In response to the many known and unknown questions of this VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world, Finance Minister (FM) presented the most awaited budget of decades on 1st of February of this year. She...
The year 2020 has been one of the most devastating years in recent memory. We continue to endure a pandemic, which not only has had global economic and geopolitical effects, but also has more devastatingly...
The dollar is lower across the board as dealers attribute the selling to month-end pressures ahead of the FOMC today and ECB tomorrow and long-holiday weekend for many. Japan’s Golden Week holiday has already begun....
Whenever we make any investment, the first question that comes to our mind is, “Is the investment safe?” Even while investing in blue chip Funds, the question remains that “Are blue chip investments safe?” Safety...
Yesterday’s 3% drop in the NASDAQ is setting the tone for today. The US stock market advance had been led by a narrow group of equities, and those have come under strong pressure amid slower...
The 100-point slide in the S&P 500 and the 1000-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrials yesterday spurred more bloodletting in Asia. The 1.8% drop in the MSCI Asia Pacific Index (for a 6.7% loss...
Global equity markets are closing another strong month. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index was little changed on the day, but up 4.3% in October, the 10th consecutive monthly advance. Europe’s Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is...
In terms of postulates of both Purchasing Power Parity Theory and Portfolio Balance Theory of the exchange rate, the domestic currency is expected to have a depreciating bias. India with a higher rate of inflation...
Oh!. Equity, sweat equity, co-founders are enamored by this in a delightful way and lose their focus from vitamin “M” and get distracted by the shiny deals happening in the startup ecosystem. It is fair...
The national pension system (NPS) is a contribution retirement plan to encourage more individuals to attain financial freedom during their senior years. When the scheme was first launched, it was available only for Indian residents....
Indian equity culture is a notorious concoction of temptation, noise, and information scarcity! India is indeed a statistical marvel! A country of over a billion people with a $1 trillion plus economy, a middle class...
Ask, answer, and act! In the previous article of this series, we saw that financial planning is an activity that ensures an individual and his loved ones can face planned/unplanned expenses at any point in...
