What a share really is
Ownership, capital, and why companies list in the first place.
A complete, plain-English guide to the Indian stock market — from opening your Demat account to reading a balance sheet, picking your first stock and paying the right tax on your gains.
A quick walkthrough of the book and how each chapter is laid out.
How the lessons, examples and end-of-chapter FAQs work together.
17 chapters, identical in both editions. Each one ends with FAQs, so you never move ahead with a doubt still open.
Ownership, capital, and why companies list in the first place.
Exchanges, brokers, depositories, settlement and market timings.
Documents, charges to watch for, and how to pick a broker.
What is regulated, what isn't, and where to complain if something goes wrong.
Retail, FII, DII, market makers — and market, limit and stop orders.
Revenue, profit, debt, ROE, EPS and P/E — explained with real balance-sheet logic.
How to judge a business before you judge its share price.
Candlesticks, support and resistance, volume, moving averages — and their limits.
Types of funds, expense ratio, NAV, direct vs regular, and how to size an SIP.
Why a low-cost index fund beats most active picks over long periods.
ASBA, UPI mandates, allotment, listing gains, and when to simply skip one.
A screening checklist you can run before you buy anything.
Asset allocation, diversification, position sizing and rebalancing.
Stop-losses, emergency fund first, avoiding leverage, and sizing every position.
STCG, LTCG, dividend income, set-off of losses and what to keep for ITR.
Pump-and-dump groups, fake advisors, and how to verify anyone before you pay.
Compounding, staying invested, and the habits that decide long-term results.
Starting early with small amounts and want the fundamentals right the first time.
You have surplus every month sitting in a savings account, earning almost nothing.
You want long-term growth for goals like education, a home or retirement.
You jumped in on tips, got burnt, and now want to actually understand what you're doing.
Same book, same 17 chapters, same price. Pick the one you read most comfortably in.
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भारत में निवेश की पूरी गाइड — आसान हिंदी में
तुरंत आपके ईमेल पर
Both editions carry exactly the same 17 chapters and examples — only the language differs. दोनों किताबों की सामग्री एक जैसी है, सिर्फ़ भाषा अलग है।
4.8 out of 5 from verified buyers across India, in both editions.
I had a Demat account for two years and still didn't know what I was doing. The chapter on reading financials finally made P/E and ROE click for me. Wish I had this before my first trade.
हिंदी वाली किताब पढ़कर पहली बार सब कुछ साफ़ समझ आया। SIP और म्यूचुअल फंड वाला अध्याय पढ़ने के बाद मैंने ₹3,000 महीने की SIP शुरू की।
The taxation chapter alone was worth the price. STCG, LTCG and loss set-off explained with examples — my CA asked me where I read it.
I bought both editions — English for myself, Hindi for my father. He is 62 and had never invested. Last month he opened his first Demat account on his own.
Short and to the point — I finished it in two sittings. Would have liked a few more chart examples in the technical analysis chapter, but excellent for a beginner.
टेलीग्राम की टिप्स के चक्कर में मैंने काफ़ी नुकसान किया था। रिस्क मैनेजमेंट वाला अध्याय पढ़ने के बाद अब हर निवेश सोच-समझकर करता हूँ।
Spend one evening with this book — in English or in हिंदी — and stop feeling lost every time the market opens.