When Stephen Hawking, the world renowned physicist, passed away on March 14th 2018, there was more a sense of awe and admiration rather than grief. Here was a man who had achieved so much despite the obvious challenges that he had faced. Hawking had done groundbreaking work on “Black Holes” and Cosmology during his lifetime. …
We often use the terms risk and uncertainty interchangeably. Most investors equate risk and uncertainty when it comes to investments. In reality, there is a very significant difference between the two of them. Did you know that when you make an investment decision, there is a risk element and there is an uncertainty element to …
The stock market is a pretty scary place for first timers. Every novice investor enters the stock market with the thoughts of glamorous stories that have inspired them and also made them fear the stock market. So many sayings and warnings plague the first time trader. And, often it so happens that when a middle …
Precious metals are an interesting proposition while you are diversifying your portfolio. This blog will discuss precious metals vs. stocks and see how both can help you achieve your financial goals. Investing in gold and silver is significantly different from investing in shares. When we buy company shares, we obtain partial ownership in it. Conversely, gold …
It is a basic factor that we make investments for generating returns. However, finding the right instrument to attain your financial goals is also a critical task. As we usually say, Equity investment is a good way to achieve your long-term financial goals. However, the question arises, how to select a good stock if someone wants to …
The year 2016 began with carnage across world markets but actually ended on a positive note. Year 2017 may not be that predictable. There are a lot of assumptions that are built into most of our projections for 2017. Here is a look at 8 such potential surprises in 2017. Some are global, some are local …
he Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of January 2017 came in sharply higher at 2.7% compared to (-0.6%) for the month of December 2016. The IIP for January was important as it was the first full month of reported IIP after the demonetization drive was stopped on December 31st. Hence it was …
In order to succeed as an investor in stock markets, you need to gather the right data, think carefully and analyze correctly before taking the plunge. Discipline, as they say, is the key to successful investing. Equity markets the world over are perpetually moving up and down. And this is where fortunes are either being …
Stock trading may have now become online in the past decade or so, but it has existed since back before you were born. Our parents have taught us and inculcated in us the basic life skills for survival. Similarly they too can teach you a thing or two about trading. It might not be advice …
People make mistakes, some are small while some mistakes leave a big impression on our life. There are some mistakes which make us regret our decision. It’s like we got late to work for our mistake of forgetting to set the alarm, but marrying a wrong person can make us regret throughout our life. This …
