STRATEGIC PLANNING *Shanmukha Rao. Padala **Dr. N. V.S. Suryanarayana INTRODUCTION: The business organizations often compete with each other to gain their customers' attention and business. While doing so, each firm tries to chalk out its unique strategy or game-plan based on its own internal strengths and weaknesses in terms of, which products or services to pursue, which investments to make, with human...more
STRATEGIC PLANNING IN INDIA*Shanmukha Rao. Padala **Dr. N. V.S. Suryanarayana An Introduction:Corporate planning had its genesis in India sometimes in the sixties when a number of subsidiaries of multinational companies introduced the process in compliance with their parent companies' directives. Since then quite a few companies have introduced formal planning for a variety of reasons. Some introduced it because their top...more
Good afternoon,Yesterday we sold our holdings in both Fortescue Metals and National Australia Bank.FMG - the stock moved up quite sharply since our purchase on July 23rd on the back of the China growth story and their quarterly report that we flagged in the purchase email. We sold at $4.5945, providing a gross profit of 9.6% and adding 1.4% to the portfolio in a little over two weeks. The stock hit price resistance at $4.67 and began falling, so without any additional data the stock could be range bound around these prices for a while and we thought it best to lock in the profit.NAB - we have held National Australia Bank shares for three months and, although we have collected a dividend, the stock has not rallied beyond our entry price. NAB reported its results yesterday morning, and suffices to say we (and the broader market) were not immediately impressed. With the stock beginning to fall again and the possibility of seeing $23 or below on the horizon we took the opportunity to sell at a level which leaves us near break even on the transaction after taking into account the dividend. We may very well be able to buy back the position again at lower levels.These sales leave the...more
Planning plays an important role in any action of our lives and similarly sketching out commodity trading plan before beginning futures trading can be very handy. You will have set action plans in line to your objective, helps you to be consistent and track actions of your futures broker. Having at least a minimum knowledge of commodity futures,...more
The advent of online trading of commodities has been a boon to many investors. You are now free of the tedious process of calling your futures broker, placing order, discussing the price and then decide to execute or not. Technological tools giving live updates, detailed reports and simplified trading platforms are making huge strides into the...more
Seasoned brokers have no problem gaining profit from the foreign exchange market because they already know the mechanics of such trade. However, even a newcomer can also get involved in foreign exchange trading and benefit from it. Foreign exchange trading is easy enough if one knows the basics.Foreign exchange trading is the practice of selling and buying currencies. The goal of foreign exchange trading is to exchange one currency for another currency in hopes that the price will change, so that the currency purchased by a trader will increase in value compared to the currency sold.Before anyone can participate in foreign exchange trading, one must know about the exchange rate and the foreign exchange quote. The exchange rate is basically the ratio of one currency valued against another currency. For instance, the CHF/USD exchange rate shows how many Swiss francs can purchase a U.S. Dollar, or how many U.S. Dollars one needs to purchase a Swiss franc. In foreign exchange trading, currencies are always quoted in pairs. An example is the one shown above: CHF/USD. Currencies are quoted in pairs because every transaction in foreign exchange trading involves the simultaneous buying of...more
Some tips on how to save money on ebay and other retailers include using online coupons combined with the use of cash back programs that are available free to give you money back from any item that you buy online. You could pretty much...more
Entering the stock market can be daunting and new traders are often advised to have a trading plan. An oft-repeated saying is that ninety percent of all stock traders fail and the remaining ten percent all have trading plans. It's not exactly...more
Informed decisions by means of intense data gathering, analysis yields superior results as compared to impulsive, ignorant choices. In similar lines, you can garner high returns in commodity trading with the aid of research on your target...more
Through a comparative analysis on the development of graphite & talcum mining industry in 31 provincial regions and 20 major cities in visualized form of data map, the report provides key data and concise analyses on the graphite & talcum mining...more
Have you got any favorite fragrance today? I really love perfumes and I bet you do the same? There's nothing better than a nice fragrance, from a great designer. As you probably know already there are plenty of great perfumes on the...more
At the top of the market, appearances matter, a lot. The interiors are expensive, and only the very best quality flooring is used, and kept in immaculate condition. In fact, they look so good that people often wonder how they do it....more