August 2021

Start investing early and let compounding do the magic for you.

Financial independence is the ultimate dream of every person. It seems really cool when you don’t have to depend on anyone to pay your bills. Generally, financial independence is a fruit that ripens when a person starts earning or is an adult. Given the dynamic environment and fast-changing world, financial independence is no longer an adult life dream…

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Celebrating financial freedom for women!!!

Freedom can be translated into numerous dimensions which can mean different for everyone. For a few it can mean going out in a park without a leash around their neck, for few it can mean freedom from judgement because of gender; for few it means the liberty to buy whatever they want, not because they can’t afford it, but because they don’t have to ask someone else to buy it for them. This Independence Day apart from celebrating sovereignty and freedom of our country let’s also celebrate economic independence…

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Cooling retail inflation, is it transitory or a real easing?

Indian consumers can breathe a sigh of relief because retail inflation cooled down to 5.6% in July 2021. Apart from consumers, the Reserve Bank of India is also dancing this tune, because the inflation rate slipped from the central bank’s upper tolerance threshold of 6% for the first time in three months. (All’s well when ends well…

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What is quarterly GST collection numbers telling investors?

The GST collection for the Q1-2021 has been phenomenal despite the second wave. We have seen highest ever first quarter GST collection despite second wave. Q1/21 GST collection was approx. 3.4 lac Crore, approx. 80% higher than Q1/20 GST collection. Q4/20-21, GST collection for the January-March quarter for the year 2020-21 was the highest crossing 3.5 Lac for the quarter. The Monthly GST collection has crossed the critical Rs.1Lac crore mark for the ninth time…

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Do IPOs really make money for retail investors?

Year 2021 witnessed a surge in IPOs like Zomato, Barbeque nation, Devyani international etc. Twenty-eight companies have completed their IPO process and raised over 42,000 crore rupees in the last seven months. Thirty-four other companies are waiting for SEBI to approve their IPOs including PayTM & LIC. Other than that, fifty more companies have announced IPOs this year. In the year 2020, over 31,000 crore rupees were raised via IPOs…

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