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India is booming. But you still need international exposure

New Delhi, April 27 -- Devina Mehra, founder of First Global, recently revealed to Mint that 80% of her assets are held internationally. To a lay investor, this was shocking. After all, most believe t... Read More


A dummies guide to controlling derivatives trading

New Delhi, April 23 -- Want to trade inderivatives? Take an exam. Also, prove your net worth is high enough to stomach the risks. That, in essence, is what a possible entry barrier to derivatives trad... Read More


Gold's complicated move, and the rising appeal of silver

New Delhi, April 22 -- "You buy stocks for good times, and gold for bad times". At least that's what is supposed to happen. However, current trends present us with an 'everything rally'-where stocks,... Read More


Retail investors and the art of burning hard earned money

New Delhi, April 15 -- Here is a headline you would have definitely come across in recent days: Smallcap funds see outflow for first time in 2.5 years. Almost everyone in the media covered it. Using ... Read More


Dear 'mature' retail investor, you are the profit opportunity for others

New Delhi, April 11 -- Its been 30 years since I have been tracking the stock markets. And during this period, perhaps there have been about four instances when the retail investor has been labelled a... Read More


Big SIP numbers: Beware of what's about to come

New Delhi, April 10 -- My mission today is to get ahead of the news and prepare you for what's about to come down your social media feed very shortly. The SIP numbers have just been announced.and the... Read More


Three questions Sebi should be asking, and answering

New Delhi, April 5 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India recently sent aquestionnaire to mutual funds asking if they had mis-sold mutual funds. You could say, why so late? Afterall, everyone k... Read More


Gold is shining brightly. Now, don't start chasing this precious metal

New Delhi, March 26 -- Gold's hot. In a brief conversation a few days back, I even got a price target. Rs. 1 lakh per 10gm. That is approximately 50% higher than today's level. While I don't know whe... Read More


My crypto journey: A high, and two lows

New Delhi, March 16 -- Cryptos make for a complicated subject. And many, including me, don't get much of what it is. That's if it is something at all. But, nevertheless, it's out there. So I decided t... Read More


March 2024 treating your portfolio badly? Read this.

New Delhi, March 14 -- When things are good with the markets, you are most likely to get the following questions: How are your stocks doing? Which stocks do you own? What's the return on your stock... Read More