It's always a good time to invest in the stock market. It's only the allocation that you must tweak. If you are considering an entry in equity, invest with loads of caution and buy defensive stocks.

Seven equity analysts give their wishlist of promising sectors and stocks for this year and spell out the reasons why they prefer these scrips.

The roller-coaster journey of the stock markets this year has taught the small investor never to give up on this asset class.

Make sure that you are not overpaying for your purchases.

Shankar Sharma, Director, First Global, is known for his bearish view of the markets, but is uncharacteristically optimistic about the economy.

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Indian equity markets seem to be attractively valued, considering the historical ranges and growth potential.

Wealth is best created through rational investing in great businesses when they are undervalued. But doing so with no reference to economic fundamentals is not rational.

There's a saying among savvy investors: Be greedy when others are fearful. Despite the stock market mayhem, this may be right time to buy.

The year 2007 was remarkable for virtually every asset class. Money Today reached out to experts on stocks, real estate, mutual funds and commodities for their views on the way the markets will pan out in the coming times.

DePorre uses the shark metaphor to good effect while offering an aggressive investment strategy that debunks conventional wisdom.The advice is sound, but not practical enough to empower the ordinary investor, says Kamya Jaiswal.

The equity pendulum swings between euphoria and panic, creating opportunities. In the current scenario, where fear and market sentiment are overshadowing the fundamentals, Indian equities offer a great risk-reward opportunity.

Not averse to risk, young investors maximise returns potential by investing in equities aggressively

If there is one word to describe the market for the past few weeks, it is volatile. MONEY TODAY takes a peek at Tejas Bhope’s diary entries to feel the sentiment.

A clutch of realty IPOs hangs fire as investors lose their appetite for the underperforming sector.

The first and worst hit by the downturn, the financial services sector has started to grow and hire. Healthcare, IT and ITES also get into the hiring mode.

The market is hogging the limelight these days and the incessantly falling sensex is creating excellent buying opportunities for investors despite the gut-wrenching uncertainty.

As capital becomes scarce in the global markets, foreign portfolio investors—the lifeblood running through domestic equities—turn their backs on India. This has got more to do with the stress in the financial system in their own backyard than any fundamental issues with the domestic market. Will they return, or should we be waiting for them at all? Rachna Monga goes into the details.

With global markets losing between a fifth and, in some cases, close to half of their value, fear, pessimism and panic grip the Street.

esurgere Mines and Minerals and Austral Coke & Projects, which operate in the out -of-favour commodities space, recently had a spectacular debut on the stock markets. The spectacular rise & fall of two mining stocks raises hackles.