As we celebrate Diwali with the sound of crackers (slightly muffled though), it is time to reflect on how to also create a cracker of a portfolio. OK, forget about a portfolio and let us make out start with buying equities. Here is a wonderful ana

Throughout history, Diwali has been considered as an auspicious event to start-off on any new journey, spiritual, financial, or otherwise. Be it a new asset purchase, a new business venture, the diversification of an existing business, or even making

Indian equity markets touched a new high in January 2018 (Nifty and Sensex reached a closing high of 11,130 and 36,283 levels respectively on January 29, 2018) led by recovery in corporate earnings and fading effect of demonetization and GST.

A financial plan is the key to achieving a financially secure future. A financial plan accounts for all of your long-term and short-term financial goals. However, as life is uncertain, your financial plans can be negatively affected by events that ar

Penny stocks are the ones which trade at a very low price. Usually, these stocks lack liquidity and carry high risk. The public information available on these stocks/companies is very limited, which makes it difficult for an investor to understand th

Short term calls are the buy/sell recommendations generated on the basis of technical and derivative data points with a trading horizon of 2-5 days. The objective is to capture stocks displaying strong momentum or a short-term reversal in trend. Shor

What is Dussehra? Dussehra is considered to be an auspicious festival in India. On this day, Lord Rama has killed Ravana. This festival signifies the victory of good over the evil. Similarly, an investor can overcome their loss-making invest

Owning a house is an important milestone for any individual, especially in India, where it is, more often than not, compared with getting married and, at times, with having one’s first child. There is an emotional, personal, as well as cultural sig

Dynamic changes have been altering the traditional systems over the last decade and stock market trading is no exception to this. A few years ago, you could find a handful of online traders, but the number has dramatically risen today. However, the t

A decade ago, stocks, bonds, futures, and options used to be traded on web-based platforms on stock trading websites. With the advent of mobile trading applications, Online Trading can now be done from the palms of one’s hands. Most of these pla

Scheduling regular body health check-ups has become a widely accepted norm these days. However, this wonderful habit should also apply in fiscal matters. A routine check of one’s financial status is as important as a health check-up. Evaluating you

What is an emergency corpus? An emergency corpus or fund holds liquid money set aside for emergencies and unforeseen situations. It is a cushion to fall back on during contingencies like a job loss, critical medical issues, delay in income, or, in