" The influence on stock markets are so numerous and so complex that no person has ever been able to predict the trend of stock prices with consistent success. – Sir John Templeton" India is all set to participate in fourth phase of parliament elections. While all political alliances are claiming success, capital markets seem to be thinking otherwise. This is the general perception now-a-days. Elections will be over in next three weeks and in just 23 days from now on 4 th of June we will have absolute clarity as to who is forming the government. Till then let’s analyse the probable scenarios that can emerge from the elctions and their likely impact on the economy and the stock markets: A. BJP wins with thumping majority – It will continue the ongoing economic policies with increased pace and vigour which should bode well for the economy and the markets. Additionally it can take some debatable decisions that may cause unrest in certain sections of the society, like
"The market does not trade upon what everybody knows, but upon what those with the best information can foresee" – William Hamilton Over last few days we saw friends observing Lent, Ramadan & Navratri. Today we are celebrating Ram Navami & couple of days later we will be celebrating Mahavir Jayanti. If something common can be drawn from all these is the most essential virtue of surviving and thriving in this world which is – Patience & Preservance. Be it observing fast during Navratri, Lent or Ramadan or life of Lord Ram or Lord Mahavir Jain – they all teaches us how patience & preservance penultimate in Nirvana. We all are working to survive, thrive and ultimately achieve the financial freedom or Financial Nirvana. And to achieve this nirvana we are investing in market related investment products. While in the long run most market linked investments achieve their true value but in short term it’s market prices are determined by many forces, some of which