TY - BOOK AU - Parikh, Parag TI - Value investing and behavioral finance: insights into Indian stock market realities SN - 9780070077638 U1 - 332.678 PY - 2018/// CY - New Delhi PB - McGraw Hill Education (India) Pvt. Ltd. KW - Financial management KW - Behavioral financial N1 - Table of Content Chapter 1. Success and Failure Chapter 2. Understanding Behavioral Trends Chapter 3. Behavioral Obstacles to Value Investing Chapter 4. Contrarian Investing: The Psychology of Going Against the Crowd Chapter 5. Growth Trap Chapter 6. Commodity Investing Chapter 7. Public Sector Units Chapter 8. Sector Investing Chapter 9. Initial Public Offerings Chapter 10. Index Investing Chapter 11. Bubble Trap Chapter 12. Investor Behavior Based Finance Bibliography Glossary Index N2 - When others are greedy be fearful and when others are fearful be greedy"-ill-timed bouts of greed and fear among investors make stock markets volatile. Ratinal and successful investing is all about restraining and channelizing these emotions and understanding behavioral finance, not market sentiments, crowd behavior or company performances. At a time when market upheavals are eroding investors' confidence, dooming life's earnings and corporate fortunes, and shipping up mass hysteria-Value Investing and Behavioral Finance comes as an antidote to investor anxiety and a guide to sane and safe investment decisions. Using investing trends in Indian capital markets over the last three decades, it shows how collective behavioral biases affect investment decisions, returns and market vagaries. As a corrective, it spells out long-term value and contrarian investing strategies based on the principles of behavioral finance. Further, it advises on how to spot investment opportunities and pitfalls in commodity stocks, growth stock, PSUs, IPOs, sectors and index stocks. It also alerts the reader to a 'bubble' or crisis situation, and ways to identify and insure against it. Value Investing and Behavioral Finance, a timely offering from a seasoned investment strategist, is a must read for stock brokers, bankers, lay investors, portfolio manager, fund manager, and students of finance ER -