Welcome to Indian Stocks Mania 5th edition. It is likely that readers may find post that are not representative of the Indian Equity Markets. However, the concepts presented by authors can very well be applicable to Indian Investors.

This edition of the carnival received a total of 24 articles of which 14 have been included. Although I enjoyed reading all 24 articles, I did not include all of them because (a) they were outside the subject domain of this carnival; and (b) they would have not been relevant to the readers of this blog. Thank you to all of them who submitted their articles to this carnival.

While you are here on my blog, I encourage you to read few posts to get a feel of India’s Investing scene. For your ease of navigation, the popular posts are listed on side bar on left hand side. I am sure you will enjoy reading!

General Investing

Jae Jun presents The Art of Selling Stocks | Old School Value posted at Old School Value, saying, “Buying a stock is only the first half of the equation. It is the easy half. Knowing when to sell and having a strategy to lock in gains is even more important.”

ABC presents Stock Prices Do Not Represent Stock Value (or Company Value) posted at ABCs of Investing, saying, “A lower priced stock isn’t “cheap”.

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Welcome to the April 30, 2009 edition of Indian Stocks Mania. This is second edition of this carnival. It may seem that there are post that are not representative of the Indian Equity Markets. However, the concepts presented by submitters can very well be applicable to Indian Investors. I received 43 articles from different set of bloggers. All articles were good and demonstrated respective author’s good effort. I did not include some of them because they would not be relevant to Indian Blogger or world of Indian investing. Enjoy Reading!

Editor’s Pick

• Jae Jun presents Fortune 40 Best Stocks to Retire on: Part 1 posted at Old School Value, saying, “Putting a fair value estimate on 40 of the best stocks to retire on. This is part 1 where we take a look at the first 10″. NOTE: For long term investors, this is a good example of how to create a watch list based on any individuals investing philosophy or strategy.
  

• Smart Money India presents Charges other than Brokerage for Stock Exchange Transactions posted at SMART MONEY INDIA, saying, “Detailed information on statutory charges on stock exchange transactions, other than Brokerage charges, like Securities Transaction Tax (STT), Stamp Duty and Other Charges”. NOTE: This one is for short terms traders who can understand the implications of these taxes and real returns when trading.
  

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