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Lords of Earnings - Stocks that held steady in Feb 2018 correction

Feb 2018 has been a really bad month for stocks. Worryingly, the phenomenon is now also spilling into Mar 2018. Newspaper reports are as usual blabbering forecast after forecast only to be proved worthless. It is a proven fact that most newspaper reports are absolute junk and a waste of time in predicting market direction. You can also find experts on both sides of the table, some clamoring for more blood, others more hopeful but still fearful. Amidst all the noise, I am getting first hand experience of how difficult can it be to be hopeful when your portfolio is deep in red. At the same time, I realize though that it is a convenient opportunity to list down the stocks that have good fundamentals because those are the ones that see the least fall in this broad market weakness. Some such stocks that I see as of Mar 7 that have not fallen much are listed below: 1. Arvind Mills - Jeans manufacturer, ready for a demerger - stays around 380 with a brief fall 2. Asian paints - price...