2022 has come to an end and 2023 has begun. 2022 was a difficult year for global equity markets with high inflation, rising interest rates and an ongoing war in Ukraine. Major global market indices e.g. Dow Jones, NASDAQ, DAX, CAC, Nikkei and Hang Seng, all ended the year in red. India was a bright spot in the global equity...Read More

Market capitalization or market cap is defined as the current market price of a stock times the number of shares outstanding. The market cap of a stock is one of the best measures of a publicly traded company’s size. Companies with larger market caps are usually larger in size compared to a company with smaller market...Read More

The CPI inflation in September 2022 spiked up to a 5 month high of 7.41%, despite 50 bps interest rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in August. Earlier this month, the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by another 75 bps and the RBI may follow suit in by raising interest rates again in their December...Read More

With the onset of Navaratri around the end of September, the festive season has formally begun in our country. This is a time of celebration with family, relatives and friends. This is also the shopping season for many households in India. Big ticket purchases like new vehicles, real estate etc. are usually made in this auspicious...Read More

Global equity markets were highly volatile in the first half of the year due to high inflation and the War in Ukraine. Unlike the past, Indian retail investors showed a lot of maturity in volatile markets and most investors continued their Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs). As per AMFI monthly SIP data, monthly SIP inflows dipped...Read More

On 15th August 2022, we will celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence. After almost 100 years of unrelenting freedom struggle and sacrifices made by countless patriots, on this day in 1947 India gained her from colonial rule. On the 75th anniversary of India’s independence, we like to bring to investors’ attention...Read More

There are times when you get unexpected wealth. It can come from sale of your ancestral property, settlement of some legal dispute, getting a large signing bonus on joining a new company, a much larger than expected annual bonus or stock options etc. A large unexpected cash-flow is known in financial parlance...Read More

SIP or Systematic Investment Plan is a method of investing a fixed amount, regularly (monthly, quarterly, etc.) in open ended mutual fund schemes. SIP allows you to buy the units of your selected scheme on a date chosen by you at regular intervals. The SIP amount gets auto-debited from your bank account and...Read More

Inflation is inevitable and everyone is affected by it in one way or another. Prices of goods and your cost of living go up with inflation. Cost of borrowing also goes up as interest rates go up with inflation. Inflation also has impact on your investments. While moderate rate of inflation is generally considered healthy in a...Read More

The new financial year has begun and this is a good time to see where you stand from a financial perspective and make plans for the New Year. If you are a salaried person, this is also the time when your annual increment comes into effect and you can review your regular investment plans for the year. In this blog post, we...Read More