Rahul Jain
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ETF Vs. Mutual Fund: What’s The Difference?
For investors looking to invest in stocks of different companies, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds are two prominent investment avenues. Their potential can be gauged from the fact that both have witnessed significant growth in assets under management (AUM)... -
What Are Index Futures And How Do They Work?
Capital markets, which include stock and bond markets, provide a platform for buyers and sellers of stocks, indexes, currencies, and commodities. To mitigate the risk associated with investing or trading in these markets, derivative markets provide unique risk management tools.... -
What Are Options And How Do They Work?
In capital markets, money can be made in two ways: by investing in the cash market and trading in the derivatives market. Investing in the cash market entails purchasing financial assets such as stocks and betting on their potential for... -
How To Buy Bonds In India?
For fixed-income earners, bonds can be a prudent investment option. When you invest in bonds, you are basically lending money to the institution issuing the bond. In return, you get an interest. Bonds may include government securities, treasury bills and... -
Blue Chip Stocks: What Are They And Should You Invest?
Investors have accepted equity investments as a sureshot way to earn higher returns than other investment classes and build wealth. History shows that well-managed companies with strong business models and exceptional products and services have the potential to become multi-baggers,... -
How To Manage Your Portfolio During Inflation?
Inflation is among the most uncomfortable economic situations for investors. The future is opaque, and the only thing we know for sure is that our purchasing power will be diminished. This makes investing even more challenging as the traditional playbook... -
What Is A Bond?
Bonds are a kind of loan you offer to its issuer upon which you get interest. When the bond reaches maturity, the issuer returns your money, principal and interest. The bond issuer uses the money raised from bonds to undertake... -
A Basic Guide To Commodity Trading
Commodity trading is a common term in investment parlance. Apart from stocks, various commodities are traded in markets, investing in which can help you diversify your portfolio and augment gains. If invested with prudence, commodities can provide good returns in... -
Tips For Long-Term Investing
The investment game is akin to test cricket. You need patience, discipline, perseverance, planning, and a solid determination to win. Like a test match where victory depends on how many sessions a team wins, investment calls for winning the little... -
Top Passive Income Ideas
The concept of passive income has gained significant traction of late. While earlier the options were limited, the evolution of various online platforms has given Indians the opportunity to augment their primary income. Additionally, a pandemic like Covid-19 has accentuated... -
5 Financial Gifts To Give Your Loved Ones
Financial gifts are often not on our radar when it comes to gifting our loved ones. However, they go a long way in securing the future of those we love, helping them accomplish their life goals and hence make for... -
Are You A Retail Investor? These Tips May Help You Invest
Retail investors are non-professional individual investors who invest money themselves or through brokerage firms. Recently, there has been a surge in the participation of retail investors in the Indian financial markets. In FY21, the number of retail investors increased by... -
5 Ways For Millennials To Begin Saving In 2022
Millennials form a significant portion of the Indian workforce and are slowly turning into the chief breadwinners of families. However, Indian millennials cut a sorry figure when it comes to savings. Inclination towards savings takes a backseat for most millennials,... -
Elements Your Financial Investment Portfolio Must Have in 2024
2021 was a bumper year for markets. Bourses scaled new highs and added to investors’ wealth. However, just as the year was about to end, the new variant of the novel coronavirus, Omicron, spooked investors, and markets saw a major... -
Why You Need To Add Term Plan In Your Portfolio
A term plan is the simplest among all life insurance policies available in the market. The proposition is straightforward. You pay a premium against which you receive a life cover (sum assured). If something happens to you, the policyholder, during... -
4 Common Investment Biases You Should Avoid
As individuals, we all have certain biases and beliefs. They stem from different sources and profoundly impact how we think and go about things in our daily lives, including investments. While some notions, such as discipline and patience, help in... -
What Is ELSS And How Does it Work?
Creating wealth and lowering tax liability are two essential goals that all of us want to accomplish. While ample financial instruments help you do so, sometimes it becomes difficult to invest in different instruments to address these goals. During these... -
Why You Must Control Your Emotions While Trading In The Stock Market
Trading in the stock market requires years of practice and thorough understanding of market dynamics to maximize gains. Unlike investing, where the holding period is long, trading involves frequent buying and selling of securities. Among the several things that you... -
Different Types Of Fixed Income Instruments
Fixed income instruments are financial instruments that offer assured returns along with capital protection. They are latent to market volatility and offer a fixed rate of interest throughout the investment period. If you have a moderate or low-risk appetite, you... -
What Are Equities – And How To Invest In Them
Referring to the shares in a company’s ownership, equity is the total amount of money that you will receive when the company pays off all its debt and liquidates its assets. When you, as an investor, invest in a company’s... -
Saving Schemes: How To Invest In The National Pension System?
If you are planning for retirement and looking forward to building a corpus for the same, the National Pension System (NPS) can be an ideal financial tool to do so. It’s a Government of India-backed initiative that allows you to... -
How To Invest In Mutual Funds To Plan Your Retirement?
Mutual funds have emerged as popular asset classes to accumulate funds for various financial goals, one of them is retirement. Judicious planning coupled with prudent investment in mutual funds can help you build a sizable retirement corpus that can help... -
5 Steps To Plan An Early Retirement
As early as a decade ago, retirement meant hanging up your boots at 60. Today Indians are not shying away from taking a permanent break from work in their late 40s or early 50s. This change is being led by... -
Top 4 Ways For Millennials To Begin Saving in 2021
With millennials evolving into chief wage earners among Indian households and contributing 70% of their income to the total household income, focus on how much of their earnings is being parked into savings is crucial. A Deloitte report reveals Indian... -
Elements Your Financial Investment Portfolio Must Have in 2021
2020 was a challenging year for everyone. When it comes to financial investment portfolios, the bygone year has brought to the forefront the need for having certain vital elements that can help navigate tough times with ease. Read on to...