Prajna Capital - An Investment Guide

What does the retail investor do in choppy markets being seen now? YES, the current markets are in a bearish phase on account of several global and domestic factors. High crude prices are, however, the single biggest factor for the meltdown. It is hard to predict when the markets will stabilise. Investors who invested in equity markets at the peak time are anxious to know how they can protect their investments. Also, there are several investors who are interested in entering the markets and are keen to understand what should be their strategy. Firstly, let us understand that the current behaviour of the stock markets is not unprecedented. If you go back in history, both domestically and globally, the stock markets have moved in various directions over a short period of time. So do not panic. Let us assume that there are two investors: investor A and investor B. Investor A invested in equity mutual funds at the peak of the markets in January 2008 and has now witnessed erosion of ...