IUP Series on Investment Strategies for Individual Investors

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Investment is the surrender of certain present value for some uncertain future reward. Investment decision is a trade-off between risk and return. Investment analysis describes techniques, vehicles and strategies for planning, implementing and overseeing the optimal allocation of the fund of the investor. Despite increasing investments in different financial markets due to rapid progress in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and media, common people suffer from a misconception that investment is a scary activity. They are puzzled by the profusion and proliferation of investment alternatives, rattled by the fluctuation of financial asset prices, overwhelmed by the presence of mighty institutional investors, confounded by exotic instruments and complicated investment strategies, confused by the intricacies of tax system and frustrated by financial scams that periodically rock the market. Fresh Investors are not confident due to their lack of awareness and inadequacy of subject knowledge. There are different forms of investment such as fixed deposits, shares, derivatives, money market instruments, mutual funds, real estate, insurance, gold and bullion etc. This book analyzes in a nutshell, the different investment opportunities available to a retail investor; a layman household investor will get an in-depth knowledge regarding the investment criteria after going through this book. The readers will come to know how they can diversify their portfolio to hedge their risk and how return can be maximized, subject to a certain risk. In a nutshell, an investment strategy must be stress-free and enjoyable. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, a popular meditation teacher once said, "Do less and accomplish more". Being aware of how, where, why and how much to invest, a conscious investor will have the time to enjoy his/her success.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Arindam Mukherjee

Arindam Mukherjee holds English honors from Calcutta University and an MBA in Marketing from Icfai Business School, Kolkata. He is currently working as Senior Research Associate at Icfai Business School Research Centre, Kolkata. He has contributed articles to various magazines published by the Icfai University Press. His research interests include brand management, sales and marketing, consumer behavior and production management.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sujoy Kumar Dhar

Sujoy Kumar Dhar holds Economics Honours with Statistics & Mathematics combination from Calcutta University and an MSc in Economics with specialization Econometrics & Statistics and optional field Operation Research from Calcutta University. He has completed MBA with Major Finance and Minor Marketing from Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management (IISWBM) which enjoys the affiliation of Calcutta University. He is currently working as a Faculty Member at Icfai Business School, Kolkata. Previously, he was associated with International School of Business and Media as a full time Faculty Member. His research interests include Portfolio Management, Security Analysis, Production Management, Application of Econometrics and Quantitative Methods.

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Title
IUP Series on Investment Strategies for Individual Investors
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9788131414903
Length
268p.
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