July 06, 2013

Myth Named Value investing in Indian Stock Market

Reasons for why value investing in Indian stocks markets is a MYTH:

1. Govt companies are run with vested interest of involved politicians thus never give money to investors. in fact government ensures that the company is first fall sick and then it is sold to private people at throw away prices. Eg VSNL, BALCO, Hotels sold in Mumbai at throw away prices. Latest being BSNL/MTNL. People can themselves see how systematically they are being made bankrupt later they will be sold at throw away prices.

2. Fundamentals of the company or industry does not matter reason Corporate Governance (Management: whats that ???) Look at any of the big groups: Reliance, Adani, Thapars, Modi's or new age infra giants (All from Andhra and now all are MLA's or MP's). Fundamentals change over night: Latest eg: Gitanjali Gems

3. SEBI is tooth less tiger. What they did about Satyam, Reliance Power, Kwality dairy (end less list of big shots forget about fly by night operators)??

Anything about Indian stock market is speculation, value investing can simply be defined as how good you know an operator and how reliable is your operator.

Keeping money in bank deposit will not beat the inflation but will grow. In stock market you will either loose all the money or earn nothing in net net  terms obviously unless you have great luck or you know the good operators.

You might agree

Regards,

Atul