26 Fabulous lessons from the book 'The Fakir' by 'Ruzbeh N. Bharucha'

Both life and death are realities. 
Learn not only how to live well, but also how to die well.

Nominee Vs Legal Heir Vs Owner

We often confuse a nominee as the owner of our financial assets after our death. We cannot be more wrong than this.

Let us understand the difference between a nominee, owner, and a legal heir.

What is Short Selling of Stocks

Short-Selling, or Shorting is often in the news for all the wrong reasons. In contrast, short sellers make the market more efficient, balanced and matured.
Let us understand what short selling is, and how does it help the markets.

Mahila Samman Savings Certificate (MSSC Scheme)

 

Mahila Samman Saving Certificate (MSSC) is a new small savings scheme was introduced in Budget 2023, specially designed for women investors to encourage investments. 

Evaluate Company Earnings using EBIT and EBIDTA

EBIT and EBITDA are alternate measures of profitability to net income (or Earnings). These are accounting terms which attempt to represent cash profit generated by the company’s operations.

5 Key Learnings from the IWD Personal Finance Session at Delhi, India

Women are the torchbearers of any society. If you educate a man, you educate one person. But if you educate a woman, you educate one family - BIG difference!

Portfolio Diversification via Gold or Silver?

While both gold and silver are precious metals, the demand-supply forces and the economic sensitivities of both metals are quite different. It is good to understand the difference between the two precious metals as portfolio diversifiers.

Minimum Public Shareholding (MPS) Rule for Indian equities

Did you know that it is mandatory for all public companies to give a minimum participation to the public? Why was this rule needed? What advantages does it have? Read on...

Understanding Solvency Ratio

Before you select any insurance provider - be it vehicle, health or life insurer, make sure that you judge the financial strength of the company by looking at its Solvency Ratio.

Investing in International Markets: Pros & Cons

International investing - whether directly via foreign stock exchanges or with mutual funds FOFs (Fund of Funds) is trending with investors. But sane investors are also vary of certain facts before they go ahead with such trendy stuff.