FRACTIONAL SHARES – THE BIG GAME CHANGER
In US, fractional ownership allows you to own a small part of one equity share. For example, if shares of Apple are traded at $170 per share, you can own…
Investing lessons from T20 Cricket
It is that time when you are cheering for your favourite team in T20 cricket. You spend hours reading up about the make-up of the teams. So much so that…
Economic consequences of the war
Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of the United States of America, once said that there was never a good war or a bad peace. It has been more…
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…
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…
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,…
Keynes, FM & Budget …
The world remembers British economist John Maynard Keynes regularly in cycles. In a crisis, no economic discussion is complete without acknowledging him. Keynes argued in the 1930s that governments could…
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,…