Emotion of Fear
The equity market can be considered one of the greatest teachers of life. It is a rewarding marketplace that goes beyond making profits; rather it enroots the meaning of success and failure in one’s life. However, behavioral biases are like hurdles that an investor needs to jump over to finish the financial freedom race. One […]
TBNG Magazine – April 2019
Indian equities surged in the month of March in a catch-up rally months of range-bound trading on the back of easing inflation giving rise to expectation of lower interest rates,strengthening rupee and record foreign investor flows. Indian equities rose by 7.8% during the month.
National Pension System
Launched in January 2004 exclusively for government employees, NPS is open for subscription to all citizens after rolling out the Voluntary National Pension System in 2009 and gained momentum thereon. NPS offers tax deduction of up to Rs 2 lakhs in a financial year to both salaried and self employed individuals. However, individuals who have […]
Volatility in the stock market is like monsoon in Mumbai
Seesawing of stock market is a universally known truth which yet remains aggressively unaccepted by numerous investors. The thing to realize is that market volatility is inevitable. It’s the nature of the markets to move up and down over the short-term. Trying to time the market is extremely difficult. One solution is to maintain a long-term horizon and […]
Making better decisions
Usually decisions are made based on two pillars: beliefs and values. A decision maker’s values reflect his or her sense of what to strive for or to achieve, including goals and objectives. A decision maker’s beliefs are a reflection of his or her perceptions of reality, including facts, opinions, and uncertainties surrounding them. I believe that value and beliefs […]
TBNG Magazine – January 2019
Start of the year 2018 was marked by high optimism reflected in valuations, which were above historical average by a margin. Rising oil prices, depreciating Rupee, Rising interest rate, Default by IL&FS, liquidity and FII selling resulted into crash in small and mid-cap stocks and correction in large cap stocks. However, among all the gloom […]