The Bombay Stock Exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia and was set up in 1875. Comparatively, the National Stock Exchange became operational only in 1994. The idea of creating the NSE was to have an exchange that was totally driven by technol

Parents are the first and the most important source of learning in any child’s life. As a child, you might have learned a whole lot of things from your parents. Parenting not only involves teaching your child out of textbooks but also teaching them

The primary aim of every investor is to accumulate wealth or to achieve their long-term goals without the need for loans. Asset allocation is dividing one’s investment portfolio into categories of debt, equity, stocks, bullion, real estate, and oth

By Prakarsh Gagdani At an event organised by ANMI, I was invited as a panelist to present my views on a very relevant topic – ‘Thriving to surviving – Reshaping the broking industry’. Here are some key takeaways from the discussion. In

When the Sensex touched the 40,000 mark for the third time during the year, the big question was what next? On the last two occasions, the markets had dipped sharply after touching that level. However, this time there are a number of factors that hav

Today being the last day 2018, people are busy making new year plans, organizing parties and deciding new year resolutions. Have you thought of making investment resolutions for 2019 yet? Do you know that you can invest your savings now to earn multi

Two-thousand-eighteen was a tumultuous year for the stock markets. While the markets did not lose value overall, there was a huge disparity in the performance of stocks within the indices. While companies with a solid consumption story did extremely

Year 2018 has been a volatile affair in more ways than one. Apart from the imposition of the tax on long-term capital gains (LTCG) and dividend distribution tax (DDT) on equity funds, the year also saw nerve-wracking volatility in macros. The Indian

Many want to trade in the share markets but are unable to due to a variety of reasons. 5Paisa highlights the ten obstacles that hinder people from trading. A few of these hurdles are materialistic, while the others are psychological. Let’s take a l

We always wish we had more money to spend. If left unchecked, such thoughts can affect us and make us spend more than our budget. Don’t be alarmed, crossing the budget limit is very common, especially for salaried people. Nonetheless, one should al

Benjamin Graham, known as the Father of Value Investing, once described how an “intelligent investor” should invest in the share market. “A great deal of brain power goes into this field, and undoubtedly some people can make money by being good

The festivities of Ganesh Chaturthi begin with the installation of the idol and conclude on the 10th day with its immersion in a water body. These 10 days signify a joyous phase in your life, while the immersion reminds you that good times in life ca