Value Investing Lessons Relevant At All Times

• Understanding Working capital - Part 1
  (Nov 21, 2011)Working capital is a critical component in the functioning of any business. Working capital is akin to the oxygen supply for a business.
• Understanding the basics of yield curves
  (Jun 14, 2011)Very often you may come across the term 'yield curve' and wonder what it implicates for a common investor. In this article we will try and understand the basics of bond yield curves. Let's start off with a simple example. Say your office colleague, wants to urgently borrow Rs 5,000 from you. He promises to repay you the very next day.
• Buyback: What should a retail investor do?
  (Mar 3, 2011)An investor buys a stock with the intention to earn returns. These returns accrue over a period of time. So why would a company buy its own stock? To earn returns on itself? Sounds confusing? Well read on to understand more.
• Equity or Debt: Which is cheaper?
  (Oct 13, 2010)Put yourself in the shoes of the CFO of a company. One major aspect you will be confronted with in your job will relate to the financing of your company's assets. Just like a plant needs water to grow, businesses need capital in order to expand.
• Investing and the 'rule of 72'
  (Sep 27, 2010)As an investor, the dream is to grow the money invested over years. Investors specifically look for opportunities that double their money or even earn more than double.
• Exotic Derivatives
  (Sep 2, 2010)This is the final article in the derivatives tutorial. So far, we have looked in detail at futures and options, how they are priced, and how they can be traded. Today, we’ll take a look at some of the exotic derivatives that have come up in financial markets today.
• Options Trading Strategies - Part 2
  (Aug 26, 2010)Previously we examined some commonly used option trading strategies. These included outright directional strategies, protective puts, and covered calls.
• Options Trading Strategies - Part 1
  (Aug 19, 2010)In the last two weeks, we discussed how options are priced and the various factors that affect option prices. In this and next week's article, we’ll discuss some commonly used option trading strategies.
• Option Pricing - Part II
  (Aug 12, 2010)In the previous week's article, we discussed some of the basic tenets of options. These included how they operate, and the concepts of intrinsic and time value.
• Option Pricing - Part I
  (Aug 5, 2010)Option pricing is a very popular topic for any students studying finance; it can get extremely technical and sometimes divorced from reality. Over the next two articles, my aim is to provide you with the tools to understand how options are priced, and what are the risks involved.