PERSONAL-FINANCE
Personal Finance | When markets turn uncertain, scale back spending, not investing
Protect yourself from the reveries of constantly upgrading your lifestyle
PERSONAL-FINANCE
Personal Finance | No free lunches: the real cost of your investment
It pays to know your costs as an investor. Some are loaded upfront and transparent while several are hidden
BUSINESS
Personal Finance | What not to expect while resetting portfolios during uncertainties
Equity investment is a long-term game and short-term losses must be expected
BUSINESS
Personal Finance: Don’t fall prey to misleading ‘finfluencer’ calculations
A simple example of finfluencer advice that could set you up for financial missteps
BUSINESS
Personal Finance | Credit growth riding on personal loans spells caution for borrowers
Borrowing against assets for spending and not for asset-creation could lead to a strain on household cash flow
BUSINESS
Personal Finance | Passive funds are innovating, but who benefits from it?
In the last ten years, between June 2015 and June 2025, assets under management for passive funds including gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) have grown from roughly Rs 13,000 crore to Rs 12 lakh crore or nearly 100 times in value
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Personal Finance: Are cryptos, gold a must in portfolios?
Bitcoin investors are happy to use their financial gains to upgrade their lifestyle and live well without producing anything real in exchange for it
BUSINESS
Personal Finance: Use this checklist to manage risks posed by unlisted investments
While there are success stories in the unlisted universe, losses incurred by retail investors are seldom talked about
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Personal Finance | Indulgent borrowing benefits neither you nor the government
The “buy now, pay later” loan market is thriving with an estimated market size of around $18 billion and estimated five-year growth rate between 10-12 percent a year
BUSINESS
Personal Finance: Investing for tax savings is now passe
Many individuals start restructuring investments closer to when they think they are likely to hang up their boots
BUSINESS
Personal Finance | Is fractional real estate ownership worth the risk?
While fractional investing sounds like a convenient unitised option to access assets, risks are plenty
BUSINESS
Personal Finance: Not the time to panic or add to portfolio risk
Escalation of the Indo-Pak conflict can impact capital markets. Here’s what you could do
BUSINESS
Personal Finance | Specialised Investment Fund- the new kid on the block
Should you invest in SIFs? The narrative building around investing for high risk and high return may become problematic
BUSINESS
Personal Finance: When panic hits markets, zoom out to see the big picture
History shows that equities have held out as an asset class that delivers robust returns, but the question is how do you make it work for you?
BUSINESS
Personal Finance | Multi-asset funds: Does diversification work?
Multi-asset schemes and the returns they give vary based on the allocation across various asset classes, duration of investment and the fund manager. Here’s how you can choose one….
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Personal Finance: How to invest in equity? Pick your best option
The basics of long term equity investing remain the same regardless of the vehicle you choose. Which vehicle you choose can determine your returns and risk
BUSINESS
Is gold’s gravity-defying act reason enough to alter its long term allocation?
While debating the strength of the rally may not yield any sure answers, the question on whether to raise allocations to gold requires careful consideration
BUSINESS
Personal Finance | Panic selling is the enemy of retail investors
The amount invested in large caps, in fixed income and in gold will determine your portfolio’s ability to cushion volatile shocks from the portion invested in small caps
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Personal Finance | An opportunity to spend and invest more, post Budget 2025
The enhanced tax rebate, slab rejig and other changes will put more cash in the hands of taxpayers, which they can use to spend more but also enhance their savings
PERSONAL-FINANCE
Personal Finance | What investors miss while trying to time the market
Single-day falls in equity market values are sharper than single-day gains
BUSINESS
Personal Finance: Did you miss the Bitcoin train too?
Bitcoin’s fortunes are volatile and that makes it less of a currency and more of a punt.
BUSINESS
If not Indian equities, then where?
Active allocation shifts require investors to jump in at the right time to grab returns, a hard ask
BUSINESS
Personal Finance: Collective demand can feed the bond liquidity window
There are managed funds, which address investors seeking higher return from bonds, through actively participating in the interest rate and credit cycle opportunities
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Personal Finance | The challenge of balancing investment returns and core values
