ESG investments or Socially responsible investments is a very popular investment strategy in US and Europe. According to data from Morningstar, As of March 2020, US has total assets of USD 119.33 billion and Europe has total assets of USD 683.87 billion under the ESG investment strategy. In India also, ESG investments has started getting more attention amid the corporate governance issues…
In the latest developments, security market regulator SEBI has issued a new set of rules and regulations on the stock settlement process and margin collection. It will completely change the way you carry out the buy and sell transactions on the stock market. According to the circular issued by SEBI on July 20th, 2020, trading members/clearing members in cash segments must mandatorily…
Yes, you read that right. Stock Market Investing and Speculating are two different things. While it is easier to get them mixed up, in most cases speculating in stocks leads to losses. But then why do people do it? And more importantly, how do we understand the difference between investment and speculation? Let’s understand this in more detail: How Is Investment Different…
During the recent lockdown, a record number of demat accounts were opened in India. As per the data released by CDSL, about 1.2 million new accounts were opened in months of March and April 2020. This is against 4.2 million new accounts opened in 11 months between April 2019 and February 2020. This clearly indicates increasing interest in stock market investments, especially…
Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha has been the most sought-after Investment Guru of the world. Everything he says about investments, the stock market becomes a famous quote instantly. And Rightly so. The 89 years old, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has a net worth of $70.5 Billion as of April 2020. Warren Buffett’s good friend, co-founder of Microsoft and a great Philanthropist…
Investments in stock markets can get extremely tricky. There are a few stocks which will be available at an extremely cheap rate and there will be some which will be extremely expensive. But how do we decide expensive and cheap? Is it just the price that we look at or are there any other aspects we need to look at? Moreover, what…
This does sound odd right? How can we compare our stock portfolio to a storeroom or a gallery? But we can assure you, your portfolio is either one of them. Here’s what we mean: a storeroom is basically where you store multiple items, you can also call it a warehouse. But a Gallery is where you display expensive collectibles, you can call…
Are you surprised by the heading of this blog? You read that right. The great mathematician, physicist, astronomer, scientist Sir Isaac Newton lost millions in his one stock market investment. And yes, the loss was completely avoidable. We will go a step ahead and say that this is the most important lesson in behavioral finance. So are you curious to know exactly…
