MoneyToday Articles (Dec 27, 2007)

Money Today
Latest Issue December 27, 2007


Cover Story
Narayan Krishnamurthy and Devangshu Datta

We revisit India's most wanted stocks and find out which are the favourite stocks of fund managers and the hottest sectors they are investing your money in.
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It’s a question that perplexes even the most astute investor: how does one pick a good stock?
We all know that investing in equities is the best way to create wealth. But picking the right stock is fraught with difficulties. You need to be able to separate genuinely solid companies from those that just make a lot of noise, time the market, and do this before everyone realises that the stock is a winner. Or take the easy way out. Look at what the experts are buying, mimic their portfolios, and chances are you’ll make a neat packet.

That’s why we decided to make the MONEY TODAY-Value Research ranking of India’s Most Wanted Stocks an annual event. From a universe of over 6,000 stocks, we culled out 45 that are favourites of fund managers. These rankings can be useful to mutual fund investors as well as direct investors in equity. The former can rest assured that fund managers are doing their best to generate healthy returns. And active equity investors can take a leaf out of the fund managers’ book and create similar portfolios. We take you through the hottest sectors, as well as the most popular large-, mid- and smallcap stocks. And finally, a word of caution: the most wanted stocks are not always the most rewarding, so don’t rush in with your eyes shut. Remember that it is, after all, your money and your investment.

Most wanted stocks

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE TOP 25 LARGE CAP STOCKS

Most wanted underperformers?

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