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THE DYNAMIC DUO

Warren Buffett's latest shareholder letter offers investment insights, while embodying the wisdom of his enduring partnership with Charlie Munger

A HAWKISH PAUSE

The MPC threw a surprise by keeping repo rate unchanged in its April review. Does this pause signify the end of the rate hike cycle in India?

A STEADY FLIGHT

The Indian aviation industry is poised for significant growth despite recent challenges

CURRENCY CLASH

In the quest for global control, the battle between currencies has taken center stage

Three kinds of investors

There are three basic kinds of investors-which one will you be?

Can money buy happiness?

Is the World Happiness Report's methodology flawed? Let's have a look.

The platform delusion

How the term 'platform' might actually be a trap

Debt Mutual Funds - Will They Continue To Thrive Despite Recent Changes In Tax Norms?

A brief glimpse of the industry: The INR 40 trillion mutual fund industry has been on a rapid growth path and appears to be on course to achieve its goal of Asset Under Management worth Rs. 100 trillion by 2030. The industry is very well-regulated and offers a range of easy to understand & transparent products. It has effectively marketed Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) as an investment mode, so that inflows via this route have remained over Rs. 13,000 crore for several months despite the volatility in the market. Due to adoption of technology and growing distribution reach, mutual funds are finding takers across customer segments and also in the beyond-30 (B-30) towns.

Tax Planning: Early Bird Gets The Worm

As we bid adieu to yet another financial year, tax planning would have been a crucial part of your financial strategies. Avoiding tax planning mistakes permits you to systematically make investments while reducing tax liability. Vardan Pandhare breaks down the tax planning mistakes you should avoid in the upcoming financial year

Your Tax Report

There's no better way for investors to keep track of their taxation than Value Research Online investment-related

Simplifying SEBI's new mutual fund changes

The markets watchdog’s new initiatives can alter and strengthen your rules of engagement

'Valuation risk has significantly reduced'

Harsha Upadhyaya explains the reasons for his funds' lean phase in 2020-21 and the recovery thereafter

MASTERING Mutual Fund Tax Changes

A step-by-step guide to paying less tax on your earnings

ASK THE EXPERT

FINANCIAL PLANNING

Decoding the benefits of INVESTING Insurance! in the Right Life

Mr. Sanjiv Bajaj is the Jt. Chairman & MD, Bajaj Capital, building the platform for the Business leaders of the Financial Services and Advisory sector to exchange their vision, experience, and views on making the right financial decisions.

Unit Linked Insurance Plans: What they offer for meeting long-term goals

For those looking to invest for the long term and also get life insurance coverage, Unit Linked Insurance Plans (ULIPs) have emerged as a popular investment option.

A Win-Win Solution - A Passive, Hold to Maturity, fully G-Sec Product

Although retail participation in mutual funds, has grown by leaps and bounds in the last two decades, it is predominantly equity schemes that investors have favoured. As per AMFI data as of Jan-23, individual mutual fund investors have 80% of their total mutual fund allocation towards equity schemes and only 14% of the allocation is towards debt-oriented schemes.

The Way That I Break : A Macro And Bond Update

Mr. Suyash Choudhary has over two decades of experience in Fixed Income. He has a strong track-record covering fixed-income research and fund management. His strength lies in his in-depth understanding of the macroeconomic environment, the ability to anticipate interest rate movements and the ability to identify attractive investment opportunities across market segments.

Invest in dividend yield funds for style diversity

Dividend yield funds have gained attention recently with SBI Mutual Fund’s new fund offer raising Rs. 3,600 crores.

I asked Chat GPT to write me a poem on retirement planning.This is what it came back with...

RETIREMENT PLANNING

Learnings from the SVB crisis:

SVB was the 16th-largest bank in the US, having a geographic concentration in Silicon Valley with an industry concentration amongst startups. It had the highest deposit growth among US Banks during the low-interest days of 2020 & 2021.

Should Large-Caps Be Your Current Choice?

The volatility in the markets on account of several factors has created a wave of confusion among investors as to whether small-cap and mid-cap stocks are a preferable choice. However, as this article shows, Bhavya Rathod elucidates how during such times the large-cap stocks should be focused on since they provide stability to the portfolio

What Is The Primary Purpose Of Investing

In today's world, investment has become a hot topic of discussion, but have you ever asked yourself why you should invest? The answer to this question is straightforward- the purpose of investing is to help you achieve your life goals, both short-term and long-term.

Bank Failures: Keeping Money Safe

On March 11, 2023, the US President Joe Biden was seen reassuring Americans that their money in banks is safe and the American banking system is strong.

ട്രേഡിങ്, ആദ്യം മനസ്സിനെ സജ്ജമാക്കാം

നിങ്ങളുടെ മനസ്സിനും മനസ്സാന്നിധ്യത്തിനും വൈകാരിക സന്തുലനത്തിനുമെല്ലാം ട്രേഡിങ്ങിൽ വലിയ പങ്കുണ്ട്.

ബാങ്ക് തകർന്നാലും നിക്ഷേപം സുരക്ഷിതമാക്കാം 5 അല്ല 30 ലക്ഷം വരെ

അൽപം ഗൃഹപാഠം ചെയ്ത ശേഷം നിക്ഷേപിച്ചാൽ ബാങ്കിലെ 30 ലക്ഷത്തിനോ അതിലധികമോ ഉള്ള തുകയ്ക്ക് ഇൻഷുറൻസ് പരിരക്ഷ ഉറപ്പാക്കാം.

ഈ സ്വർണക്കുതിപ്പ് ഇനി എത്ര നാൾ വരെ?

സുരക്ഷിത നിക്ഷേപം എന്ന നിലയിൽ സ്വർണം ആഗോള തലത്തിൽ വീണ്ടും ആകർഷകമാവുകയാണ്. നിക്ഷേപകരുടെ ആവേശം വിലയിൽ പുതിയ റെക്കോർഡുകൾ സൃഷ്ടിക്കാം

റിസ്ക്കിനെ പേടിക്കേണ്ട ലാർജ് ആൻഡ് മിഡ് ക്യാപ്പിൽ

നഷ്ടസാധ്യത കുറഞ്ഞ ന്യായമായ ആദായം ലഭിക്കുന്ന ഫണ്ടുകൾ നോക്കുന്നവർക്കു പരിഗണിക്കാം.

ബാങ്കിൽനിന്നു ഹെൽത്ത് പോളിസി വാങ്ങുന്നവർ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കണം ഇക്കാര്യങ്ങൾ

ബാങ്കുകളിൽ വിവിധ സേവനങ്ങൾക്കൊപ്പം ഇൻഷുറൻസ് കൂട്ടിക്കെട്ടി നൽകുന്നതിനാൽ പോളിസി കിട്ടാൻ കടമ്പകൾ കുറവാണ്.

ഒരു സോപ്പിൽനിന്ന് 6 കോടി വിറ്റുവരവിലേക്ക്

20 വർഷം മുൻപ് ഒരു കിലോഗ്രാം സോപ്പിൽ തുടങ്ങിയ ഹാപ്പി ഹെർബൽസ് ഇന്ന് പത്തു രാജ്യങ്ങളിലേക്ക് ഉൽപന്നങ്ങൾ കയറ്റി അയയ്ക്കുന്നു.