Tax planning plays an essential role in the financial growth story of every individual. Everybody needs to pay taxes, and a little bit of tax planning can go a long way in streamlining your taxes and could help receive considerable returns over a specific period involving minimum risk. But, most…
One week is a long time in global banking. Or, so it seems if one goes by the latest inflation and interest rate commentary of the federal reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The Silicon Valley bank collapse has almost caused a setting for a rapid reset of the interest rate trajectory…
The recent data on India’s economic growth clearly point to a slowing economy. But, confidence metrics like the PMI data show a slightly divergent trend lending hope that the economy will regain momentum. Considering the global growth trends, the task of ramping up domestic growth in the near term looks…
The investment universe always creates a setting to invest in a particular asset class. COVID was a setting that enabled an equity wave. A wave usually builds up, rises and eventually descends. As the big primary wave descends in one asset class, a secondary wave takes wing. But secondary and…
The results season ended without much excitement. The markets lost interest in the results season as the Adani group related thoughts dominated mindshare. Companies also seem to be avoiding the market glare while announcing results. The companies preferred to keep things quiet, gradually lower Market expectations, reset future guidance and…
A new year is upon us, and with all the celebrations and vacationing now coming to a close, it is time for you to keep your finances in place, as we approach the end of the financial year. So, here is a checklist for you to keep in order. Keep…
Most investors have been favouring equity for the last 2 years. Recency bias nudges investors to think that equity is the only asset class to bet on. It is this bias that kept investors from buying gold. Investors thought that gold would not do well. The post-COVID rally in cryptos…
The Adani fiasco, once again, tested our systemic preparedness, regulatory response, exchange mechanisms, and most importantly, market resilience. The good news is that we have done reasonably on all these critical aspects. Our markets remained stable and we did not see a contagion effect spread over into the broader market.…
We are going to see a lot of challenges in equity investing. As the Government presents its full budget for this year, the markets are a little bit edgy. They’re not sure of what the Government is going to deliver in its pre-election budget. Many investors fear that this budget…
The coming week witnesses one of the most important follow-on public offers. Raising capital from the public is never easy for an existing company. Raising very large sums is certainly a huge risk. The Adani group is seeking to raise large sums through a follow-on public offer. This issue is…
Early trends in the result season indicate an interesting phenomenon. Companies will broadly live up to their guidance and investor expectations, but valuations seem to be running ahead of what companies can deliver. Given the gradual tightening of valuations, the problem for the markets is not going to arise from…
When opportunity knocks, what do investors do? Most begin to think that the opportunity will get even better. The result: they wait endlessly. A small section believes in not waiting because it does not know when to end the wait. So, accepting ignorance leads this small section to make small…
