Prajna Capital - An Investment Guide

Five reasons why as an investor you should hold on to your financial stocks. UNDER PENETRATED According to a report by Boston Consultancy Group, India has the second largest financially excluded population of about 135 million, which is next only to China. Though the development in terms of technology, regulation and compliance has taken place vary rapidly, the financial services sector in India still remains highly under penetrated. Just imagine how big is the opportunity that needs to be tapped. This should be enough motivation for an investor to remain invested in financial stocks. EVOLVING CAPITAL MARKET As per rough estimates, only about 2% of Indian population of 1.1 billion invest in capital markets. Of this, individuals invest only 5% of their total savings into stock markets — an indication of the kind of potential Indian financial services have. The sharp rise in India’s stock markets since 2003 reflects its improving macroeconomic fundamentals. The next growth opportunitie...