well, a question on your watchlist. How do we infer on a stock (currently in your watchlist) already purchased at a fairly discounted price to the prevailing price.
BTW, when can we expect the next webinar..
Thanks,
Jitesh
Hello Sir, thank you! It is true that if a stock is in our watchlist, we are positively inclined. But some may out of our watchlist without getting into a buy – either for reasons of valuation or other uncertainties for which we are watching. So, if the premise does not pan out, we may remove. We will soon be putting out short rationale for the watchlist stocks as well and it will give you some idea on why it is there. Thanks again! Vidya
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