“Do not save what is left after spending… but spend what is left after saving: Warren Buffet”W...
In this latest edition of the newsletter. we have covered details on the following: SEBI's new margin...
Click here to watch the webinar on YouTubeWebinar PPT Link and QandA PDF report at the end of this b...
Click here to watch the webinar on YouTube Webinar PPT Link and QandA PDF report at the end of this ...
What does Financial Planning mean to you?Is it all to do with “Investments”?Is it about creating...
The Cost of ProcrastinationWe may have something in common, it's a Saturday you are tired from the w...
Globally, News continues to be dominated by things about and related to Coronavirus. In this ed...
“Compliance is just a subset of “governance” and not the other way around. ” – Pearl Zhu, D...
1) What is the Right Issue schedule? Ans: The Right Issue date is from 20th May (Wednesday) 2020 wit...
Globally, News continues to be dominated by things about and related to Coronavirus. In this edition ...
Opinions are plenty, truth varies but the fact is one. Believe in the fact that the virus is going t...
Money. It is at today's age one of the most powerful tools which gives an individual, purchasing powe...
In this edition, we have covered: Tax Harvesting methods and detailsThe FM's Relief Package for the p...
Are you a person who’s moved into a plush apartment, condominium or villa warranting to pay a rent...
The PM, Mr. Narendra Modi addressed the nation on Thursday and told us that we should not be complac...
Markets are down by more than 25% since the high recorded in January this year. Malls, cinema halls ...
In this edition, we have covered details related to SEBI’s initiatives to curb the POA misuse by b...
Information sources are plenty and whether we look for data or not, it is being pushed our way every...
What is Coronavirus?Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses, including some that cause the commo...
A celebration of expectations or calibration of expectations – nothing really matters unless it is...
Another year is going by and we all are ready to welcome the New Year 2020. The start of the new dec...
Karvy Stock Broking Scam: What Should A Karvy Demat Account Holder Do?The capital markets regulator,...
The election uncertainty is over and like many news channels are saying, "The People of India have s...
In "Harry Potter & Half-Blood Prince" by J. K. Rowling, there is an interesting story about the E...
Sometime back when I was driving to work, I saw a car overtake me and speeding much beyond the presc...
"Do Nothing Wrong and the Right Thing Will Happen"This is the headline from Chapter 6 of the book "t...
Festivals bring friends and families together and get-togethers lead to discussions. One favorite to...
The securities arm of a well-known bank that serves both Institutional and Retail clients gave SELL ...
"It is all about timing!" The protagonist Chesley Sullenberger says in the movie 'Sully'. Captain Sul...
Sensex fell by 410 points on Friday, March 23rd, 2018 - a more than five-month low according to one ...
A couple of years back, my friend Shekhar (name changed) was visiting Agra, the city of Taj in the m...
Today the Indian stock market fell by around 1. 5% and has fallen by around 4. 8% in the last four ses...
I happened to be on Dalal Street on the day Sensex crossed the mark of 35,000 on 17th January. There...
Money evokes extreme emotions. While we all know that money is just a means to supposedly greater en...
Congratulations to our sportspersons P V Sindhu and Sakshi Malik on their medals and bringing laurel...
Nifty has given an absolute return of 29% since the beginning of this year and relevant questions in...
When it is a question about your health, would you not ensure that the doctor you are consulting is ...
"Opportunity Cost" of a choice is the value of the best alternative forgone in order to pursue a cer...
The Indian Income tax Act recognises a Hindu Undivided family as a separate taxable assessee No! The...
A regular and fixed monthly investment over the period January 2008 - December 2012 in a well-known ...
Step 1 - Establish the investor's return and risk objectives from the current financial status, desi...
It is a given that competence is required to produce anything valuable, to service clients and in ge...
Rs. 8 lakhs invested in a piece of land in 1990 in a non-metro city is worth Rs. 3 Cr today. We all ...
When the markets are going up and up, everyone goes on the bandwagon irrespective of adequate unders...
"Emotizing" is yet another word that cannot be found in English dictionaries so let me explain the t...
"Bucketizing" is not a word that can be found in English dictionaries so let me explain the term. I ...
Financial News SEBI's new margin rules, effective from Sept 1, 2020 Margin required to buy stocks. P...
FINANCIAL NEWS A committee appointed by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), headed by the chief executi...
Financial News SEBI relaxes buyback regulation to enable the quicker raising of funds in times of th...
FINANCIAL NEWS EPFO subscribers can withdraw the lower of 75% of their savings or up to a maximum of...
SEBI Announces Amendments To Investment Advisers RegulationsSEBI has barred the use of titles like i...
With effect from Jan 1st 2020, Sebi has asked Registered Investment Advisors to do proper risk profi...
KARVY STOCK BROKING SCAM The capital markets regulator, SEBI, on November 22nd banned Karvy from tak...
FRAMINGBIAS
Symptoms – People react in different ways to the same choice depending on the way the ...
FINANCIAL NEWS SEBI has issued a new circular regarding the valuation of money market and debt secur...
FINANCIAL NEWS Income tax changes proposed in the budget to become effective from 1st September1. 2%...
FINANCIAL NEWS The Supreme Court on July 23rd delivered its verdict on the stalled projects of the A...
KNOWLEDGE - DISPOSITION EFFECT BIAS
Symptoms - This refers to a tendency to label investments as win...
KNOWLEDGE - NEGATIVITY BIAS
Symptoms - Investors put more weight on bad news than good and react to ...
FINANCIAL NEWS SEBI clarified that trail commissions can be up-fronted for systematic investment pla...
FINANCIAL NEWS The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued norms for valuation of m...
KNOWLEDGE - NARROW FRAMING BIAS
Symptoms - Insistent focus on the performance of individual securiti...
KNOWLEDGE - SELF SERVING BIAS
Symptoms - The tendency to attribute favourable outcomes or successes...
KNOWLEDGE - ENDOWMENT BIAS
Symptoms - The tendency to place a significantly higher value on things w...
KNOWLEDGE - INCENTIVE CAUSED BIAS
Symptoms - It is said that one should not ask the barber the need ...
KNOWLEDGE - HINDSIGHT BIAS
Symptoms - When finally after the outcome of an event, one tries to simpl...
KNOWLEDGE - INFORMATION BIAS
Symptoms - The tendency to collect more information beyond a point that...
KNOWLEDGE-LOSS AVERSION BIAS
Symptoms - Loss aversion refers to the tendency to prefer avoiding loss...
KNOWLEDGE-OUTCOME BIAS
Symptoms - The Isolation Effect (The Von Restorff Effect) is likely to be exh...
KNOWLEDGE-OUTCOME BIAS
Symptoms - The tendency to judge a decision by its eventual desired outcome i...
KNOWLEDGE-MENTAL ACCOUNTING
Symptoms - People may normally feel that money saved for a new house req...
KNOWLEDGE-SUNK COST FALLACY
Symptoms - An investor who is likely to hold on to his investments or ma...
KNOWLEDGE-OVERCONFIDENCE BIAS
Symptoms - The self-belief that one has higher skills or an edge compa...
KNOWLEDGE - CONFIRMATION BIAS
Symptoms - We don't argue any findings if it supports our existing vie...