Petrol and Diesel are selling at a record high level and has been the butt of many jokes. People are angry that even though the price of Crude oil is now lower, the taxes and deregulation by the government has increased the price of fuel in this country. They believe that the Govt is actively pushing consumers towards EVs & green fuel. The article is our take on the fuel prices increase
Many people are still hung up on trying to time the market. Should I exit now… Is the sensex too high? Is it over valued? Are we looking for a big drop soon? Should I leave and enter again post the correction? To really examine if there is a case for timing the market, we analysed the performance of the Sensex by day for the last 30 years and came up with some astounding data. It looks like time in the market beats timing the market hollow.
Financial investments are made to accomplish your family’s milestones in life. But not many keep their family well informed about them. Keeping our family members aloof regarding our investments can become a cause of concern later. This article looks at what details you need to share with your family to ensure that there is no cause for worry if you are incapacitated in any way.
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Debt Markets yielding historically low returns now •. US FED tapering (reducing liquidity) will start soon • Equity Market Valuations are definitely stretched by all metrics (PE, PB, Marketcap to GDP) • Global Strategy of China+1 & more
The latest unicorn to hit the IPO circuit is Zomato and much has been written about how the company is not garnering profits and has accumulated losses. Is there merit in relooking at the strategy that Zomato must be following? Are we losing out on a good opportunity or is it just the euphoria in the market?
The UIDAI has stipulated that one cannot open a bank account by furnishing or submitting a physical Aadhaar Card or photocopy in line with the Prevention of Money-laundering and Reserve Bank of Indian circulars. According to these, a bank, before opening an account, has to follow processes of verification that include biometric data or OTP authentication. The article looks at what other diligence processes can be done by individuals to safeguard against Aadhaar Card misuse.
Sometime in August, the finance minister allowed time up to September 15, 2021 for removing all the glitches and errors from the new income tax website. As the due date approaches, there will be a significant increase in the website traffic with more and more users logging to file their returns. How will the website cope with heavy number of users and what exactly are we hoping to get from the new website?
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Indian markets scaled to new all time highs 57k+ • Brent crude prices corrected by 7% • Indian Currency appreciated by 1.86% in Aug, 2021 and more...
After an expansionary policy to stimulate the economy during the Covid 19 Pandemic central banks often explicitly promise to reverse their stimulation policies once the economy has recovered. The article looks at what effect this easing of stimulation will have on the economy
Right now there is an unprecedented bull run on the market and investors are scared that there will be a major fallout triggering a market crash. Everyone is looking for a safe haven but don’t want to lose out on a potential increase in the investment base if market defies crash predictions. What should you do?
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.
