Financial Emergency- Article 360 of Indian Constitution
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Financial Emergency- Article 360 of Indian Constitution

The Financial Emergency A country already in an economic slowdown, all activities at halt plagued by fears of the Coronavirus pandemic, the free messaging services of WhatsApp, and the audience that would believe everything it gets on its phone. All this became perfect ingredients for fake news doing rounds on 24th March 2020. The message, also picked by some media houses, said that the Prime Minister Office would impose ‘Financial Emergency’ in the country. Though this information was busted a few hours later, us as citizens need to know what would happen in case the ‘Financial Emergency’ is imposed upon the nation. The provisions would help us understand the implications of what has never been invoked in the independent history of India.

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Types of Mutual Fund Schemes in India and their Benefits
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Types of Mutual Fund Schemes in India and their Benefits

Saving money without the intention to invest is utter waste. “But where to invest?” is one question we constantly ponder upon. I have heard people saying that, in the olden days, the bank was the only option for those looking for a safe haven for their money. But things have changed a lot now. You have a wide range of options to choose from. A new investment scheme pops up every day. But when you are offered a lot of options, you usually give way to confusion. Mutual funds investment emerges as one of the best options in the market. Mutual funds are investment vehicles that make your ride towards your financial goals easier.

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How Stocks are Included in an Index?
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How Stocks are Included in an Index?

Every day we come across the news stating that Sensex rose by 200 points, or Nifty fell by 100 points. All such news denotes just one thing- the performance of the market. If Sensex or Nifty rises, the market has performed better than yesterday; or if it falls, it has performed poorer than yesterday.

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Ketan Parekh Scam: All that you must know
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Ketan Parekh Scam: All that you must know

The share market has been a wish-granting factory to many. For others, it is nothing more than just a terrible nightmare. Warren Buffett became the world’s third-richest person just by investing in share markets. But one cannot forget the stories where investors went bankrupt overnight. Share market is more than just a game of simple luck. But there are also times where people go beyond the rules and regulations to manipulate the market and pocket crores. SEBI, which is the watchdog of the share market, is keenly following the activities of the market in order to protect the investor’s interest. Despite that frauds and scams have become inevitable. 

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Reasons Behind Stock Market Crash 2020
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Reasons Behind Stock Market Crash 2020

Market crashed wildly due to Coronavirus. What exactly happened? More than half of the global population doesn’t know how to swim though it is a life skill, according to a report. That’s a problem but there’s more to it. It has been scientifically proven that more than the deep waters, it’s the panic that kills people. Whenever a person gets stuck in water and has no other option but to swim, in most of the cases it so happens that the person starts panicking and assuming that he/she will die. Because of this, the person reduces his chance of survival and dies. This shows how important sentiment could be. Sentiment is one of the most prominent factors that led to the recent stock market crash. Not in the long term, but sentiment does affect the market in the short term. And that extent has been shown in the recent market crash. That sentiment could be compared with the panic that we mentioned earlier.

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How to Identify Quality Stocks in a Market Crash
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How to Identify Quality Stocks in a Market Crash

The stock market witnessed one of its biggest falls ever and the carnage is not yet over. Volatility is the name of the game right now and investors should brace themselves for the worse. In times of such uncertainty, an investor has two options; either to panic sell good stocks or stay calm and look at this crash as an opportunity to invest in more quality stocks. However, given the situation all the stocks in market is falling, making it difficult for the investors to differentiate quality stocks from fundamentally weak stock. 

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Unfolding the Harshad Mehta Scam
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Unfolding the Harshad Mehta Scam

What do you think is common between Harshad Mehta, Ketan Parekh, Nirav Modi, and Vijay Mallya? Well, they all found loopholes in the Indian banking system and used it to create an insane amount of wealth. 

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Radhakishan Damani’s Investing Saga and Success with DMart
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Radhakishan Damani’s Investing Saga and Success with DMart

Success, which is a word for many, is a 'Journey' for some others. Mr. Radhakishan Damani's journey as a successful value investor, stockbroker, trader, and founder of one of India's biggest retail chains, 'DMart,' is an inspiration. Radhakishan Damani made his name in Indian stock markets in the '90s as one of the most successful value investors. Currently, he has a net worth of $19.1 Billion.

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Budget 2020 for investors: Effects of DDT abolition
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Budget 2020 for investors: Effects of DDT abolition

Every year the entire country waits for the budget. People look forward to the budget with optimism for the future. The budget too always seems to promise as if it will solve the problems for the nation.

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Investing Strategies of some well-known Value Investors
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Investing Strategies of some well-known Value Investors

It hasn't been long since the stock market has become the newer and the more approachable money-making market. 'Value Investing' has become the new buzzword among the existing and new millennial investors due to the promising returns it has given.

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The ‘Pump and Dump’ Scams
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The ‘Pump and Dump’ Scams

Have you ever received some extremely profitable market 'tip' about buying a particular stock? Maybe some other news about the 'next big investment'? All this at for nothing, absolutely free!

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Demat Account Benefits: Why should you have Demat Account
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Demat Account Benefits: Why should you have Demat Account

As a kid, I always used to wonder how the buying and selling of shares takes place, and how was it possible for the stock exchange to do so. When I asked my father about it, he told me about something called a demat account. and demat account benefits. Let’s have a look at what Demat account is all about.

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IPO allotment Process: Know all about Allotment of Shares
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IPO allotment Process: Know all about Allotment of Shares

Companies are mostly like a complicated system. They require fuel for their operation and maintenance. They can acquire this fuel by issuing IPOs (Initial Public Offering) or by listing on the Stock Exchange.

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Should LTCG tax on Shares be Removed?
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Should LTCG tax on Shares be Removed?

Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) tax on shares is insignificant in our view. Why do we say so?

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IPO Application Process: How to Invest in IPO?
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IPO Application Process: How to Invest in IPO?

Before discussing about various details of an IPO, it is important we cover some basics. These basics are prominent for learning about IPO.

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IPO Process: 5 steps for Successful Listing
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IPO Process: 5 steps for Successful Listing

2018 and 2019 have been hot years for the IPO market. Investors’ appetite for the new and fast-growing companies has been voracious, and start-ups, along with their early investors have used all-time stock markets high to cash in. An Initial Public Offering is the beginning of a great journey ahead. This can be related to the IRCTC IPO that grabbed much of investors' attention and stock price jumped to 645 from 310 on the first day after getting listed.

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Is this the right time to invest in Small and Mid-Caps?
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Is this the right time to invest in Small and Mid-Caps?

Are you investing in the stock market? Which stocks should one start with, large and known companies (large-cap stocks) or smaller companies (small-cap stocks)?

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Mohnish Pabrai- The Indian Value Investor
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Mohnish Pabrai- The Indian Value Investor

"Heads I win, Tails I don't lose much." Intrigued by this beautiful quote which reveals an excellent style to invest?

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