Portfolio Rebalancing

howTwo readers of this blog left couple of intelligent questions in comment section on some of the articles. Both of these questions relate to what I term as rebalancing the portfolio (or profit booking). I wanted to wait until I posted articles on TIPBlog portfolio update and risk analysis. I wanted to discuss these two questions in the context of TIPBlog portfolio. It will help better understand the re-balancing and profit booking processes.

You may have read earlier post that discusses risk analysis. I made a comment that the portfolio has overexposure on few stocks like ONGC, LNT, etc. I also mentioned that I will not be selling any partial shares to bring down allocation. Many use the term profit booking for partial selling.

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GE Shipping: Stock Analysis for Long Term Investment

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited (GESHIP) through its subsidiaries, engages in the shipping business in India. The company’s shipping business involves in the transportation of crude oil, petroleum products, gas, and dry bulk commodities. It operates with a fleet of 31 tankers. Most recently, it divested the exploration and offshore services business. My objective in this analysis to see if GESHIP is a good fit for my long term portfolio


Trend Analysis

The whole reason for any business to exist is to generate sales revenue and make more profits. At a minimum, the parameters listed below should have continuously increasing trends. All the data below is based on last 8 years i.e. from 2000 to 2008.

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