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Sensex at 1,00,000:: Are we going into a sweet spot for investing?

Even as I pen my thoughts on the direction of the markets in the coming days after a year of flat performance, I see the markets are down sharply with the BSE SENSEX down by about 600 points and the NIFTY 50 by some 150. Essentially 83,500 in the level we are at currently. So […]...
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When responsibility exceeds duty, magic happens.

What can ₹2,000 really do for assuring the future newborn girl in a poor family? At first glance, not much. But in Bihar, that modest sum is being transformed into a tool of empowerment through one of the finest synergies between the state, a fund house and a deprived beneficiary – the Mukhi...
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Factor Investing: Now what is this new “thing”?

I remember when I started out in my career in fund management and my company, a joint venture between two giants, one global and one Indian, had a large number of very smart people coming in from mainly the mother lode – America.  Along with them, there was a trim set from Singapore. No matter [&...
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These issues make me nervous

I received quite a few WhatsApp messages on the direction of the market and the best markers there are. While the yield graph explanation was the most plausible and rational (and one that I am aware of), there were quite a few that were wacky but enticing. One was a very adult themed diagnostic mech...
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Should we be invested in Small Caps and Midcaps?????

There is a fair amount of “garam hawa” blowing on how the small cap segment specifically and maybe the mid cap segment too could be under “extra stress” and maybe in the next decade or so there is no upside possible. This has led to a clamour amongst investors that exposures in these two cat...
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Direct Mode of Investment is DUMB!

Date First Published: January 18, 2018   The retailer is always seen as the money making Shylock, who has no scruples as long as it makes money FOR HIM – irrespective of businesses or products. Just think of the vegetable seller in times of onion crisis (which happens with a twice a year regu...
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To equity or not to equity

As we come to the start of calendar 2024, it is time to take stock of the current state of the economy and what it holds for us moving forward. But before we delve into the subject let us take some time to describe the astonishing growth the year has given so far. The midcap […]...
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