Do you play the stock market

TSEA · 9th October 2008, 19:47

Nice Article.

WHEN THE BUBBLE BURST

Source: The Hindu : Magazine : When the bubble burst

sam003 · 9th October 2008, 20:49

Great Article my friend, but does anyone see any way out for this. If this continue for long I think most of people will become bankrupt now. How long we will stay without job like this. As it has impacted IT as well and there are no new projects in market and I have seen some presentation in my company which says no hope till 2010

. What do you say guys ?

CtrlAltDel · 10th October 2008, 11:21

in such severe bear market, investors have to take a long term view and invest in companies with sound fundamentals in sectors like infrastructure, power, steel etc.

remember that whatever comes down has to go up ultimately (and vice versa). this is just a cycle that will go back up. this is the right time to pick up dirt cheap stocks in good companies.

dont panic about losses in the short term. believe me, in about 3-5 years people who invest now would be rolling in wealth

if you are not familiar with stock markets, invest in mutual funds with a good track record.

and about the so-called "nationalization" of banks in the US, remember that its not actually a "nationalization". US government is buying up controlling stock (at cheap rates) in those firms so that they can set the functioning right (sub-prime loans for example) to avoid a financial disaster.

once the firms are back on a sound footing, the govenment would divest those shares back to the investors, at a profit.

this is not a case of "nationalization" where the govt becomes the sole owner and the employees become govenment employees. there will be layoffs under govt supervision too as a part of restructuring.

appuchan · 10th October 2008, 12:48

Looks like Sensex is going to touch 4 digits soon... :(

Steeroid · 10th October 2008, 13:54

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Originally Posted by appuchan

Looks like Sensex is going to touch 4 digits soon... :(

I think 8-9k is a very realistic level for people to start investing again. I've been very skeptical of the ridiculous 20k levels that the index touched in the recent past - driven by nothing but foreign fund inflows.

harry10 · 10th October 2008, 14:32

Seems like market has recovered a bit since morning.

gkrishn · 10th October 2008, 14:37

Here is the article... with out naming who is who...

http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/1000...orrow.html?h=E

jagan0677 · 24th October 2008, 09:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steeroid

I think 8-9k is a very realistic level for people to start investing again. I've been very skeptical of the ridiculous 20k levels that the index touched in the recent past - driven by nothing but foreign fund inflows.

looks like the sensex is slowly grinding its way there. interesting times.

vasudeva · 24th October 2008, 09:52

I have lost more than gained in the stock market (losses are low because I am by nature conservative). I do have company ESOPs which are now under water from Rs. 400/share profit in early 2008. However this is an opportunity loss rather than an actual loss, since I have yet to exercise my options.

Sudipto-S-Team · 24th October 2008, 11:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steeroid

I think 8-9k is a very realistic level for people to start investing again. I've been very skeptical of the ridiculous 20k levels that the index touched in the recent past - driven by nothing but foreign fund inflows.

As of now most of my investments are in bank deposits and some goldshares and of course some bluechips that I will always hold. I had exited at around 18k.

The time to invest back in the market will be when people stop talking about the market - good, bad or neutral - for some time.

It will happen next year.

Watching this thread as to when it stops getting hits. That'll be the time to buy bluechips.

KSM-Vtec · 24th October 2008, 12:06

Missed the circuit by less than half a %.

manson · 24th October 2008, 13:16

What would some fundamentally strong companies to invest in, keeping in mind a 2-3 year time line.

manson.

gemballa · 24th October 2008, 13:23

as of now nothing unless you want big risk and if so go for l&t....

spadival · 24th October 2008, 13:36

LOL.. Anybody wants my L&T shares?

. I got a small amount worth Rs 20k some time back. Now its worth all of Rs 4k - a loss of value of over 80% !!

But all said and done, its a solid company with solid results. I may buy some more now.

manson · 24th October 2008, 13:42

The Sensex has just dipped below 9K!

manson.

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9th October 2008, 19:47	#766
TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 425 Thanked: 866 Times	Nice Article. WHEN THE BUBBLE BURST Source: The Hindu : Magazine : When the bubble burst
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9th October 2008, 20:49	#767
sam003 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 533 Thanked: 67 Times	Great Article my friend, but does anyone see any way out for this. If this continue for long I think most of people will become bankrupt now. How long we will stay without job like this. As it has impacted IT as well and there are no new projects in market and I have seen some presentation in my company which says no hope till 2010. What do you say guys ?
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10th October 2008, 11:21	#768
CtrlAltDel BHPian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: HyderaGr8 Posts: 499 Thanked: 24 Times	in such severe bear market, investors have to take a long term view and invest in companies with sound fundamentals in sectors like infrastructure, power, steel etc. remember that whatever comes down has to go up ultimately (and vice versa). this is just a cycle that will go back up. this is the right time to pick up dirt cheap stocks in good companies. dont panic about losses in the short term. believe me, in about 3-5 years people who invest now would be rolling in wealth if you are not familiar with stock markets, invest in mutual funds with a good track record. and about the so-called "nationalization" of banks in the US, remember that its not actually a "nationalization". US government is buying up controlling stock (at cheap rates) in those firms so that they can set the functioning right (sub-prime loans for example) to avoid a financial disaster. once the firms are back on a sound footing, the govenment would divest those shares back to the investors, at a profit. this is not a case of "nationalization" where the govt becomes the sole owner and the employees become govenment employees. there will be layoffs under govt supervision too as a part of restructuring.
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10th October 2008, 12:48	#769
appuchan BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangy Posts: 644 Thanked: 27 Times	Looks like Sensex is going to touch 4 digits soon... :(
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10th October 2008, 14:32	#771
harry10 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Faridabad/Delhi Posts: 2,743 Thanked: 4,108 Times View My Garage	Seems like market has recovered a bit since morning.
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10th October 2008, 14:37	#772
gkrishn BHPian Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 650 Thanked: 149 Times View My Garage	Trouble ahead? Top bank borrows Rs1,000 cr @ 20% Here is the article... with out naming who is who... http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/1000...orrow.html?h=E
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24th October 2008, 09:52	#774
vasudeva Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 2,221 Thanked: 212 Times	I have lost more than gained in the stock market (losses are low because I am by nature conservative). I do have company ESOPs which are now under water from Rs. 400/share profit in early 2008. However this is an opportunity loss rather than an actual loss, since I have yet to exercise my options.
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24th October 2008, 12:06	#776
KSM-Vtec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: MH-02-India-Bombay-Bandra Posts: 1,561 Thanked: 447 Times View My Garage	Missed the circuit by less than half a %.
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24th October 2008, 13:16	#777
manson Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,291 Times View My Garage	What would some fundamentally strong companies to invest in, keeping in mind a 2-3 year time line. manson.
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24th October 2008, 13:23	#778
gemballa BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 368 Thanked: 319 Times	as of now nothing unless you want big risk and if so go for l&t....
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24th October 2008, 13:36	#779
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Melbourne, AU Posts: 1,772 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	LOL.. Anybody wants my L&T shares? . I got a small amount worth Rs 20k some time back. Now its worth all of Rs 4k - a loss of value of over 80% !! But all said and done, its a solid company with solid results. I may buy some more now.
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24th October 2008, 13:42	#780
manson Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 4,291 Times View My Garage	The Sensex has just dipped below 9K! manson.
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