Vikas Vardhan

Decoding the impact of revised gas prices

Domestic natural gas prices have been reduced by 25 per cent. We look at the industry dynamic, how it works and how this price revision will impact various players.

Hot stocks we rejected and why

During our research, we decided to junk many ideas that looked promising at the time. Here is why

When not to sell a stock

If you have been guilty of selling well-performing stocks that later turned out to be multibaggers, here is some help

Stock investing is no rocket science

Vikas Vardhan likes to observe his surroundings to pick promising stocks. He also uses screens to filter out companies with mediocre to bad financials

Pick winning stocks with smart filters

With Value Research Stock Advisor's smart stock filters, you can find the promising prospects in the listed universe of over 4,000 companies

How to avoid value traps

A cheap-looking stock naturally attracts investors but it could fall further, thus destroying investor wealth. Here are a few attractively priced stocks that you must avoid

Confessions of an equity analyst

An equity analyst reveals what matters and what doesn't in equity research

Mr. Contrarian

John Neff looked for out-of-favour stocks that were cheap in relation to their earnings growth and dividend yield

The market magician

Joel Greenblatt developed the Magic Formula, which combined earnings yield and ROCE to pick 30 best stocks. We have adapted his style to the Indian context

Beating the street

Peter Lynch is widely acclaimed as an investor who made investing doable for the common man. We adapted his style in the Indian context