Questions and Answers

I answer questions relating to finance and investment posed to me through email,  on this blog and 'Quora'. The questions I received shook me into a new reality. Investors have so many questions!

I am glad to share with you, our dear reader, that we have answered over one hundred investors' questions in the last 15 months! And, it is continuing.

Since the number of question answered has exceeded 100, it will be hard for the reader to drill down to the question of interest. Therefore  the questions are classified into five major categories. Under each major category, there are two sub categories. The links will take the reader to the appropriate section. The structure with links is as follows:

Law:

What Are the Legal Implications of Standing Guarantee For Others?	Legal	Surety
Can Partnership Firms Invest in Mutual Funds?	Eligibility of Partnership Firms to Invest	Investing
Is there a Legal Cap on Bond Rates?	Interest Rate Cap	Bonds

Economics:

What Is Basis Points?	Interest Rate
What Is Inflation?	Inflation
What is Negative Interest Rate?	Interest Rate
What are Repo and Reverse Repo Rates?	Repo Rate
What is Repo Rate?	Repo Rate
How Repo Rate Affects Debt Funds?	Repo Rate

Finance:

What Is Financial Statement Analysis?	Finance	Finacial Analysis
What is the Relationship Between a Bond's Market Price and Its Yield to Maturity?	Finance	Bonds
Does a Company Actually Benefit When Its Share Price Increases?	Finance	General
What Is the Difference Between A Stock Exchange and A Bank?	Finance	General
What is Market Capitalisation?	Finance	Investing
Does Benjamin Graham's Teaching Apply to Buying Entire Businesses as they Do to Stocks?	Finance	Benjamin Graham
What is the Difference between Annualised Returns and CAGR?	Finance	Growth
What is the difference between a Financial Institution and an Intermediary?	Finacial Institution/ Intermediary	General
What is the Difference Between Rate of Interest and Rate of Return?	Return on Investment	Interest Rate
Can an Unlisted Company Raise Capital?	Finance	Raising Capital

Investing:

How Do You Calculate Return On SIPs Factoring in All the Operational Costs?	investment Return	SIP
What are some good books or sites on stock market for beginners?	Investing Knowledge	Resources
Which Are The Best SIP to Invest 3000 per month for two years?	Investment Products	Mutual Funds
I have US$50,000 now. I want to invest in US stocks for 20 years. Which stocks will you recommend? How much would I have at that time?	Investment Products	Future Value of Investments
What would happen if the stock market failed to start?	Investing Knowledge	Philosophical
I would like to buy a stock or bond for my newborn grandchild. What would you recommend?	Investing Knowledge	Gifting
Which One is Better: Recurring Deposit in Bank or SIP in Mutual Funds?	Investment Products	Relative Merit
Can One Get Rich From The Stock Market?	investment Return	Stocks
How Do I Invest ₹80,000 to Maximise My Returns?	investment Return	Investing
Can we use money from mutual fund for home loan repayment?	Investment Risk	Deploying Sale Proceeds
Is the Stock Market a Place to Make a Fast Buck?	investment Return	Stocks
How to Find The Fair Price of A Stock?	Investing Knowledge	Fair Price
What are the rules of thumb for investing a lump sum amount into a mutual fund?	Investing Knowledge	Mutual Funds
What Is Dollar Cost Averaging?	Investment Timing	Dollar Cost Averaging
Is it Advisable to Buy a Stock Before it Becomes Ex-Dividend?	Investing Knowledge	Dividend
How Do I Invest Small Amount of Money in Share Market Safely?	Investing Knowledge	Stocks
Is SIP Safe To Invest?	Investment Risk	SIP
What Is The Difference Between Dividend and Growth Fund. Which Is Better?	Investing Knowledge	Mutual Funds
Is it Possible to Regularly Update Recommended Stocks To Buy or Sell?	Investing Knowledge	Resources
Is there a Special Benefit in Being Invested For a Long Time in a Debt Fund?	Investment Products	Mutual Funds
What Is a Portfolio?	Investing Knowledge	Stocks
Would Now (August 2016) be a Good Time to Invest in an Index Fund?	Investment Timing	Mutual Funds
What will give me more profit after 5years? Investment in properties or in stock market or in mutual funds?	investment Return	Stocks
I don't want my money to be invested in stock/ mutual funds . Where can I invest it and let it grow with absolutely no risk involved?	Investment Risk	Safety
What are the First Steps to Invest in the Indian Stock Market?	Investing Knowledge	Steps
What Investing Options Exist for a 42 Year Old with Investible Surplus of Rs.3000 Per Month?	Investment Products	Investment Period
What is the Minimum SIP Subscription Amount and Best SIP?	Investment Size	SIP
Is It the Right Time to Invest in ‘Welspun India Ltd.’ Shares?	Investment Timing	Specific Scrip
Why People Entrust Their Funds With Mutual Funds?	Investing Knowledge	Mutual Funds
How Will My Lifestyle Affect My Children?	Lifestyle	Discipline
What are Good Books for Analysis of Financial Statements?	Investing Knowledge	Resources
Where Can I Get Ten Years Financial Information of Indian Listed Companies?	Investing Knowledge	Resources
How Frequent Changes to Mutual Fund Portfolio Affect Investor Interest?	Investing Knowledge	Porfolio Churning
What Should Investors Do When A Cash Rich Company Refuses to Pay Handsome Dividends?	Investing Knowledge	Dividend
Why My Friends Lost or Earned Only Meger Returns from Investments in Both Stocks and Mutual Funds?	investment Return	Mutual Funds
How to Choose the Right Mutual Fund to Invest?	Investment Products	Mutual Funds
What Are Investments Actually?	Investing Knowledge	General
What are the Factors to be Considered Before Investing in a Company?	Investment Evaluation	Finacial Analysis
If I had to Invest In One Company for 10 years, Which Would I Choose and Why?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
Is it Wise to Invest in Stocks Whilst Still Learning?	Investing Knowledge	General
How to Calculate the Intrinsic Value Shares?	Investment Evaluation	Finacial Analysis
How much Wealth Can I, a 32 year Old Create with a Monthly Investment of Rs.10000?	investment Return	Future Value of Investments
What is the Better Investment Instrument Between Stock and Bond?	Investment Products	Relative Merit
Is the Stock Market Worth Investing?	Investing Knowledge	Stocks
Where to Find Industry Wise Price to Earnings Ratios for Indian Stocks?	Investing Knowledge	Resources
How Trustworthy is Stock Advice on Websites and Media?	Investing Knowledge	Resources
How much Money can be Invested in a Year?	Investment Size	General
What are the Multibagger Stocks in India?	Investment Return	8
What Is the Risk of Investing in SIP?	Investment Risk	Mutual Funds
How Value Investors Meet Monthly Expenses?	Lifestyle	General
Why PFC and REC Shares Are Hammered on the Indian Bourses?	Investing Knowledge	Specific Scrip
What Investment Results to Expect for Rs.25000 per month?	Investment Return	General
What is the Best Frequency of SIP Investment Subscription?	Investment Frequency	Mutual Funds
How Value Investors Would have Managed their Portfolios during 2008 Market Crash?	Investing Knowledge	General
How Can I Become a Millionaire Quickly?	Rich/ Wealth	Growth
Why Asian Paints Ltd. Stock Price Has Corrected?	Investing Knowledge	Specific Scrip
Is Ramco Systems Ltd. a Good Investment Bet?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
Is Noida Toll Bridge Company a Good Investment Bet?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
As Indian Economy is Improving is it Good Time to Invest?	Investment Timing	General
What are the Best Price-to-Book Value Stocks?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
How to Calculate Book Value Per Share?	Investing Knowledge	Book Value
Which are the 10 Best Dividend Paying Companies?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
What is the Simple Formula to Determine Intrinsic Value of a Stock	Investing Knowledge	Inreinsic Value
Is Ashok Leyland Share Worth Investing?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
Is Tanla Solutions Share a Good Investment Bet?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
How Can I Analyse the Financials of a Company?	Investing Knowledge	Finacial Analysis
What are Good Resources to Learn Trading in Foreign Currencies?	Investing Knowledge	Resources
What are the Best Stocks to Invest in 2017?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
Can we Invest in Asian Paints’ Share After Recent Steep Price Correction?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
What Are the Alternatives to SIP Schemes?	Investment Products	Relative Merit
What are the Best Tyre Stocks?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
What Stock to buy on 30th December 2016?	Investment Timing	Specific Scrip
How Stock Markets will Behave in 2017?	Market Prediction
How Can I Recover from Daily Trading Loss?	Trading/ Day Trading	Recovering Trading Loss
Can I Invest with a Six Days a Week Job?	Trading/ Day Trading	Time Management
Are Timeshare Companies Good Investment Options?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Sector
How Warren Buffett Trades in Stocks?	Trading/ Day Trading	Warren Buffett
What Are the Three Best Indian Solar Stocks?	Investment Evaluation	Specific Scrip
Can Mutual Fund Investments be Traded Like Shares?	Trading/ Day Trading	Mutual Funds