6 key steps RBI has taken to ensure safe banking practices. Details here

6 key steps RBI has taken to ensure safe banking practices. Details here

Digital banking has brought a paradigm shift to the way we carry out financial transactions. The collateral damage, however, is the spate of frauds that accompany it. To minimise these frauds, the banking regulator has taken a number of steps so that banking remains safe and secure. Deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Swaminathan … Read more

6 investing lessons that David Swensen gave to the investment community

6 investing lessons that David Swensen gave to the investment community

Revered beyond the university for his groundbreaking contributions to investment management and mentorship of future leaders in the field, Swensen was equally esteemed within Yale for his dedication as an educator, astute advisor, and spirited member of the university community. David has bestowed upon the financial world a multitude of investment principles, a selection of … Read more

Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen on Netflix: 2 key money lessons to learn from the series

Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen on Netflix: 2 key money lessons to learn from the series

What if you inherited a home, a title and all the underhanded business that has been going on for years? You’ll do everything to get out of the shady business innit? So a British peacekeeping soldier Edward Horniman (played by the handsome Theo James, whom you last saw in The White Lotus) loses his father … Read more

How do I manage investments in SGBs from Germany?

How do I manage investments in SGBs from Germany?

I have been investing in sovereign gold bonds since 2019. However, my employer recently relocated me to Berlin, Germany, and I will be working there for at least two years. Do I need to sell my investments in the bonds or can I continue to invest from abroad? —Name withheld on request Your query infers … Read more

Buying a second home? Here is a step-by-step guide

Buying a second home? Here is a step-by-step guide

Investing in second homes presents an enticing opportunity, offering both financial gains and personal fulfilment. These properties can add diversity to your real estate portfolio and generate passive income through rentals. However, before making a purchase it is essential to keep the following points in mind: Also Read: Real Estate: How can you maximise wealth … Read more

Your Questions Answered: How does tax-loss harvesting work and can it minimise my tax outgo?

Your Questions Answered: How does tax-loss harvesting work and can it minimise my tax outgo?

Q. I am Ranjan. I want to harvest tax loss for my investments. How does tax-loss harvesting work? How can it help minimise my tax outgo? What are the risks? Tax-loss harvesting is a strategy used to minimise tax liability by selling investments that have declined or are declining in value. When an investment is … Read more

Lok Sabha polls 2024 and Indian stock market: IT, Auto among top 5 picks for this season

Lok Sabha polls 2024 and Indian stock market: IT, Auto among top 5 picks for this season

There are definite data points and trends that investors can look at to chart out their equity map during India’s moves in the elections. “Irrespective of election outcome, markets have delivered double digit returns during the election year,” says Feroze Azeez, Deputy CEO, Anand Rathi Wealth. View Full Image Nifty Before and After Lok Sabha … Read more

Budget 2024: Centre’s FY25 gross market borrowings pegged at ₹14.13 trillion

Budget 2024: Centre's FY25 gross market borrowings pegged at ₹14.13 trillion

New Delhi: The central government plans to borrow a gross ₹14.13 trillion from the bond markets in 2024-25 to finance its fiscal deficit, according to the interim budget for FY25 presented in parliament on Thursday. The government, which reiterated its commitment to a continued fiscal consolidation, has set a fiscal deficit target of 5.1% of … Read more

Real Estate: How can you maximise wealth with MSM REITs investments?

Real Estate: How can you maximise wealth with MSM REITs investments?

However, the large ticket size meant that the asset class was always exclusive to HNIs or institutional investors. Over the last half a decade, with the advent of tech platforms and listing of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), this asset class has become more accessible to the general public due to smaller ticket sizes in … Read more

Laapataa Ladies: 4 money lessons one can learn from this slapstick comedy

Laapataa Ladies: 4 money lessons one can learn from this slapstick comedy

No heroes beating up a hundred baddies accompanied by ear-drum splitting sound effects, no villains threatening to drop the hero’s parents into a vat of acid, no item song by an A-list movie star who plays sanskari heroine in every movie but secretly wishes she were Helen, no reminiscing over good ole days, no nationalist … Read more