Devina Mehra

Money, Myths and Mantras: The Ultimate Investment Guide by Devina Mehra is written simply, with lots of examples and cautionary tales to present her understanding of, and her company's practice around, what to do and what not to do when investing your money.

Devina Mehra reacts to L&T Chairman's 90-hour work week remark, says 'this attitude means that most women would...'

As an employer my focus has always been on output, rather than face time at work, says the market veteran

Reforms, freebies and governments: Who benefits, who funds?

It is arguable that a better strategy of boosting private investments even using a direct tax route may have been to provide specific tax breaks for investments as has been done a number of times in the past.

Market Highs, Potential Volatility: What should be the Investment Strategy?

When you are positive in the medium term but there can be some ups and downs in the short term, the best strategy is to remain invested, but to be hedged, writes Devina Mehra, the Founder and Chairperson of First Global.

Stay invested unless there is clear possibility of a crash : Devina Mehra of First Global

Mehra is currently overweight on capital goods and industrial goods, but she has been trimming exposure to these sectors. She has also been overweight on autos and pharma.

Goldilocks Or Bear Trap? There are two key risks to consider in this market

Developments over three days caused a wave of buying across assets

The 'best period' for manufacturing in India was 2006-2010: First Global

The PMS shared long-term data from World Bank and the interesting insights it revealed

'Absolutely ridiculous': Market veteran Safir Anand calls out investors who backed Byju’s

The edtech firm has been battling allegations of misreporting financials along with a spate of resignations even as business has slowed down

McDonald's ad features love story brewing between customer and woman staff, faces backlash

The new McDonald's ad, featuring a possible love story brewing between man and woman, generated a lot of critical responses as many questioned the idea behind it.

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on your mind? What it takes to be the next Big Bull on D-Street

If you want to internalise one RJ superpower, this is it: To understand and act on the fact that stock market returns are lumpy, not even.

Why Devina Mehra is staying away from India’s new-age companies

Devina Mehra, founder and chairperson of First Global, says there are enough outperformers in the market without having to take extra risk

Capital goods our top sectoral pick in India, says Devina Mehra

The sentiment is a contra indicator and the best time to be in the market is when people are the most downbeat, says Devina Mehra, founder and chairperson of asset manager First Global

Ladies, take charge of your finances! Six golden rules to get you started

The CMD of First Global, Devina Mehra writes that true independence comes from managing your own money

Women shouldn't drift along, putting others’ happiness before theirs: Devina Mehra

'Militant feminist' and the CMD of First Global has always called out gender insensitivity, even as a young teen

Why half-truths can be more dangerous than outright lies, argues Devina Mehra

When looking at data presented by anyone else or even by yourself, check not just whether it is technically correct but what it leaves out.

Samvat 2079 Roundtable: Why are FIIs selling heavily? Market masters answer

In Moneycontrol’s Muhurat Roundtable, market veterans discussed why foreign investors left Indian shores and when they’ll be back

Samvat 2079 Roundtable: The era of unidirectional bets is over, says Enam Holdings' Manish Chokhani

The market veteran believes investors need to think like businessmen while choosing stocks

Samvat 2079 Roundtable: Is India's low per capita income a threat to the consumption story?

At Moneycontrol’s Muhurat Roundtable, market veterans say low per capita income means things will only get better as they bet big on India’s consumption story

Samvat 2079 Roundtable: Is the 'US market over' or are we repeating a mistake?

The S&P 500 index has dropped 20 percent so far in 2022. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Dollex (the dollar-denominated version of S&P BSE 200) has fallen only 10 percent since January.

Oil, oil, oil: Global headwinds are the biggest risks to Indian stock markets, say veterans at Samvat 2079 Roundtable

Oil-price volatility was cited the most by the panelists

MC Interview | We have to live with both inflation and recession for now: Devina Mehra, First Global

The Fed stance seems to be slightly more dovish but we have to wait for more data, Devina adds.

Books that help you see beyond ticker tapes and through bubbles, that anger and illuminate

These are some of the best the author picked in the first half of 2022, which can help a reader see inflation, product design and workings of a legal system in a new light

RBI on way to catching up with reality, globally rate hikes will be an overhang on asset prices: Devina Mehra

Mehra expects India to outperform the global markets this year, continuing its outperformance of last year but the rally will likely be more selective

How high oil prices are the cause of Russia-Ukraine conflict, not the consequence, argues Devina Mehra

A study of past conflicts suggests that high energy prices prompt military aggression from oil-exporting nations

Deeply Personal | In Conversation with Devina Mehra

Deeply Personal is a conversation series curated by N Mahalakshmi with some of the most accomplished women, to mark International Women’s Day 2022. It captures the women leaders' early life, experiences that shaped their personal values and the tough choices they had to make to shatter that glass-ceiling.