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Maintain your credit-worthiness
Boost your credit score by making timely payments and avoiding overspending. Financial discipline will help you stay out of a debt trap Although money may not be the only important aspect of our lives, it is certainly a key one as it significantly lessens financial worries. This, in turn, enables us...
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A beginner’s guide to stock investing
25 December 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota -
Are SDGs on track?
18 December 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota -
Take it into account
11 December 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota -
A golden investment
06 December 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota -
Utilise leadership skills of women
27 November 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota -
Being systematic has its benefits
20 November 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota -
Learn from great CEOs
13 November 2019 | Hima Bindu Kota
Many investment options out there
Small savings schemes are an excellent way for investors to learn financial discipline and earn a tad bit higher returns while protecting their capital The country’s investment scenario offers a multitude of avenues to meet the diverse requirements of investors. Among other things being equal, these options can differ from each...
Trapped by the glass ceiling
Nearly half of women in the country leave the workforce between junior and middle management levels due to lack of friendly corporate policies The corporate landscape has long been dominated by men and is still skewed in their favour. In 2013, the archaic Companies Act, 1956, underwent some much-needed amendments, which...
An alternative to direct investing
Through mutual funds, small investors can put money in the stock markets and benefit from any upswing in share prices The growth of mutual funds (MF) as a worthy alternative to direct equity investment over the years has been humongous. According to the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI), the...
Mind barriers in M&As
Overpriced acquisitions are not a new phenomenon. But what makes a firm ignore evidence and overpay for acquisitions? The answer lies mostly in behavioural theories It is well-known that 70-90 per cent of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) fail to create value for shareholders, yet the deals are getting bigger by the...
Learn to analyse chart patterns
For a novice, stock price movements are puzzling. However, a trained eye can see patterns in these flows and make better predictions One size does not fit all as far as investment strategies go. People are unique in their preferences, tastes, needs and requirements and so should be their investment styles....
Toothless tigers
Independent directors should be able to question the promoter group and serve the interest of minority shareholders in boardrooms. For this to happen, the SEBI has to empower them A strong independent director is an asset to an organisation if he/she has the ability to objectively analyse affairs to bring about...
Get on the start-up bus
The initial investments may be high but the windfall gains on the success of a company would also be humongous They say to get rich you have to make money while you’re asleep, which certainly requires a new approach to investments and out-of-the-box thinking. According to the risk-return trade-off, the higher...
