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Investment Strategies and Management Guide

This document provides an overview of investments, including the various investment alternatives and attributes to consider. It also discusses the differences between investing and speculation, how to classify financial markets, the steps in portfolio management, common investment errors, and qualities of successful investors. The key aspects covered are the range of investment avenues available, the relevant investment attributes of return, risk, liquidity, tax benefits and convenience, and how financial markets can be classified based on the nature, maturity, seasoning, timing and structure of financial assets.

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Investment Strategies and Management Guide

This document provides an overview of investments, including the various investment alternatives and attributes to consider. It also discusses the differences between investing and speculation, how to classify financial markets, the steps in portfolio management, common investment errors, and qualities of successful investors. The key aspects covered are the range of investment avenues available, the relevant investment attributes of return, risk, liquidity, tax benefits and convenience, and how financial markets can be classified based on the nature, maturity, seasoning, timing and structure of financial assets.

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INVESTMENT An Overview

OUTLINE
Investment Alternatives Investment Attributes Investment versus Speculation Financial Markets Portfolio Management Process

Common Errors in Investment Management


Qualities for Successful Investing

Investment Alternatives
Investment Avenues Nonmarketable Financial Assets Bonds

Equity Shares Money Market Instruments

Mutual Fund Schemes Real Estate

Life Insurance Policies Precious Objects Financial Derivatives

Investment Attributes
RETURN

RISK
LIQUIDITY TAX SHELTER CONVENIENCE

Evaluation Of Various Investment Avenues


Return Current yield Capital appreciation Equity Shares Nonconvertible Debentures Equity Schemes Debt Schemes Bank Deposits Public Provident Fund Life Insurance Policies Residential House Gold and Silver Low High Low Moderate Moderate Nil High Negligible High Low Nil Moderate Risk High Low High Low Negligible Nil Marketability/ Liquidity Fairly high Average High High High Average Tax Shelter High Nil High No tax on dividends Nil Section 80 C benefit Section 80 C benefit High Nil Convenience High High Very high Very high Very high Very high

Nil Moderate Nil

Moderate Moderate Moderate

Nil

Average Low Average

Very High Fair Average

Negligible Average

Investment Vs. Speculation


INVESTOR
PLANNING HORIZON LONG MODERATE MODEST FUNDAMENTAL NO

SPECULATOR
SHORT HIGH HIGH TECHNICAL HIGH

RISK DISPOSITION RETURN EXPECTATION BASIS FOR DECISIONS LEVERAGE

CLASSIFICATI ON OF FINANCIAL MARKETS


DEBT MARKET NATURE OF CLAIM EQUITY MARKET MONEY MARKET MATURITY OF CLAIM CAPITAL MARKET PRIMARY MARKET SEASONING OF CLAIM SECONDARY MARKET CASH OR SPOT MARKET TIMING OF DELIVERY FORWARD OR FUTURES MARKET EXCHANGE-TRADED MARKET ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKET

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT PROCCESS


SPECIFICATION OF INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND CONSTRAINTS CHOICE OF ASSET MIX

FORMULATION OF PORTFOLIO STRATEGY SELECTION OF SECURITIES

PORTFOLIO EXECUTION

PORTFOLIO REVISION

PORTFOLIO EVALUATION

Common Errors In Investment Management


INVESTORS APPEAR TO BE PRONE TO THE FOLLOWING ERRORS IN MANAGING THEIR INVESTMENTS.
INADEQUATE COMPREHENSION OF RETURN AND RISK

VAGUELY FORMULATED INVESTMENT POLICY


NAIVE EXTRAPOLATION OF THE PAST CURSORY DECISION MAKING SIMULTANEOUS SWITCHING MISPLACED LOVE FOR CHEAP STOCKS OVER-DIVERSIFICATION AND UNDER-DIVERSIFICATION BUYING SHARES OF FAMILIAR COMPANIES WRONG ATTITUDE TOWARD LOSSES AND PROFITS

TENDENCY TO SPECULATE

Qualities for Successful Investing


CONTRARY THINKING
PATIENCE COMPOSURE FLEXIBILITY AND OPENNESS DECISIVENESS

SUMMING UP
A bewildering range of investment avenues is available.
For evaluating an investment, the following attributes

are relevant: rate of return, risk, marketability, tax


shelter, and convenience. A financial market is a market for creation and exchange of financial assets. Financial markets can be classified by the nature of claim, maturity of claim, seasoning of claim, timing of delivery, and organisational structure.

Portfolio management is a complex activity which can be broken down into a series of steps.

The stock market is thronged by investors pursuing diverse investment strategies. Investors are prone to various errors

The qualities of contrary thinking, patience,


composure, flexibility, and decisiveness are required to

succeed in the investment game.

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