15th August is a day of pride for all Indians. On this day in 1947 we gained our much cherished independence from colonial rule. Fruits of freedom are sweet but it requires hard work and sacrifices. India's independence came after a very long period of struggle and sacrifice by several generations of Indians. In this blog post, will...Read More

India's retail inflation spiked up to 6.26% in the month of June2021 from 4.23% in April and 6.30% in May 2021, as per data released by the Government recently (Source: Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India, 13.07.2021. The spike in inflation is attributed to higher international crude price and...Read More

Summer vacations in most schools are now over and children will soon begin a new academic year. Every parent wants the best possible education for their child. With rapidly rising cost of higher education and intensifying competition, parents must start planning early for their children’s future. In this blog post, we will discuss how...Read More

Most retail investors in India invest only in domestic equity, hybrid or debt funds. However, interest in international investments has been growing in the recent past. As per AMFI data, total AUM in Fund-of-Funds Overseas was only Rs 2,734 Crores as on 31st March 2020. In the last one year ending 31st March 2021, AUM in Fund-of-Funds...Read More

We have just entered the new financial year FY 2021-22. This is a good time for investors to take stock of their investment portfolio and make an investment plan for the year. Many investors are worried about the second COVID wave in India. Though COVID-19 vaccine has been rolled out for the general public in a phased manner...Read More

Human race has made great evolutionary progress but in our quest towards industrialization, we have caused significant changes to our ecology and climate. Greenhouse effect due to industrialization has resulted in significant rise in temperatures in different parts of the world. In the last few decades, global...Read More

Diversification is the strategy to reduce risk by investing in different types of assets with different risk / return characteristics. If you split your investments among multiple asset classes, the overall impact on your portfolio, if one investment gives lower than expected returns, is significantly lesser. The old idiom, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”...Read More

ESG stands for environmental, social and governance. In investment parlance, companies’ performance on environmental, social and governance parameters is an essential consideration in ESG investments. The fundamental premise in ESG investments is that companies which adopt ESG principles have the potential of...Read More

Volatility is the statistical measure of fluctuations in price of an asset. In 1953, Nobel Prize winning economist Henry Markowitz introduced the concept of volatility as a measure of investment risk. Volatility is of great significance to traders in the stock market, especially those who trade in derivatives (futures and options)...Read More

Goal based financial planning is a method which can help you achieve multiple goals across different stages of life. There are some common life-stage goals of most investors e.g. buying a house, children’s higher education and marriage, retirement planning and leaving an estate for your loved ones. In addition to these goals, some...Read More