Investing in India

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme

Understanding the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme in India

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme is one of the most prominent schemes and was launched by Govt in November 2015, under Gold Monetisation Scheme. Under...
GREEN BONDS: DEBT FINANCING OPTION FOR GREEN PROJECTS

GREEN BONDS: DEBT FINANCING OPTION FOR GREEN PROJECTS

During times when the world is running out of its natural resources and worrying about carbon footprint and climate change, environmental sustainability and ESG...

Investing in Gold via Sovereign Gold Bonds: A Comprehensive Guide

SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME (SGB) 2021-22 RBI announced the Sovereign Gold Bond  Scheme (SGB) 2021-2022, issued in 10 tranches: six tranches in the first release,...

Debt vs. Equity: Making Informed Investment Choices

Debt vs. Equity: Understanding the Difference Which one are you: a bondholder or a shareholder? A risk averse investor or a risk taker? To be...

Corporate Bonds 101: A Guide to Raising Capital Through Debt

Every corporation requires money to fund an acquisition, seek and produce a new product, or explore new markets. Some can do it without borrowing...

Government Security vs. Gilt Edged Securities: A Safe Investment Guide

Government Securities: Safest and Diversified Investments We often ask ourselves, "which is the safest investment option?" Or "which investment vehicle would provide me a guaranteed...
54EC BONDS AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!

54EC Bonds: A Guide to Capital Gains Tax Exemption

Tax Planning and Capital Gains Exemption: Exploring Financial Instruments With just over a few months left in the current tax year, many of us would...

Optimizing Investments: Asset Allocation Efficiency

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of “The Black Swan,” said investors who lost money in the financial crisis should sue the Swedish Central Bank for...

Evolution of Bond Trading in India: SEBI, NSE, Dematerialization

Whose grandmother hasn’t talking longingly about the “Good old days”? Everything about the good old days was marvelous. Prices of food and clothing were...

Simplifying Derivative Trading: Strategies with Options

The ability of Thales to decipher actions in nature and create a derivative that made him wagonloads of money we have seen, and maybe...

The Power of Leverage: How Derivatives Multiply Your Capital

There are broadly 4 types of players in the financial markets. Arbitrageurs Traders Hedgers Speculators We have visited some strategies used for hedging – for...

Understanding Fixed Income Securities: A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction We hear Gen-Y or even Gen-Z talking about grinding in their 20s, building in their 30s and chilling in their 40s! With a dream...