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Every day, we are bombarded advice on how to invest our money. From an old school type of bank...
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I recently read a comment that says, venture capital (VC)-funded, new-age companies have a...
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Saraswat Cooperative Bank Ltd is a scheduled bank. It is a ‘cooperative society’. It has...
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There is outrage over IPO (initial public offering -- of companies seeking to list their shares)...
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Almost every day, I get a message or a teaser inviting me to put money in a ‘sure-shot’...
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Once COVID-19 stepped in and life as we knew it came to a halt, millions of new investors found...
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Investors are the easiest prey. Just tempt them by offering returns that are a few percentage...
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Looking back, 2022 has been a roller coaster ride for us investors. Luckily, on the basis of our...
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The markets continue to be in the grip of the bulls. There seems to be good news and more good...
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I came across two interesting pieces of data on my Twitter timeline. The first is the view of 18...
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I am all for free markets—but free markets that are ‘fair’ to investors. A mutual fund (MF)...
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Last week—10th October -16th October—was “World Investor Week”. Everywhere, regulators...
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One of my favourite comedians, Eddie Izzard, has a rebuttal that I find most compelling. He...
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One big-name ‘unicorn’, Byju’s, is in the news because the ‘top-line’, as explained by them, and...
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In a ‘Spaces’ event on Twitter a few days ago, there was a debate about the Fed (the central...
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For years, the stocks of hotel industry have disappointed. In the 1990s, Indian Hotels was a...
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The end game of most investment plans is either to leave behind an inheritance or to meet...
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It is always wonderful to hear stories of star investors who made it big with a killing in one...
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