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Source: Live Mint Investing in popular sectors or themes with the hope of beating the market can sound like a smart strategy. But in reality, consistently outperforming a diversified portfolio through active sector or thematic bets is as difficult as timing the market—often with results no better than a coin toss. The challenges of picking…
Source: Live Mint Online brokerage platform Zerodha’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nithin Kamath, in a social media post, spoke about the discussions over rising retail investors from India’s Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities may be a “little misleading.” “There’s a lot of talk about a huge influx of traders from Tier 2 and 3…
Source: Live Mint Over the past decade, the Indian stock market has witnessed a significant shift in ownership, driven by a surge in retail participation. As more investors move away from traditional bank deposits to capitalise on India’s growth story, domestic institutional investors (DIIs)—primarily powered by mutual funds — have emerged as dominant players. This…
Source: Live Mint In times of deep market volatility when stocks are tossed around like sailboats in a storm, the spotlight often turns to the behemoths: large-cap stocks, which are touted to be stable anchors in turbulent waters. Did investors find refuge in these stalwarts during the final quarter of 2024-25, when India’s stock markets continued…
Source: Live Mint Despite volatility in the market, the value of assets held by individual investors in mutual funds jumped 21.02 percent in the past one year from ₹33.31 lakh crore in March 2024 to ₹40.31 lakh crore in March 2025, the industry trends data released by AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India) shows….
Source: Live Mint India’s retail trading revolution has delivered an uneven outcome. While new-age brokerage platforms are raking in record profits, millions of individual investors—particularly in the derivatives market—are nursing heavy losses. The paradox at the heart of India’s stock market boom is this: Technology has made trading more accessible, but not necessarily more profitable…
Source: Live Mint Zerodha co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) Nithin Kamath shared a stark warning for the Indian stock market amid the current bloodbath: ‘If markets fall sharply, investors might stay out of the market for years—just like they did after the 2008 global financial crisis.’ According to data shared by Kamath in a…
Source: Live Mint “No, it is the stock market,” he quipped. While benchmark indices have clawed back some lost ground after a prolonged spell of weakness, Verma’s portfolio is still sporting an enchanting shade of crimson. Has Lady Luck singled him out for special consideration? Or did bad decision-making also play a part? Verma, who…
Source: Live Mint The recent recovery suggests that markets may have found some floor even as risks from global uncertainties and tariff war persist, but investors would do better to stick to large caps amid volatility, according to Niraj Kumar, chief investment officer at Future Generali India Life Insurance. “The prevalent VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity,…
Source: Live Mint Indian capital market is complex, and the regulator cannot adopt a sledgehammer approach by imposing a threshold-based curbs on retail investors for trading in futures and options (F&O), said Tuhin Kanta Pandey, chairperson, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), on Saturday. “Any regulator in any sector needs to balance these two…
