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Investors should shun stocks with poor fundamentals, say analysts

Retail investors need to realise they have enjoyed a hefty dose of beginner's luck

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Retail investors | Equity markets | stock market trading

Sanjay Kumar Singh  |  New Delhi 

Buy, Sell, markets, stocks, shares, investments, funds, investors
Investors with a long horizon should just ride out any interim volatility

The equity market has turned volatile in recent days after a near-unidirectional rally that lasted about a year. The resolve of a large number of retail investors, who have chosen to participate in equities directly — demat accounts have risen by 12.37 million from March 2020 to February 2021 — will be tested in the coming days.

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First Published: Sat, March 27 2021. 06:10 IST

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