CDSL is a business that did well during the pandemic. Take look at the company’s Q1 numbers 👇 The Story So Far… CDSL is Central Depository Services Ltd, in the business of holding securities in the dematerialised form and enabling their transactions. Like the two stock exchanges in India namely BSE and NSE, the depository…
Category: Equwise
September Dividend Stars ✨
The FMCG giant ITC Ltd gave out a dividend of Rs. 10.15/- per share. The Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL) paid a dividend of Rs. 4.5/- per share. The media company and Radio Mirchi owner Entertainment Network India Ltd (ENIL) paid Rs 1/- per share as dividend. These were the portfolio payouts for Sep 2020….
A half yearly update on Passive Income 🤑
April & May saw zero income for me from equity. This maybe due to the fact that for companies in India, March marks the financial year end; the next two months are spent compiling the financial results and when the results are finally approved and announced, so are the dividends, if any. Even the Q4…
Embassy Office Parks REIT: Delivering on distribution targets 🏢
The DPU (distribution per unit) promised for this year by Embassy Office Park REIT was Rs. 24.5/- per unit; year end results are out and they delivered Rs. 24.39/- per unit (before tax) for FY 19-20✨✨ 28 May is the record date fixed for the distribution (to determine which shareholders are eligible to receive the distribution) and…
BSE Ltd : The dividend does not disappoint 💸
BSE Ltd has declared dividend of Rs. 17/- per share for FY 19-20 subject to the approval at the AGM. The dividend payout ratio is at 95% in the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic. The money in the pocket is happy news for the shareholders👍. The company has so far maintained a payout ratio…
Buying a small piece of the 500 largest publicly traded US companies 💵
Take advantage of the current market decline and consider buying a small piece of the 500 largest publicly traded US companies. Here is an opportunity to participate in the US equity markets from India via the S&P 500 Index Fund from the Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund house. It’s the first of it’s kind US equity index…
Dividend Candidate(#2): BSE Ltd 🤑
At CMP Rs. 298.35/-, the dividend yield of BSE Ltd is at 10.06% which is very attractive. India has a duopoly in the stock exchange business, the two being – NSE and BSE. While NSE is the market leader in equity cash trading and derivative trading, it is not yet listed. The listed exchange BSE Ltd. severely lags…
Cutting through the clutter: Oaktree Memos 🍀
Howard Marks is the co-founder of the investment management firm in the US called Oaktree Capital Management. He is an author on financial markets, his most famous book being Mastering the Market Cycle. He is also a guru to many investment managers around the globe. He dispenses his thoughts and views on the financial markets…
Sale❗️in the Indian equity markets📉
Are we witnessing a black swan event? The news headlines from US read “Dow Dives 1,900 Points, NYSE Halts Trading As Stock Indexes Plummet”. At home, the benchmark index, the BSE Sensex fell over 2300 points intraday, to recover some ground and close with a fall of 1,941.67 points (5.17%) – the biggest one day fall ever !!…
InvITs: Investing in IRB InvIT🛣
We are always looking out for additional sources of income – some look for more side hustles, I look for financial assets that can generate a regular income. But while entrepreneurs can start with little or no money, financial assets require an initial lumpsum investment. One such income generating avenue currently available in the Indian…
Dividend Candidate(#1): GMDC🤑
Not a great company; not even average; below average would be apt. Then why start with this? Because the dividends they dole out is quite surprising. Here’s a snapshot from 2015: Gujarat Mineral Development Company (Ticker NSE: GMDCLTD) CMP: Rs. 55.35/- (NSE, 10 Dec 2019) [1]Established in 1963, it’s a state owned enterprise – 74%…
Dividend Income – Pot of Gold or Reality? 🌈
Dividends are a source of income for equity investors; but many are not interested in the small amounts distributed as dividends and prefer to make a killing buying low and selling high. Why should an equity investor in India pursue dividend investing? As per the current IT laws, for a resident individual dividend income upto Rs….
Embassy Office Parks REIT : To Buy or Not to Buy?🏢
To Buy or Not to Buy – that is the question – mainly because you like some aspects of a REIT – the prospect of receiving rental income; but not sure about others – is there capital protection and how much income can I expect? Ticker: NSE: EMBASSY; BSE: 542602 CMP Rs. 419.98/- as on 15…
Making your first SIP million 💷
“The key is to begin…” they say and so I start my savings with a Rs. 1000/- monthly SIP in a mutual fund. “An end date for the SIP ?” asks the advisor. “Two years for the time being and then I will decide.” Two years later…. “I will continue with the same SIP amount….
A better way to add rental income to your portfolio💰
Rental income has become the holy grail for a passive income source in the gig economy. And now there is an easy route…read on🚧. What are the options ? Subletting an apartment is not permitted by most landlords and hence to earn rental income you need to have ownership. You can buy a property in an…
BSE Ltd: The exchange’s blue ocean strategy is yielding results
Paperless MF investing – it’s something taken for granted by a digital native, but for a digital immigrant like me its nothing short of a miracle of technology. I shortlisted a few MF schemes for investment, but they were spread across different AMCs; I want the Direct plan, bypassing the agents; this means a visit…
Alphabet or Alibaba…it’s time to consider overseas equity in the portfolio 💰
I remember a query by a reader in an Indian financial daily – should he consider investment in an overseas fund for diversification? The reply from the financial guru was – no need as there were plenty of opportunities in the Indian equity market and only if he has exhausted the investment avenues in India,…
The Grand Indian Equity Sale – Buy ideas📝
2018 was rocking year; I travelled to 4 countries and within India visited 5 new cities. And it was not just for me, 2018 was euphoric for people, companies, markets; there was optimism and feel good all around. And it’s during these trips that I began to notice the range of colourful, smart suitcases and…
Investing in smallcase 🤑₹
Smallcase is an investment idea in the Indian equity market – to put it simply, a combination of the mutual fund concept and a stock systematic investment plan (sip). I have been doing both separately for sometime and now will try the smallcase way. As I mentioned in the prior post on smallcase, the investors buy…
Buckle up for a roller coaster ride
Life seems a bit dull ? Thinking of adding some excitement. Thoughts of trying out something new. How about some speculation ? Gambling, no; but something close – investing in the stock market. Only Buffet could say that it was a simple process, almost boring; no one else will agree. Investing in the stock market…
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