Generating “Alpha” on your investments
The volatility in the stock market is not for the faint-hearted! If you thought you could strike bargains when share prices drop, markets could be brutal to your position. While…
Is your Portfolio Battle Ready?
As Russia goes ahead with the war on Ukraine, financial markets worldwide are in a tailspin. Benchmark indices have tumbled in America, Europe and Asia in tandem. Bond yields are…
Why Invest in the Mother of all IPOs – LIC?
Yes! India’s Aramco moment is finally here! The juggernaut that is LIC, or the Life Insurance Corporation of India, has finally filed its draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the…
ESG Investing – what makes it compelling?
While the sole objective of investing is to make money, once in a while we also like to feel good about ourselves while going about the act. This wave of…
Post Budget – Market Outlook!
The start of 2022 has been a big roller coaster ride for equity markets. Not only in India but also globally. While we started the year on a strong note,…
Cryptos/ NFTs – What lies ahead?
The euphoria around crypto assets was thought of as a fringe activity. The excitement around crypto-assets barely affected anything that happened in the financial markets. However, it is not just…
Business or Leisure Travel – Which will be the bigger casualty?
They say hope floats. The travel industry is perhaps in a phase where they need more than hope. Since the pandemic hit in 2020, the travel and tourism industry has…
Omicron – Pandemic or Endemic?
As we end this calendar year, the battle against the pandemic seems well set to continue into 2022. According to early reports, Omicron, the latest variant of the COVID-19 virus,…
Are IPOs headed for a Secular boom?
There are only two things wrong with money: too much or too little. Charles Bukowski, a German-American author whose literary work revolved around the poor in America, said that in…
Crystal Ball Gazing: Stock markets in 2022
The best thing about quantitative easing is that it works in practice but not so in theory. Ben Bernanke, the then US Federal Reserve chairman, said that in 2014, the…