The economic activities in India are holding up due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and this affects the market conditions causing impact on investor’s investment portfolio. Investors should build a robust portfolio with strong asset allocation strategy to deal with uncertain market conditions. The Asset allocation process helps investors diversify their risk by distributing the investible surplus across various…

The Indian economy is on the path of recovery; however, the uncertainties arising from the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic could have an impact on the first quarter of FY2021-22. But, post the second wave faster recovery can be expected, as the numerous growth stimulating policy measures and the quicker progress in vaccination may pave…

Although we are still struggling with the second wave of COVID-19, one thing this pandemic has taught us is to be prepared for future and protect your existing resources. Water is a stable resource globally but only a minor portion exists as freshwater. The demand for water is increasing with rapid urbanization and growing population in…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship with digital technology has been rapidly growing. As a result of the pandemic, there was an inevitable surge in the usage of digital technologies to comply with social distancing norms and nationwide lockdowns. Many organizations and educational institutions made a shift to work-from-home with the help of innovative…

The most favored option of many risk-averse investors is to invest in Bank saving account and/or fixed deposits, as it is a convenient hassle-free, low risk avenue and can generate decent returns over a period of time. However, with the changing investment environment and considerable fall in FD interest rates that reduced considerably from 8-10%…

Although most investors are familiar with the two main types of mutual funds: actively managed and passively managed funds, Quant funds is a different category that many investors may be interested to explore. Quant funds are a hybrid of passive and active funds that rely primarily on an automated system. Quant funds are rules-based equity-oriented…

The Indian equity market crashed to multi-year lows in March 2020 due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. However, by the end of the year, as the lockdown restrictions were steadily lifted, the equity market performed well by not only recovering the losses but also setting new all-time highs. Recently, with reports of a resurgence…

After equity funds, passive investment is gaining traction in the debt market, allowing investors to accumulate wealth gradually with a lower risk tolerance than actively managed funds. Under passive investing, one of the form of investing in debt segment is debt exchange traded funds (ETF) that allows investors to take an exposure in fixed income…

Small cap companies hold the potential to become mid cap or even large cap companies of tomorrow. With such high growth potential small cap index has the potential to outperform the large cap counterparts over the long-term period. But since the small cap segment consist of emerging companies, it can be prone to high volatility…

The COVID-19 pandemic led to disastrous impact on most economic activities. But the economy is now on its way to recovery even though we are not yet past the pandemic. According to a report by UN Conference on Trade and Development, the Indian economy is now showing decisive signs of a sharp recovery and is…