Goal of geographical diversification is to help retain a balance in earnings when the financial markets are depressed. Indian equities outperform in an uptrend, but with bearish sentiment, they always fall much more than US-based equity indices. So is it prudent to invest only in these two markets – India and America?
On August 6th, 2021, as widely anticipated, the RBI Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep all key benchmark rates unchanged. Out of the 6 members who voted, 5 members voted for keeping the repo rate as is and not to make any changes and to retain the “accommodative” stance. One member (Prof. Jayanth Varma) voted against it. Let’s delve a little deeper and understand what are the important points to learn from this event.
All the news around us is now focused on a 3rd Wave of Covid 19 coming and soon. Last year, when the pandemic struck and we were shut indoors, there was a heavy economic toll. Lost jobs and pay cuts tore many financial plans and broke investor confidence. This article details key learnings from that, so we are better prepared for the 3 rd wave.
Everyone is talking Cryptocurrencies today and it’s gaining a lot of interest and investors. And many investors also want to know, what it is that they are buying into and whether it is a safe investment to get into. We look at the reasons that Bitcoins originated, the technology behind it and the reasons that it is being hyped.
