Smart Money

Monkey's guide to stock investing in 2015: 3 random-pick portfolios

Can random picks, Monkeys throwing darts at a list of stocks, generate a winning portfolio to beat the main indices? To improve the odds for our three Monkey portfolios, we have randomly picked the stocks from different indices.

Will rupee fall or rise in 2015? Don't be surprised if it's the latter

The rupee fell 3 percent in 2014 against the dollar but it actually gained against the other hard currencies like the euro, the yen, the Swiss franc and the British pound. So a fall appears unlikely in 2015

Where to invest now: FDs, bonds, gold and equity

The next year will be an economic roller-coaster, and hence needs an investing strategy that looks both at the short-term and the post-election phase.

Even smart investors will need dumb luck post Budget 2013

The key to reading asset classes in 2013 is reading government policies right. But that's not easy, as some of these policies may fail to deliver.

Why a stable euro is good for Sensex, Nifty and rupee

The euro has run up suddenly, aided by short-covering. A stable euro is positive for the markets and the rupee

How to play a topsy-turvy currency and commodity market

The yuan is strengthening, the dollar is holding firm and commodities are weakening. This is broadly positive for countries like India

Four stock pros tell us why the best times still lie ahead

It's much tougher to make money from stocks in these over-researched times, but the future can only be better, say four investing pros

Big question: Why are FII funds still flowing to India?

The India story is still comparatively better, but fickle fund flows may turn adverse anytime, global analysts warn

A weak yen means a fresh potential bonanza for equities

A weakening yen coupled with higher interest rates in emerging markets means we could see a tsunami of fresh equity investments from Japan

Decoding The Wolf of Wall Street - and it's not about the movie

The Martin Scorcese movie brought out many things about stock markets: issues of herding, momentum and information cascades that drive bull runs