Tax saving investments under section 80C
Tax saving investments under section 80C plays an important role in your financial well being. Both individuals and HUFs are eligible to claim deductions under section 80C of an aggregate capped 1.50 lakhs per year. Tax saving investments under section 80C has enough water capacity to behave like carbohydrates to ensure hydration and add nutritional […]
P2P Lending
While we know a lot about lending, P2P lending is fairly a new concept for us which got a little attention quite recently when RBI notified, that peer-to-peer lenders (P2P) companies will be treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). What is P2P Lending To put simply Peer-to-peer lending is a new method of debt financing: […]
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 […]
Similar Strategies between Investment Planning and Football
“The game of investing is a lot like football. You have to tackle your problems, block your fears and score your points when you get the opportunity.” Along the lines of this quote, this article aims at drawing parallels in terms of strategies, from the fields of investment and the ‘beautiful game’, football. Tactical analysis […]
Myopic loss aversion
Investors who check the value of their portfolio/holding with great frequency are more likely to be subject to myopic loss aversion. Frequent checks of holdings make people more sensitive to losses than to gain. If we check our portfolio very often we see many days when we have loss these automatically reduces our risk taking […]
Framing Effect
Framing effect is a behavioral concept in which people react differently to two identical proposals depending on how they are presented. The framing effect is a bias, in which people’s decision for two identical options differs depending on whether it is presented as a loss or as a gain; People tend to avoid risk when a positive frame […]
Don’t Leave Results To Beginner’s Luck
Beginner’s luck plays an important role in our day-to-day life. For example in cricket, we have seen many new cricketers giving top-class performance on their debut game only to fade into oblivion thereafter. Such experiences are also a part of the gambling world. Those who strike luck earlier play more and more till they lose […]