Lurker Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Lurker.. you have mechanical degree and now you are in datawarehousing area?? intresting.. I am in more or less the same field.. I deal with informatica, epiphany, ibase type of tools too.. but now I am thinking of doing Masters in a field while working.. not sure though any advise, what field i should choose?? (btw i did BBA in finance and MIS).. Yep Veer. I did Mechanical Engineering, got a job in TELCO during campus interview and walked away smilingly singing, "Dont wanna be another brick in the wall". Did not particularly appreciate a 9-6 job. Today of course I work 9-9 go figure!! Go for MIS. Informatica is a really HOT thing right now. If you play your cards well you can make good money. But what is more interesting is that with DW you get a chance to interact with Corporate bigwigs, since it is all part of Decision Support. I am supposing Epiphany is a Business Intellgence tool which would mean you have already started to interact with some senior staff and also understand business. If you build on this and then get a MIS degree great things can happen to you down the line. Look at it this way. Tomorrow(after the degree) you join in a company as a Manager(and not a technical person). The high visible projects would be SAP, DW etc. You already would have a leg-in in DW so you can really score on that ground. From my personal experience I have seen many people gain from it. xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Yep Veer. I did Mechanical Engineering, got a job in TELCO during campus interview and walked away smilingly singing, "Dont wanna be another brick in the wall". Did not particularly appreciate a 9-6 job. Today of course I work 9-9 go figure!! Go for MIS. Informatica is a really HOT thing right now. If you play your cards well you can make good money. But what is more interesting is that with DW you get a chance to interact with Corporate bigwigs, since it is all part of Decision Support. I am supposing Epiphany is a Business Intellgence tool which would mean you have already started to interact with some senior staff and also understand business. If you build on this and then get a MIS degree great things can happen to you down the line. Look at it this way. Tomorrow(after the degree) you join in a company as a Manager(and not a technical person). The high visible projects would be SAP, DW etc. You already would have a leg-in in DW so you can really score on that ground. From my personal experience I have seen many people gain from it. xxx Thanks for these tips Lurker.. yup I am leaning towards doing MS-MIS too instead of just MBA.. i am currently working as data analyst..but need to move on from there once I get this degree.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Thanks for these tips Lurker.. yup I am leaning towards doing MS-MIS too instead of just MBA.. i am currently working as data analyst..but need to move on from there once I get this degree.. Actually Veer , if you are experienced enough and have the financial wherewithal to a MBA degree , i say go for it. The average salaries are HIGHEST for MBA grads , and not MIS grads. And an MBA degree always has its charm. You can always show-case your technical expertise in something even if you have an MBA degree, butt simply an MIS degree wouldnt help you cut much ice with the senior management as far as policy decisions are concerned. Lurks , as some one who has been in the industry for so long, whats your take on this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumper Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Some more stock tips other than AAPL. SNDK (San disk) - I believe all bad news is over of this stock. NAND prices have improved. Its at 53 now (I bought it yesterday at 51.70). I expect this to be trading between 70-80 in 6 months NVDA (NVidia) - Another great company. 45 dollar stock today. Will hit 60 by year end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Some more stock tips other than AAPL. SNDK (San disk) - I believe all bad news is over of this stock. NAND prices have improved. Its at 53 now (I bought it yesterday at 51.70). I expect this to be trading between 70-80 in 6 months NVDA (NVidia) - Another great company. 45 dollar stock today. Will hit 60 by year end Interesting .. you say that !. In fact Analyst Sumit Dhanda from Banc of America Securities has a similar sentiment. I have followed this analyst before. He analyzes chip industry a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apocalypse Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 Nice Article to read http://www.vanguard.com/VGApp/hnw/VanguardViewsArticle?ArticleJSP=/freshness/News_and_Views/news_ALL_401ksavers_07132007_ALL.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 As at: June 30, 2007 Top Holdings Petróleo Brasileiro SA, ADR Cash & Cash Equivalents Cemex SA de CV, ADR AES Tiete SA, Preferred Companhia Energetica de Minas Gerais, PreferredSo how does this south american mutual fund portfolio sound to u veterans in terms of holding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 ^^ Sounds good, if you have a good solid extra cash lying around. The best returns today are in International shares, its no secret really. Specially in BARC countries. However there is a lot of risk too. If you are willing to take the risk jump on the bandwagon else play it safe for starters. By the way here is a tip DR. The dollar is diminishing and continues to diminish, against rupee. If you want to save some cash hold on to it for now and send it around November time. The dollar might go around 42, right now it is around 40. Just some currency speculation I heard from a friend who deals in Currency Market. Of course dont hold my feet to fire if it doesnt work that way :wink_smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Bahut bari samsya hai ye exhcnage rate in international share dealings. I am going to hold on to it then.. rest assured u will be blamed if it doesn't work that way.:cantstop: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 I trade heavily, but i am wary of giving stock advice.... last week, i made over $5000 on the rediff ADR which jumped by more than 40% in 2 days.... But as they say, "tips are for waiters"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 But as they say' date=' "tips are for waiters"...[/quote'] Now did you just call DR a waiter :angry_smile:...or as we say in Bihar butroo :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 lol, no lurks....wat tht means is, there is no such thing as a stock or investment tip.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 lol' date=' no lurks....wat tht means is, there is no such thing as a stock or investment tip....[/quote'] Do you generally trade in small cap stocks ? Also what sector do you generally prefer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 KR, My portfolio is a collection of mutuals, mix of stocks, but mainly mid-cap, and ETFs.... I trade quite actively, in the sense, I make around 20 trades a month... i dont try to constrain myself into any particular sector or cap... But generally, I stay away from retail sector more due to low confidence in my judgement on tht sector.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 So GATOR u are in indian stocks, wud love some tips don;t mind being waiter:giggle: butroo :hysterical: sound of this word feels so dear.... we have very bad custom though lurker butroo's employed in dhabas.......nothing funny about that part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 KR, My portfolio is a collection of mutuals, mix of stocks, but mainly mid-cap, and ETFs.... I trade quite actively, in the sense, I make around 20 trades a month... i dont try to constrain myself into any particular sector or cap... But generally, I stay away from retail sector more due to low confidence in my judgement on tht sector.... 20 trades per month so what's the basis of this much trading, u must see sthg right.. Main to sonch raha tha kisi mutual fund mein daal ke fir so jao lambe samay ke liye that way ur probability of netting better return is more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Another question : when u look at mutual fund do u see its total holding in dollar terms. If u see then which number is better smaller, medium, or bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 20 trades per month so what's the basis of this much trading, u must see sthg right.. Main to sonch raha tha kisi mutual fund mein daal ke fir so jao lambe samay ke liye that way ur probability of netting better return is more. DR... historically, the stock market or for tht matter, any stock, never climbs in a straight line... A nice growing stock will always go up by 5%, climb down by 2%, then go up by 5% and so on... one way, people do is, put the money on the stock and ride the ups and downs and get an overall profit, if it is a good stock... What I prefer to do is, get in on the ups and get out before the downs.... obviously, u will miss out on some ups, but u will miss some bigger downs too... Usually, the profit is far more.... but it requires a proportionate amount of time spent tracking it and the macro factors too... it is like any other job... once u get the pulse for this, it will be standard routine in your day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumble_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 KR, My portfolio is a collection of mutuals, mix of stocks, but mainly mid-cap, and ETFs.... I trade quite actively, in the sense, I make around 20 trades a month... i dont try to constrain myself into any particular sector or cap... But generally, I stay away from retail sector more due to low confidence in my judgement on tht sector.... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dada_rocks Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 DR... historically, the stock market or for tht matter, any stock, never climbs in a straight line... A nice growing stock will always go up by 5%, climb down by 2%, then go up by 5% and so on... one way, people do is, put the money on the stock and ride the ups and downs and get an overall profit, if it is a good stock... What I prefer to do is, get in on the ups and get out before the downs.... obviously, u will miss out on some ups, but u will miss some bigger downs too... Usually, the profit is far more.... but it requires a proportionate amount of time spent tracking it and the macro factors too... it is like any other job... once u get the pulse for this, it will be standard routine in your day... In mutual funds u don't decide these trades, right? Or even here one keeps hoping from one type of offer to another based on their showings. Correct me if I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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