Gig economy, or freelancing, has taken the world by storm. Indians have adapted so quickly to the trend that one in every four freelancers is from India. Freelancing is a serious business and is a great way to be one’s, own boss. It gives you...
We often come across the advice from parents, teachers that says - Know your priorities! People tend to think that young investors generally don't know what is important for them at a given stage in the course of their life. An individual has their own priorities...
Rebalancing your portfolio means getting a right blend of asset classes in your portfolio. Generally, this is achieved by taking profits out of certain high-performing assets and re-investing them in the underperforming assets. Regular rebalancing of your investment portfolio allows you to ensure that your...
We all want to earn money, maintain good savings, and achieve our financial objectives. But, as we all know, it’s not that easy. Earning money is hard, maintaining it is harder. However, we have compiled a list of 30 personal finance habits that you can...
Off late while talking with colleagues, we have been flummoxed when talking about retirement. How much do we really need for retirement is one of the questions that are not easy to answer clearly! For most people it is a moving target given health care cost...
As per the latest report released by AMFI, the total commission and expenses paid to 979 Mutual Fund (MF) Distributors year-on-year (y-o-y) grew by a whopping 70% or Rs. 3,533.3 crores in the fiscal year 17-18 to Rs. 8,533.73 crores. This growth in distributor payouts...
When you search for the term “investing” in Google, it provides a plethora of results. While many websites provide intellectual content on investing, we believe investing only require basic principles and not full-length texts or complete website for that matter. This time, we seek to...
What is a Demat account? A Demat account, also known as the dematerialized account, is similar to a bank account but is meant to hold financial instruments in electronic form. Financial instruments include shares, bonds, government securities, mutual funds etc. A demat account functions similar to...
Why is Portfolio Re-balancing necessary? Portfolio Rebalancing is the process of changing the portfolio underlying holdings with an objective to restore the portfolio to its target allocation. While some investments perform well and take up more share in the portfolio, other due to comparatively underperformance lose share...
NRI's (Non-Residential Indians) are set of Indians that live abroad and are actively looking for avenues to invest in India’s growth story. Better macros, stable government and reform agenda has led India to be one of the fastest growing emerging economies leading to a better...