Investing in stock markets is now becoming a hobby and a way of earning side income for a lot of new millennial investors. Additionally, with all the information available across media and internet, picking the right stock for investment can get confusing. However, there are a few stock picking strategies you can use to invest in a systematic manner and to have…
Most of you requested that we bring the GTD/GTC feature on Jiffy, and here we are… GTD/GTC is now live in Jiffy on popular demand. Now you can simply ‘set and forget’. Meaning, you can set the expiration date for your buy and sell order, instead of repeatedly logging into your account on a daily basis to place limit trades. Generally, when…
Financial Services have been a darling sector for all India as it has made a lot of money for a lot of investors. Rightfully so, as India is a developing economy, financial services especially banks and NBFC are a key driver in the growth of the economy. Before the sharp correction of March 2020, Bank Nifty was at an all-time high of…
We are going live with eDIS on the Jiffy App and Web. What does this mean for investors? Earlier, investors had to courier a signed copy of their Power of Attorney (POA) or Delivery Instruction Slip (DIS) in order to sell their holdings. With the eDIS facility by CDSL, investors can now sell the stocks from their holdings via an online authorisation…
In the last 6 months, the Indian markets saw a very sharp fall and the equally fast recovery that astonished everyone. Since the fall of March 2020, the Sensex has given an absolute return of 51%. But one index has performed better than the Sensex in this pandemic and historically as well. This index is the S&P BSE Momentum Index. Here’s snapshot…
Pharma is considered to be a defensive sector because when economy does well, the defensive sectors go unnoticed. However, when the economy declines, the defensive sectors end up outperforming the broader markets. In the recent market volatility that occurred due to the Covid – 19 pandemic, Pharma stocks have given exceptional returns. BSE healthcare index topped the chart of one-year performance. But…
A lot of first-time investors are moving to stock markets to use up the free time in lockdown and to earn some extra cash. And most of these investors are trying their hand at short term trading as a way to get fast returns. Clearly, stock markets have become more accessible for every investor. However, getting into trading without a sufficient understanding…
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…
