Hi all....
Lot of friends asked about basics of Stock investing.... thought this What's App forward will be very good for beginners.....
Must read for non (equity) investors
“As it happens, retail investors are helping markets more by
staying out than by investing in equities. So from a purely selfish point of
view, we (current equity market participants) do not mind if you stay away from
equities. Keep your money in low interest bearing savings accounts and this
will help banks raise cheap funds.
Then, while you earn taxable 9% per year in fixed deposits
and 4% in savings accounts, we will continue to buy HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank,
Yes Bank and the like, which are up 3.5 times, 11 times and 5.9 times
respectively since December 2008. Also, remember to pay all your EMI
instalments on time so that retail loans made by private banks do not get into
trouble and we can continue do well owing their stocks.
Indian retail investors are more or less completely out of
equities and would rather buy gold instead. So keep buying gold so that we can
do better than you by owning stocks in Titan Industries and other jewellery
companies. You should not care that at all that while the gold you bought is up
2.8 times in four years, the stock of Titan Industries, which sell gold to you
is up 6.9 times during the same period. If Rakesh Jhunjhunwala had bought
physical gold instead of shares in Titan when he did, he would not be a
billionaire today.
In fact, go ahead and buy real estate, taking mortgages from
HDFC and LIC Housing Finance. How else we would have made 2.8 times and 5.7
times in these stocks in five years?
And when you do buy these apartment and houses, do insist on
using the best construction material- cement, sanitary ware and so on. It is
only because you do not buy equities and spend on real things that we could
make 192% on ACC and 4.5 times on Hindustan Sanitary ware since 2008. A house
is not done until it’s painted, so remember to keep a budget for decorative
paints from Asian Paints (stock is up 4.8 times in four years)
Why should you invest in equities when you can buy insurance
products? This world is interesting precisely because we think differently from
each other- while you are happy buying insurance, we are happy owning shares in
companies that sell you insurance. Thanks to you, shares in Bajaj Finserve are
up 6 times in value and shares in Max India are up 2 times in the past four
years.
Follow your heart and we will follow you.
If you like going to malls and spending time there, please
do some shopping as well- some of us own shares in Phoenix Mills which is up
2.7 times since 2008. In fact, it may be times for you to upgrade your car.
Why buy equities when you can spend the same money on a new
car or motorcycle? Let us do the more boring job of continuing to own stocks in
Maruti and Bajaj Auto which are up 2.9 and 10.8 times respectively since 2008.
Why not add your name to the waiting list for an Enfield this year while we own
shares in its manufacturers, Eicher Motors which is up 12 times since 2008?
Life isn’t just about making and investing money; it’s
important to enjoy life’s little pleasures.
So go and watch a movie at the multiplex and munch some
popcorn while you’re there. Meanwhile, we’ll buy shares in PVR (up 3 times in 4
years).
You’d rather spend time in front of the telly? We’ll still
love you- shares in Zee Telefilms and Sun are up 3 and 3.5 times because of
loyal viewers such as you.
Call for Pizza delivery at home. Jubliant Foodworks, which
owns Domino’s, is up 5.4 times since its IPO in 2010.
When you’re in mood to be sinfully self-indulgent, don’t
make any resolutions to give up smoking or drinking. You may not want to invest
in equities but spare a thought for investors in these stocks. Your actions so
far have helped these investors make 3.8 times in ITC, 10.3 times in United
Breweries and 2.2 times in United Spirits in 4 years but they still look for
your continued patronage of these businesses.
We wish you a very happy and healthy 2015. If, God forbid,
you have to visit a hospital, remember that as stake holders in Apollo
Hospitals (stock up 3.8 times) we will be thanking you from the bottom of our
collective hearts.
And if you do fall sick in 2015, take comfort in the fact
that you are helping investors in stock of companies such as Dr.Reddy’s (stock
up 4 times) and Cipla (stock up 2.3 times).
We invite you over to our side in 2015 but still love you
for choosing instead to be loyal customers of the businesses we own. Now it’s
up to you to decide who you would rather be – part owners of Indian companies
or just their loyal customers.”
Take it just forward so that some of our compatriots, who
still take comforts in traditional bank deposits can start doing some asset
allocation and raise the standard of living of self and their families.
