Thought Series

Financial Management…as much for women as for men
Warwick Business School did an interesting study – Are women better investors than men? An analysis of 2,800 investors found that not only did the female investors outperform the FTSE 100 over the three year study period, but they also outshone their male counterparts. While annual returns on investments for men...
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Farewell 2018 : Welcome 2019
The market feels really bad..and the feeling is correct. A lot of people have tried to give it a name: A bear? A roiling bear in a cyclical bull? A pull back? A correction. No matter what you call it, it isn’t fun. Let’s start with the US: There is...
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Oil: A Quick Perspective
In September 1960, the Organisation for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was created; OPEC became the world’s biggest oil producer and Texas lost control of oil price. When OPEC demanded gold in payment, the U.S. was forced to abandon the connection between the dollar and gold. The U.S. economy was hit with soaring energy prices,...
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Change the way you invest
With the rapid development of technology in the 21st century, the world is becoming smaller by the day. The invention of SmartPhones and high powered portable computers has been a pivotal moment for humanity. Now, one has access to over 1.2 million terabytes of data right at their fingertips. Moreover,...
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Update on IL&FS Group and its recent downgrades
IL&FS (Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services) finances and develops infrastructure across the country, on its own and through a range of group companies. The group is among the largest in the infrastructure space, both on lending and on development. On 8th September, rating agency ICRA downgraded debt papers of IL&FS by several notches, across...
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The need to invest in Global Tech
How tech is dominating our lives? The routine for most of us no matter what age… you get up and check your Whatsapp messages – the good morning messages on the groups – friends, family, colony group. Then comes emails, followed by some Facebook updates, then there are some notifications...
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