promothesh wrote:
I am ready for more info. what kind of P/E ratio and debt to equity ratio do you guys look at when you invest?
I find it hard to even look at stocks like ebay, walmart , intel... their P/E ratios scare me. I mean.. its not a wise thing to purchase at any price..
what criteria do you use before you decide to invest in a stock?
Thanks
Praet
Preat
Even after 13 years of investing I consider myself still a learner. With each
investment, I learn new lessons.
As for as P/E for the American blue chips, they are way above the norm --
the norm is 15. In simplistic view, I could not find even a single stock --
not an exaggeration -- that is worth considering at this moment.
I find comfort in Warren Buffet view of the stock market. He is sitting
on huge pile of cash and has not made any major investments in the
past two years. You might ask, where to invest? I've run out of options
at this time. I thought shorting the market might help. As Government
intervening the market every day, it may not be the right option to short –
which I was and am doing.
One piece of advice, I read some time back is worth mentioning....
There are times, one need to go for return on capital and there are times
one should think about preserving capital and now is the time to
think about preserving.
PS: I'm not a financial advisor. Please use prudence while investing.