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    Not in good books today, but better placed for long term : 4 large cap stocks with upside potential of upto 36%

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    There are phases, when bulls don't make any distinction between large or mid or small cap stocks they just push everything up. At that time, it might appear that there is no point in making a distinction between these segments of the market. But the fact is that when bearish times come or even a correction comes, the first phase is led by decline in large caps but the price wise pain is felt more in mid and small caps. While given how things are panning out for the short term we might see a phase, where large well managed, strong balance sheets and strong brand companies might appear to be stocks, where there is lack of momentum in a raging bull market, hence they can be overlooked. Some of them might be facing challenges on the business side, but the fact remains that they have a track record of being able to deal with such challenges and coming out even stronger. So, don't dismiss them, just because of short term underperformance and bad narrative on the street

    There are phases when investing in large caps and that too in some of the most well known names might appear to be putting money in an underperforming segment of the market. But in such phases, one should remember before taking any investment decision in equity. First and foremost, after buying a stock you will own a business and what business you own is more important than what is happening to nifty or any other indices. Second, if you are a
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