Indian bond investors scouring for bigger returns are snapping up securities tied to the nation’s equities.Faced with bank deposit rates at multi-decade lows and a rally that has sent shares to records, investors may buy Rs 10,000 crore ($1.6 billion)… Read more
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Investing for Retirement Needs, Wants and Wishes
When it comes to creating a retirement plan, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Considering what goals you would like to tackle first can be complicated at any time of life. Like many aspects of life, when creating a retirement plan… Read more
What is Debt equity ratio?
A measure of a company’s financial leverage. Debt/equity ratio is equal to long-term debt divided by common shareholders‘ equity. Typically the data from the prior fiscal year is used in the calculation. Investing in a company with a higher debt/equity… Read more
Five things you need to know about dividends
Investing in stocks can be an excellent way to create wealth over time. Dividends represent a part of a company’s profit which the company wishes to pass on to the investors in the form of dividend income. Depending on the… Read more
Five things to do before you start investing
From times unknown, we have been taught the virtue of savings. “Saving for a rainy day,” is the mantra that almost everyone knows. But then in a world, where we are spoilt for choices, where a modest inflation of 5-6%… Read more
What’s age got to do with it?
Grow My Money – What’s age got to do with it? Ageing is a pretty standard and integral part of a human’s life. Yet, the needs and requirements of a person keep changing with the advancing years. At different times… Read more
Impact of GST on the Indian market
As of now, there are over 15 – 20 different taxes that the consumer directly or indirectly pays for while consuming products like cars, cement, mobile phones and other electronics, etc. Like one of our former prime minister had admitted,… Read more
Mutual Funds for achieving Financial Goals
Every individual has dreams and aspirations in life. These goals take us ahead in life and help shape our future. Yet, despite our individual differences, the goals often are not altogether that different. For instance, owning a home is a… Read more
How GST will change the way India does business
We have always heard that ‘Business drives tax, and not the other way round’. However, in the Indian context, indirect taxes have driven businesses to re-structure and model their supply chain, systems etc. owing to multiplicity of taxes and costs… Read more
GST secretariat needed in every state
A GST Secretariat is needed in every State to address the day-to-day issues relating to the implementation Goods and Services Tax. “There is an institutional void at the State level. State GST secretariats will bring together central government and state… Read more