#FreeTip
Wealth Generation Tips through microcap / midcap / small cap / bse stocks.
1) Everyday look at tradingview ATH stocks and 52w high in indian markets. Look individual charts. If u see any pattern breakouts, look if fundamentals supporting using marketsmithindia.
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2) Look at Stocks that moved above 10%/above 5% in BSE website. Look individual charts and do the same thing recommended in 1.
3) Look at NSE and BSE website for bulk deals and block deals. See if any FII institution / MF institution is buying any stocks. If yes, then ...

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look at the chart and do the same think recommended in 1.
If u do these consistently every day or atleast once a week (during weekends), u can shortlist real gems and proceed further to plan for real entry.
These are some basic homework. Good Luck.

2021 - Year End Mega-Thread.

List of Books. Subscriptions. Newsletters. Websites. Stock Picking Patterns. Fund Managers, Businesses I Invested heavily, etc.

Books i love to re-read irrespective of market cycles:

1) The Snowball.
(compounding)
2) You can be a stock market genius.
(Special situation)
3) The Little book that builds wealth.
(Moats)
4) Margin of Safety.
(Valuation)
5) Black Swan.
(High Improbable Events)

6) Zebra in the lion country.
(Smallcap investing)
7) The investment checklist.
(Imp of checklist)
8) Value Migration.
(Mega Shifts in business landscape)
9) The Outsiders.
(Capital Allocation)
10) Megatrends.
(Trends of new world)
11) Poor Charlie's Almanack.
(Mental Models)

Books on Indian Investing:

1) Masterclass with Super Investors.
(Collection of India's best stock market investors)
2) Bulls Bears & other Beasts.
(Brief history of Indian stock market)
3) India's Money Monarchs.
(Collection of India's best stock market veterans)

Reading Material from Global Investors:

1) BRK Annual Meetings Transcripts & Letters to shareholders.
2) Prem Watsa's Newsletters.
3) Howard Marks Memos.
4) LiLu Himalaya Capital.
5) Jeff Bezos Amazon.
6) Nomad Investment & Terry Smith's Newsletters. (Recently started reading)

Six key learnings from a friend/mentor in investing:-

1. Investing is a game of probabilities and not possibilities.

2. Sizing is the most important decision that you make.

3. Being a generalist and learning from sectoral experts is fun.

4. Identify the key variables

And learn how to probabilistically see how these variables move in the future.

5. Benchmark companies within a sector and then see which one is doing what, it will sooner or later reflect in financials.

6. Network as much as you can. Network is the modern day networth.

This is in response to the question by @unseenvalue

If I had to buy 1 stock today, anywhere in the world, no avg. up or down, 5 year holding period (I will make that as 10 year for thesis to play out)

Since I track mainly Indian equities, restricting the choice to this space

Few points to look for
1. Strong macro tailwind rather than headwind, huge growth runway for company/segment. It can't be in a niche space & demand must not be easily substitutable
2. Strong Biz Model, high growth curve (15%+ over the period), strong ROE profile (hurdle rate 20%)

3. Low or no leverage, efficient capital allocation, (read minimal or zero fresh dilution requirements), strong cash flows and correspondingly high dividend payout ratios (consistent dividend history) and finally strong moat and with limited regulatory involvement / no reg issues

4. Promoter quality and intention must be beyond reproach, proven management with skin in the game
5. Capability to manage disruption, and if possible to even profit from it. If you can't be disrupted easily, you will eventually adapt your game to gain scale

6. There must be a possibility of non-linear growth if the scale-up hypothesis gets proven right. It's like an FD with low fixed return plus significant upside optionality. Multiple revenue streams / margin levers / IP that can provide non linearity in growth