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Source: Live Mint Last month’s global selloff—marked by a 7% slide in the S&P 500 and a more than 5% dip in the Sensex—set off the usual chain reaction: a flood of alarming headlines, wall-to-wall coverage from financial experts forecasting doom, and social media timelines buzzing with everything from cautious concern to full-blown panic. It…
Source: Live Mint Now, imagine the same match—same players, same chase—but this time, no one tells them the target. Just go out and bat. Sounds absurd, right? And yet, that’s exactly how most people approach their financial goals. We invest, save, and take risks—all without knowing our own required rate of return (RRR)—the personal target…
Source: Live Mint After a strong two-day rally, Indian benchmark indices paused for breath on April 16, with the Sensex and Nifty trading flat during the afternoon session. Global cues weighed on investor sentiment, even as broader markets showed resilience. Midcap and smallcap stocks outperformed, gaining nearly 1 per cent, while the India VIX—a barometer…
Source: Live Mint But history shows that markets move in cycles—shaped by economic indicators, interest rate shifts, geopolitical developments, and corporate performance. Every correction has ultimately been followed by recovery and growth. For seasoned investors, the key lies in patience, discipline, and a well-structured portfolio that can dynamically adapt to changing market conditions. Staying invested…
Source: Live Mint India’s IT services companies were beginning to see improving demand for tech services in the US, their biggest market. But if the trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump pushes his country into a recession, IT clients could tighten their discretionary spending budgets again, according to experts. The jitters are already…
Source: Live Mint Most of us have a dream trip in our minds. We cut out pictures of places from travel magazines, add them to our Pinterest boards or make a good old bucket list. But life gets in the way. Sometimes our work commitments don’t allow us to take long leave, travelling with young…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock markets have witnessed a strong comeback in March, bouncing back from a prolonged sell-off that began in October 2024. The steep decline over the past five months had made Indian equities among the worst-performing markets globally, raising concerns among investors. Both the Nifty 50 and Sensex have gained almost 7…
Source: Live Mint This quote holds significance, especially in building a balanced portfolio that provides growth prospects along with stability in the long run. One way to achieve this is to utilise core satellite investing. Developed in 1973 by US economists Fischer Black and Jack Treynor—who also created the CAPM model—core satellite investing blends active…
Source: Live Mint Indian stock markets have been on a persistent downtrend, marking five consecutive months of losses. The market selloff showed no signs of easing on Monday, March 3, as the 30-share Sensex declined over 400 points in intraday trade, while the Nifty 50 slipped more than half a percent, approaching the 22,000 mark….
Source: Live Mint This crucial metric for stress tests, as mandated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, indicates higher liquidity risks in the small-cap segment even as investors flock to these stocks, lured by their promise of high returns. According to some experts, a high liquidity risk could also point to the low quality…
