Recently, there was a lot of noise on social channels about the rise in the number of unicorns from India ("Unicorn" is a term used to describe a startup company with a value of more than $1 billion). Here is…
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So another financial year has come to a close. So if you want to know answers to question like what was Sensex returns in FY2020-21 or Nifty returns in FY2020-21, then here is a comparative analysis of Sensex Financial Year…
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Do you want to know about the Biggest Single Day Falls in Sensex? So you are at the right place. Let me share some details of the biggest Sensex Falls in history in one day. Or as many would like…
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Do you want to know about the Biggest Single Day Falls in Nifty? So you are at the right place. Let me share some details of the biggest Nifty Falls in history in one day. Or as many would like…
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Quite a few IPOs are lined up and have been coming thick and fast in recent times. And more importantly, many of them are witnessing significant oversubscriptions. That in itself is a clear sign that appetite for IPOs is rising…
Very recently, the Sensex crossed 50,000 - a psychologically important number for many. As soon as that happened, investors are now becoming greedy for more. So, thrown out are the discussions about what has happened, i.e. Sensex@50,000 (Sensex@50K) and new…
The Sensex has been flirting with the psychological level of 50,000 for some time now and has been quite volatile in recent weeks. Even though 50,000 is just a number, the fact that the market is up 100% since March…
Read More Sensex at 50,000: How to manage long-term investments? (My Moneycontrol Column)
SEBI is contemplating introducing the concept of ‘Accredited Investors’ in the Indian securities market. This is still at the consultation stage as detailed in this notification (link or download here). Globally, this is a pretty common concept in developed markets.…
Read More What is ‘Accredited Investor’ in India? Eligibility Criteria + Details
For a country like ours, the prices of petrol and diesel can be a touchy subject. I am no economist but nevertheless, I just felt like addressing this burning topic about rising petrol-diesel prices and how it matters (or doesn’t)…
Today Sensex fell by over 1000 points. To be precise, it fell by -1145 points. I am sure if you follow business new, you will see headlines like ‘Sensex falls over 1000 points!’ OR ‘Sell-Off in Sensex as it falls…
Read More 1000 point Sensex Fall. It’s not a Big Deal any more!
Remember the crazy month of March 2020? When at one point the index was down almost 40% in a month? And markets made a multi-year low during the month. Things have changed a lot since then. And how so! Here…
Read More Markets Up 100% from March 2020 Lows! (Money doubled!)
I was recently quoted in Economic Times WEALTH (November 2020) in the Q&A section where a panel of experts answer reader’s questions related to any aspect of their personal finance. Here is the reader query about investing to grow wealth…
Why do we need to track the weightages of Nifty 50 stocks in the index? Because seemingly, the index is witnessing a concentration risk for some time now. And hence, those who track Nifty50 or invest in index funds tracking…
Nifty 50, as you know is made up of 50 stocks of different weightages. And generally, it is accepted to be a well-diversified index that represents the Indian markets sufficiently well. But in recent times, the skewed weights of few…
Read More Top 5 = 44%, Top 10 = 62%: Concentration Risk in Nifty 50?
I recently (June 2020) got quoted in Cosmopolitan magazine about the then market situation. (Please click on the image to get a zoomed version in new tab/window. Or you can download the pdf version of the article here - Cosmopolitan…
Read More (Quoted: Cosmopolitan – June 2020) Panicking about Markets?
