19 results for “Set Off”

Eight Billion Simulations, One Pit Stop

"Don't predict, respond" is among the oldest guiding principles behind how we invest at Capitalmind. A Formula 1 race last year showed how responding wins and what predicting loses. Read on to know more.

The Government Earned 327,000 cr. from Bank Bailouts

What the government paid to bail out banks in the last decade have fetched it a huge profit of 327,000 crores, a 12% annualized return on the money. How did this happen? The structure of the bailouts and the strengthening of the banks have had a positive result in 2024.

The Halo Effect: How success blinds us in Business and Investing

The Halo Effect is a cognitive bias that influences how we perceive successful companies and make investment decisions. In this article, we explore real-world examples from Lego and Byju's to illustrate the two faces of the Halo Effect and its impact on business narratives. Discover the lessons investors can learn from these cases and how to make more balanced decisions in the face of the Halo Effect. Gain insights from "The Halo Effect and Other Business Delusions" by Phil Rosenzweig, a must-read book for investors looking to navigate the complexities of business success and failure.

Growth Investing In India: A Quantitative Approach

In this article, we outline a strategy blueprint for growth investing in India, and explore how we leverage quantitative tools to guide our decision-making in our portfolios.

The Curious Case of Assets That Live Too Long

This post explores the tricky world of accounting, and highlights how some businesses manipulate the “useful life” of their assets to inflate profits in the short-run. The key takeaway: our analysis suggests that stocks with high useful lives have seen lower returns in the past. Read on to explore why it matters, and how to steer clear of such companies.

What is Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL)?

What does Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) really mean? Of course you can pay later, but what if you don't? Who takes the hit? The idea of consuming now, and paying for it later is a dream we all have, but it comes at a cost. We analyze the concept of how BNPL works, for the buyer, the seller and the financier. It's been around for ages, but now there's a fintech angle to it as well. Read on.

Seven stocks that look more attractive after a correction

Markets have fallen. What are you buying? Nifty is down -13% from its peak in Oct 2021 and some stocks have fallen anywhere between -25% to -50%. In this post, we discuss seven companies which are still growing and available at a relatively better valuation after the market correction. Read on.

GMR Infra Demerger: Opportunity or Hope Story?

Investors from 2008 have stories about companies like Reliance Power, Suzlon, Unitech, Lanco, GMR Infra, Punj Lloyd. Their share prices contained optimism that comes from the potential for decades of growth. Fast forward a decade and a half, and most of these barely survive, staggering under mountains of debt. One company from the list, however, is attempting a transformation - GMR Infra.  The company is in the process of demerging its business into two verticals.  Airports business (GIL) Non-Airports business (GPUIL) Post the demerger, GIL will emerge as India's only pure play-listed airport company. In this post, we will look into the demerger process & see if this unlocking should be cause for optimism for current and future shareholders.

Podcast EP37: The hidden risks to the financial system

Are the recent problems - GME, Greensill and Archegos - signs of a damaged financial system that is so terribly fragile that a slightly bigger disaster can easily crush us? Like what Covid has done to the world's health system, are there more hidden risks in our financial system that can trigger a repeat of 2008? In this episode, Deepak and Shray explore what's happened in the US over the past few months, and examples of hidden leverage within India - Karvy, Zee, DHFL and Harshad Mehta.

RBIs Big Bond Buying Program and Why we aren't changing the Fixed Income Portfolio

To calm down the yield curve, RBI will buy government securities from the secondary market. This quarter alone, they will buy Rs. 100,000 cr. worth of bonds. Is this going to massively change things? Deepak writes about how this isn't as big a deal in terms of financing the deficit, but big enough to keep yields low. And so, we don't have to change our fixed income portfolio positioning.

The Walking Dead - Zombie Stocks That Still Trade

Remember George Costanza’s quote from Seinfeld – It’s a show about Nothing. In today’s post let’s talk about the same topic – Nothing. Companies that do nothing. But their stocks are around, actively bought and sold. Did you consider buying Lakshmi Vilas Bank stocks when it was placed under moratorium? If no, you're fine. But for the few whose answer is a Yes, you’re not alone. Gitanjali Gems, Deccan Chronicle, Kingfisher Airlines, Jet airways, DHFL, these are just some examples of zombie stocks.

DHFL's "Bandra Book" - How To Make 11,000 cr. Appear and Disappear

The ONGC-HPCL Deal: Not Much of A Deal Unless They Merge

Sun sets for SunEdison - Files for Bankruptcy

Royalty Mess at Kaveri Seeds Revisited

Budget 2014 Analysis: Deficit Skepticism Is Justified, Big Targets for 8 months (Premium)

A Real Estate Regulator In The Offing

The Heat Is In The Kitchen

Balaji: Great results, use trailing stop losses