How to identify bargain stocks?

Here is today's recommended reading list from Equitymaster...

Performance pressure gripping Hedge Funds
They were the star performers until 2008. The Wall Street considered them as the blue eyed boys given their ability to churn out supernormal profits within short periods. However, as the regulations tightened and hedge fund managers faced insider trading charges, performance went for a toss. Since January 2010 the average equity hedge fund has produced profits for its investors, after fees, of just 14.5%. Well below expectations! Read on to find out what else is ailing the industry... (The Financial Times - Free Registration)

What really determines the price of gold in the long term?
The fall in the price of gold has traditional gold buyers worried. There are conflicting signals about gold from all parts of the world. The bulls maintain that this is just a correction in a long term uptrend, while the bears say that the bull market in gold is dead. So who is right? What really determines the price of gold? Read on to find out more... (SafeHaven)

How to identify bargain stocks?
Investing in stock market is never easy even when the market is a strong upward push. It is easy for investors to be lulled into thinking that whatever direction the stock market is moving at that moment is the direction it will continue for years to come. Of course is also not true and if you're investing for long-term your focus should really be on the individual stocks you own, not the market indexes.So how does on identify bargain stocks? Read on to find out... (Forbesindia)

How earnings based valuations identify red flags?
One useful step in evaluating earnings quality is to be aware of red flags. Red flags are items that alert investors to potentially more serious problems. So how does one identify red flags? Read on t0 find out... (MarketWatch)

The four common mistakes that any new entrant in the field of investment makes
In this article, the author enumerates, very lucidly, the four mistakes that a new entrant in the field of investment is prone to. While these may appear to be silly and genuinely avoidable, sometimes irrationality and herd-mentality forces even the seasoned investor to make these mistakes. Read on to find out more about the four basic mistakes... (The Motley Fool)