Indian main indices touched all-time high yesterday – Sensex at 41,000, Nifty at 12,000. Is your portfolio valuation at an all-time high level? Ours is not and most probably you are also witnessing the same. Is this normal? Have you invested in the right schemes? Have you been advised correctly by your advisor? Is it…
Read detailsMost of us often make these resolutions to create a budget and stick to it but only to end up in more mess than before. What are the most common mistakes that we do in making budgets? Keeping the same budget every month. Typically when we start making the budgets, one of the common…
Read detailsAmazon / Flipkart sale had rocked the online shopping this festive season. While a lot had been debated over a few months on the impending slowdown in consumption these sales have attracted crores of consumers to buy stuff. What is surprising is if there is no liquidity from where did the money come for this…
Read detailsIn continuation with my July’s blog on trade wars and its impact, where I had mentioned that due to currency valuations, trade wars, oil import bans, interest rate changes etc the markets are volatile and may continue to stay like this for some time in near future. We are now experiencing the same thing in…
Read detailsToday I am writing about this eternal tale named “The Odyssey” and how few lessons can be learned from this tale while dealing with our investments. The Odyssey was written by Homer about 2700 years ago. It tells of the adventures of the Greek hero Odysseus (Ulysses in Roman mythology) during his harrowing return to Ithaca after being…
Read detailsIn the recent years 2018 & 2019, we have seen fatal air accidents involving Boeing 737 and as per the past records of the aviation industry, there were many accidents in the past so many years involving Boeing 737. The Boeing 737 series is the best-selling commercial jetliner in history, with the first unit having…
Read detailsAre you one of those aspiring to retire early and explore your hobbies or go on vacations? OR Are you one of those thinking that there is still a long way to go to retire?? If yes to any one of these questions, this article will be an eye-opener for you. Take out next few…
Read detailsWhether we believe it or not, human beings are not rational at all times. A lot of pre-conceived notions /opinions play on our mind while taking any decision. We always try to search for evidence to prove our intuitions/opinions. In short, this is what is called confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for,…
Read detailsWhy do we fall prey to these Discount sales? What drives our mind to feel that we are getting the best price at discounts? The initial price information plays an important role in choosing that product or choosing any other product of the same category. This is because the initial price starts playing as an…
Read detailsSocial Proof is described as a psychological and social phenomenon wherein people copy the actions of others in an attempt to undertake behavior in a given situation. Social proof is considered prominent in ambiguous social situations where people are unable to determine the appropriate mode of behavior and is driven by the assumption that the surrounding people possess more knowledge…
Read detailsIn our every day’s lives we have biases in various forms. Biases basically are originated out of our past experiences and its outcomes. Every decision we make is more or less the outcome of our past experiences. These experiences have created a bias in our mind. These biases are so inherent within us, that…
Read detailsIn my June, 2018 & Oct’2018 articles titled Tough & Testing times ahead – QE se QT tak dated 28-Jun-18 and Q(e) se Q(t) tak-continuation dated 11-Oct-2018, I had mentioned what is quantitative easing and quantitative tightening and how it impacts the economies across the globe. I had also mentioned the status on Quantitative tightening…
Read detailsIn my article,Tax Savings Season – All you want to know about NPS (National pension system), I had mentioned the features, benefits, challenges of NPS and also when to choose NPS as investment option. This article will help you take an informed decision while choosing right product for your retirement planning. With advancement in medical…
Read detailsTime of the year, most of us are either planning for upcoming year’s tax savings under Sec 80( C ) of Income Tax or submitting investment proof for this year. There is always last minute hunt for the right tax saving instrument and many of us usually end up picking up an option which is…
Read detailsIn my June, 2018 article titled Tough & Testing times ahead – QE se QT tak dated 28-Jun-18, I had mentioned what is quantitative easing and quantitative tightening and how it impacts the economies across the globe. I had also mentioned the current status on Quantitative tightening by US Government and its possible impact on emerging…
Read detailsIn continuation with my July’s blog on trade wars and its impact, where I had mentioned that due to currency valuations, trade wars, oil import bans, interest rate changes etc the markets are volatile and may continue to stay like this for some time in near future. We are now experiencing the same thing in…
Read detailsIam writing this article taking inspiration from the famous book written by Simon Sinek – “Start with Why”. Well, we all make assumptions, assumptions about the world around us and make perceptions about the situations. These perceptions drive our choices that we make in our life, be it personal, professional or investment related etc. We…
Read detailsIn continuation to my earlier article https://arthabodhi.wordpress.com/tough & testing times, where I had mentioned that apart from Quantitative Easing and Quantitative Tightening, there are other threats coming from Trade war and ban on oil imports from Iran on global economy. Here in this article, let’s understand what these are and how it is going to…
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