Mumbai: Motilal Oswal hosted the first of its series of seminars under its investors education initiative called Investor Ki Kahani Usi Ki Zubani. The seminar, held on July 2, 2011 at BSE in Mumbai, saw a colossal turnout with more than 600 investors attending the session. The seminar started with Opening Remarks by Mr. Motilal Oswal, CMD, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, where he spoke about the company’s initiative – Investor Ki Kahani Usi Ki Zubani, and why it was important for investors to be well versed with the nuances of the market. According to Mr.Oswal – ‘Equities have delivered good returns over long period of time and is an important asset class for wealth creation. However, in shorter term it can be volatile and impact one’s portfolio. Hence, it is important for investors to understand the dynamics of equity markets and take informed decisions based on sound advice’.

Mr. Manish Sonthalia, VP – Fund Manager, Motilal Oswal AMC then gave advice on the shortlisted cases from investors who shared their investing mistakes at the seminar. He explained the investors the importance of using several market mechanisms like stop loss to one’s advantage and several other strategies that can be used for different situations. This was followed by a special presentation from Mr. Gaurav Manihar, VP – Equity Advisory, which helped the audience understand the differences between trading and investing; how one should identify themselves as an Investor or Trader and then stick to the gameplan and shared various other insights about investing.

The last session was on Market outlook by Mr. Manish Sonthalia. He spoke about the short term challenges facing Indian markets, the extent of these factors being factored in stock prices currently and opportunities which exist when conditions turn for the better.

The next seminar will be held at Ahmedabad on July 16, 2011.