Stock Market: by CA Rachna Ranade

As a learner, today i initiated a new course on stock market. Stock market is the epicenter of trading stock globally.It comprises of shares of companies and ventures.

CA Rachna Ranade started the seminar by mentioning the awareness of stock market among Indians with whom she had come through. A market is a place where where buying and selling of goods takes place. Similarly, in stock market is a place where shares of a company is involved in buyimg and selling. There are several myths(false belief) which still persists.

1. Investing in stock is Risky :

A graph of sensex points to corresponding yeari.e.from 2001 to present was presented by her. The graph shows that the sensex during 2001 - 2003 was low bit not null.Ups and downs are the part of the life, and for the stock market it is essential. In a long run investing in shares can be fruitful can be understood through the graph. The graph gradually increases from beginning to present year.In yr 2008 -09, a bank was decpared bankrupted overnight and corruption by govt officials resulted in heavy plunge in the sensex. Also the after the 2014 Lok sabha polls the bjp govt or modi sarkar headed the throne of india and sensex pts increases afterwards.Is there any reltion between the Lok sabha polls and the sensex pts? asked speaker. She answers confidently,"No". Cause in not the BJP or NDA but the stability of government provided by the leaders. Theerefore the myth is proven wrong as Lastng Term Capital Income in 99% of case is gain.

2. Professionals in finance can only invest in stock market:

The answer is no.Not only the professionals but the person with bit of financial underatanding and knowledge can proceed for the investment in the stock markets.Warren Buffet, one among the billionare in the world mentioned in one of his book-At the age of 11 he started investing in stock markets and later he stated that he has started investing too late.