During FY22-FY24, 1.13 crore unique individual traders incurred a combined net loss of Rs 1.81 lakh crore in F&O. The recently released SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) report …
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Taxation On MFs After Budget
The Union Budget 2024-25 brought some changes in taxation with regards to certain categories of mutual funds. Here’s how your taxation will be affected after the change Taxation On MFs…
How retail flows have come to chase bull markets
Individual ownership in Indian listed companies might be a fraction of promoter ownership. But retail investments have a much bigger bite. Even with a relatively smaller ownership, individuals are significant…
Plan With Fixed-Income Funds For Retirement
Fixed-income funds lend stability to your portfolio, have better cash flow visibility, and help preserve capital. They can be used in various stages of planning Financial planning for retirement can…
Who Owns The Equity Market?
Domestic institutions now own more than foreign institutions. DIIs, as a group, hold 18.4%, whereas the ownership of FIIs has slipped to 17.9 percent. Once upon a time, our equity…
Unknown Territory. Why Equity Derivatives Are Not For The Uninitiated
Derivatives market is primarily a means of hedging; if you are participating in the derivatives market only, then you are indulging in short-term speculation and not being a long-term investor….
Fund Choice. Understanding Fixed Income Funds For Portfolio
There are multiple categories of fixed income funds; decide on your cash-flow horizon and select funds of appropriate maturity; you can check portfolio maturity of funds in the monthly factsheet….
For Investments Abroad, Opt For Direct Stocks
Investment in global equity is one of the avenues for diversifying your portfolio. While India is the growth story of this century and thus should have a greater allocation in…
Surging Indices. Concept Of All-Time High Price, Its Limited Relevance
An index, over the course of its life, will touch all-time high multiple times; for you to get returns from investment in equity stocks/ funds, the index has to touch…
Enough To Focus For Investors
The Indian ETF market has experienced huge growth over the past decade and signifies a shift in investor preference towards passive funds. Here’s all you need to know about ETFs…
Valuing Firms. Market Capitalisation Of Stocks And What It Means
Market capitalisation is the total value all shareholders have assigned to a firm listed on the stock exchange; it is computed by multiplying the market price of a share with…
Last-Minute Tax Saving Tip: Tax-Breaks Are Important, But Prioritise Your Financial Goals
Buy insurance, not just for income-tax breaks, but because you really need an insurance policy. Consider Public Provident Fund to be a great investment, even without tax breaks. This is…