Muses of Murari

Insightful article on recent PE deals valuing few of Indian e-commerce start-ups dizzy highs. … Flipkart, a loss making company with FY11 topline revenues in the sub- 100 crore range, is raising a round at a $1 billion (that’s 4,500 crore) valuation. And then I hear that its main rival, the similarly-sized Infibeam is doing [...]

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It looks like the flavor of the season is to accept & agree on a single idea – ‘Indian economy slowdown’. Recession in Indian lexicon is totally no-no. So says the elite economists. May be true. Prices are high. Inflation is high. Real Estate companies like DLF are selling lands to throw meatballs to investors [...]

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The most popular IPO in recent times had a fantastic listing yesterday. 40 % gain on the first day. There are hundreds of articles about this company, its IPO and market comments swirling around on internet. Let me not burden you with one more! Anyone tracking the market or listening to the market news, knows [...]

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I am slowly realizing how important a financial adviser is for a common man. If you are not bothered about wealth creation over your working years, you can continue to exist without financial advices. For all others, especially who are less financial literate, I think adviser is needed. In 2007, I decided to work on [...]

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Today is a big day for me. I am writing this for my own reference. As well as I want to share with the world. I’m a stock market learner. I’m very much in learning mode and I’ve started investing in good fundamental companies for long term capital appreciation and of course for dividend money. [...]

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It looks like IPO craze is back, but this time, the pattern suggests that more informed people are jumping into it, coupled with smartly set IPO price bands. Recent IPOs – JSW Energy and DB Corp – are interesting case studies. When I read JSW IPO analysis report, I was somewhat impressed given that clear [...]

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