Ram was on a family trip in Bhutan on 8th November 2016 when the demonetization move was announced. Being blissfully unaware, he was enjoying the last few days of his vacation in Thimphu. That is when his friend called him… Read more
Expectations vs. Reality in money can be brutal. Know what it needs to make your dreams come true
If you’re in your late 20s or early 30s, chances are you are already planning to put down the down payment for your dream car or your very own home. You may even be planning to work in a corporate… Read more
Your Child’s College Education Needs An Investment Action Plan
“I used to pay about a thousand rupees per semester when I did my engineering in 1996”, said our head of technology recently. We were talking about the cost of education these days as he has a couple of young… Read more
4 LinkedIn Tips for Financial Advisors
Here are my tips for financial advisors who are looking to improve their LinkedIn presence: 1. Change your LinkedIn headline. Marketing should always be about how you can serve your prospects. People don’t care about what you do; they only care about… Read more
Rating symbol and definitions for long term debt instrument
SEBI observed that the credit rating agencies registered with it use different rating symbol and definitions.so there was a need to be common rating symbols and definitions for easy understanding of the rating symbols and their meanings by the investors… Read more
What is strip bonds?
The quick answer to this question is that a stripped bond is a bond that has had its main components broken up into a zero-coupon bond and a series of coupons. To help explain one, let’s first describe a bond…. Read more
Fixed income prouduct
Fixed income investments generally pay a return on a fixed schedule, though the amount of the payments can vary. Individual bonds may be the best known type of fixed income , but the category also includes bond funds, ETFs, CDs,… Read more
Here is why should invest in treasury bill
Treasury Bill, or simply T-Bill, is a paperless short-term borrowing instrument issued by the government through the Central Bank of Kenya to raise money on short term basis, which is a period of up to one year. “Usually, when the… Read more
Tax free bond
Tax free bonds have emerged as highly popular investment option among investors due to the taxation benefit that they offer. These bonds, generally issued by Government backed entities, are exempt from taxation on the interest income received from such instruments… Read more
Importance of capital market
Various significance of capital market are discussed below: 1. Link between Savers and Investors: The capital market functions as a link between savers and investors. It plays an important role in mobilising the savings and diverting them in productive investment…. Read more