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Stock Market Concepts

Manu Manek: The Cobra of Indian Stock Market

Whenever anyone talks about the stock market's scams "Harshad Mehta" is usually the first name that comes to mind. Harshad Mehta was known as the "Big Bull" of the stock market because he used to hike up the price of the shares by manipulating the share market.

Business

Understanding National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)

In today's world where arbitration, compromise, arrangements, reconstructions, and the winding up of companies are as usual as the sunrise. The opportunity for shareholders and debtors to lose their money also escalates.

Finance

Saving Schemes: Evaluating the Best Schemes in India

As time has its own way of changing things, it is quite obvious that today's India is quite different from the India a few decades ago. There's a long list of things that have changed in the nation. Each field, industry, states or cities, or sectors have developed in their own way. India is going online, people becoming more intellectual, the luxuries of then becoming the necessities of now; everything has changed drastically.

Stock Market Concepts

The Roller Coaster Ride of Stock Market in 2020

The year 2020 is turning out to be fascinating at every step of the way. The Indian Stock Markets’ fueled by a Corporate tax cut gave stellar returns in 2019, following which 2020 was kicked off with a bang, as Nifty made an all-time high of 12,430 in January 2020.

Invest

Current Account vs Savings Account

How do you save money? Considering the techniques of the olden days, keeping a large amount of money with you or in a steel locker in a house might be risky, or saving money on a daily/weekly/monthly basis by distributing it, might be hectic to manage on your own as it takes a lot of time. So, is there any alternative solution? Where do I keep my money if not in my house? How can I manage the timely savings of my money?

Business

Micromax: The Action-Packed Story of an Indian Company

The Indian market of digital products and services began booming in the mid-2000s, almost bringing about a revolution. After almost ten glorifying years, these budding Indian businesses all of a sudden started vanishing as they were either getting acquired by bigger players or were getting out-marketed by their cash loaded Chinese rivals. Micromax was one such Indian gem that thrived during the booming period but soon became a part of history as the headwinds overtook.

Ratios

Liquidity Ratio: The Water of Accounting Ratios

Are you a shopping enthusiast? Do you love buying new things? There would hardly be any person who does not like buying fresh, new stuff. The one common pattern found with almost every shopper is the process of a proper analysis of the product before actually buying it.

Invest

6 Best Term Insurance Policies

Securing your family's future is the best gift for your loved ones in your absence. For this gift, you need a term insurance plan that offers a variety of insurance plans that can be friendly to your pocket and offer you plenty of benefits.

Market News

Lakshmi Vilas Bank Merger: Factual and Informational Details

It looks like the Government of India is now playing smart rather than being a ‘Daanveer’ (over merciful donator). Just in case you are not aware of ‘Daanveer’, we’ll tell you. This name (or rather title) was conferred to a person in a community or village who always donated whenever someone went to him and pleaded for money or help. Basically, whoever went to ‘Daanveer’ never returned empty-handed. This is because that person considered this as his moral responsibility to donate money and help anyone who approached him. But, this also resulted in many people taking undue advantage of his mercy.

Success Stories

The Revival of Jet Airways: In the Making

Throughout the Indian history, whenever the ruling government has been found fishing for a compliment, the opposition is always prepared to hit back with a few common problems, the most common one being the evergreen Indian problem of "unemployment". Unemployment in India has been a continuing problem for decades but has never been solved to the fullest. However, the problem always takes a massive leap whenever instances of mass unemployment occur, all at the same time.

Behavioral finance

What is Sunk Cost Fallacy? And How can it Affect your Decisions?

Have you ever been in a circumstance where you headed out to watch a film in the auditorium thinking it would be incredible, but it actually ended up being awful? What did you do straightaway? Did you leave the theatre or kept watching it till the end until you were anxious about the possibility that you had just paid for the ticket of a really bad movie? If you choose the latter, you have succumbed to the sunk cost fallacy.

Market News

Why India Pulled Out of RCEP?

Integration is one thing that has helped India grow day by day. Globalization has made India stronger. Building relationships is one thing that can take anyone's place, either it's an individual or a country. India has always put its hand forward to build relationships then why is it that India pulled out of RCEP?

Mutual fund

What happens if a Fund House or AMC get closed?

Over the preceding decade, particularly after numerous foreign players entered the Indian mutual fund space, there have been a few cases of fund houses bailing and leaving their business after offering their business to different players.

Mutual fund

Taxation of Mutual Funds and their Effect on Returns

Taxation on mutual funds might be complex for those investors who do not have any prior knowledge of the industry. And planning to invest in mutual fund schemes without knowing the taxation, might lead to a loss of your money in the form of tax.

Invest

Muhurat Trading: Key things to know

The world is full of different people, cultures, traditions, languages, customs, and beliefs, but when it comes to the most diverse country in the world with numerous cultures within itself, India is the name that hits everyone's mind. Every part of India has a distinct food, clothing styles, languages, which makes it a diverse place.

Mutual fund

What to look for before investing in Mutual Funds?

Suppose, an individual wish to purchase a car, but before purchasing it, it is important for that individual to evaluate all the features and clear any queries related to that car. The questions can vary from, "What are the new features? How is the performance? Does it come with a safety guarantee? How much tax would one need to pay? Are there any hidden charges?"

Stock Market Concepts

Why Indian Stocks are suddenly rallying up?

India is one of the most prominent places for foreign investors in the emerging markets to park their money. Its cheap labour, indomitable export presence and the ability to produce things at a more affordable cost, make it emerge as an economy with tremendous growth potential.

Finance

Post Office Monthly Income Scheme: Interest Rate, Features and Benefits

Have you ever wondered about the days when communicating with your loved ones wasn’t that easy? In the earlier times, it was not as simple as just typing messages and sending it via WhatsApp in a single click; it was rather a lengthy task.

Mutual fund

Benefits of Investing in Mutual Funds

All of life's problems seem simple and finding solutions to them get only easier when one knows what they are doing or have a rough idea about what has to be done. Some can seek help by reaching out to their family or friends, or some can be their individualistic self; but whichever route one takes, the theme of knowing what one is doing remains consistent.

Mutual fund

Direct Vs. Regular Mutual Funds: Know the Difference

If one decides to visit a museum of modern art without having any prior knowledge of the subject, what is the best option that one can carry out impromptu? Hire a museum guide. By doing so, not only would one save a lot of time but would also require a little or no preparation/research for spending a day relaxing and admiring those art pieces.

Finance

Senior Citizen Savings Scheme: Here’s all you need to know

Risk. A word that comes up with a package of a lot of emotions; excitement, fear, belief, anxiety, dismay, and whatnot. Risk is considered to be a part of life; rather, life is all about risks. Whether it's checking your luck in casinos, hiding the truth from your parents, getting out without an umbrella in monsoon, lending money to someone, investing in stock markets, etc. everything comes up with risks, either small risks or grave ones.

Older Articles

Manu Manek: The Cobra of Indian Stock Market

Understanding National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)

Saving Schemes: Evaluating the Best Schemes in India

The Roller Coaster Ride of Stock Market in 2020

Current Account vs Savings Account

Micromax: The Action-Packed Story of an Indian Company

Liquidity Ratio: The Water of Accounting Ratios

6 Best Term Insurance Policies

Lakshmi Vilas Bank Merger: Factual and Informational Details

The Revival of Jet Airways: In the Making

What is Sunk Cost Fallacy? And How can it Affect your Decisions?

Why India Pulled Out of RCEP?

What happens if a Fund House or AMC get closed?

Taxation of Mutual Funds and their Effect on Returns

Muhurat Trading: Key things to know

What to look for before investing in Mutual Funds?

Why Indian Stocks are suddenly rallying up?

Post Office Monthly Income Scheme: Interest Rate, Features and Benefits

Benefits of Investing in Mutual Funds

Direct Vs. Regular Mutual Funds: Know the Difference

Senior Citizen Savings Scheme: Here’s all you need to know

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