The lockdown announced to contain the spread of COVID-19 in India has been harsh on many citizens. The Central government along with states has been taking numerous measures and devising strategies to make this 21-day long lockdown successful. Problems are aplenty — right from managing the movement of migrant-labours to making life essentials available to…
The impact of coronavirus outbreak on the GDP could be severe if things do not return to normal soon. India Inc. could therefore be staring at weak earnings growth in the coming quarters. Few days back my colleague and Editor of Daily Wealth Letter, Rounaq, explained how this could impact your mutual fund portfolio. As he had…
Amid uncertain economic conditions, wherein the recovery in global growth entirely depends upon the intensity, spread and how long the Coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak continues, the RBI in an exceptional move took all necessary measures. In fact, it has pulled out all weapons to combat the impact of the coronavirus lockdown. In the 7th bi-monthly…
The Coronavirus or COVID-19 cases are increasing by the day. The global count of confirmed cases is 6,34,835, while total deaths 29,957 reveals the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) latest situation report as of March 29, 2020. It is indeed “scary stuff” as expressed by legendary investor, Warren Buffett in an interview to CNBC a month ago. In…
The markets have dipped sharply due to the global pandemic and there seems to be no respite soon enough, making investors anxious. Index funds are now being eyed to offer some relief. As you may know, Index funds are passively managed funds. This implies that the fund does not attempt to outperform the benchmark index, it replicates the…
Sixteen years in the financial services industry — as an ardent market observer and a research analyst — I have not seen this kind of heightened market volatility and sharp price correction barely in a span of two months since the peak of the S&P BSE Sensex (made on January 20, 2020). The Coronavirus or COVID-19 that…
In these difficult market conditions and when there is lot of uncertainty and high volatility, funds that fall lower than the benchmark index, but have the potential to bounce back higher during recovery are the ones worth holding on to. Many of you may panic and think of redeeming investments whenever there is high volatility…
Given the crucial phase India is going through in fighting the Coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak, the government has announced a complete nationwide 21 days lock-down, at least until April 14, 2020. Domestic airline services have decided to shutdown from Wednesday, 25 March 2020. Many manufacturing companies have made up their mind to cease production and…
The Indian equity markets have witnessed massive selloff in the last few days. Persistent selling has been due to fears of global recession as coronavirus continues to spread rapidly, taking the markets to its retrograde point from 3 years ago. Some experts believe that the impact of coronavirus on the economy could be even worse…
Is today the right time to increase equity exposure? Have the markets bottomed out? Or will there be more troubles ahead? These questions have probably crossed your mind at least once if you are looking to take advantage of the recovery from the current equity market crash. Markets have become highly unpredictable now with the impact…
