Meet BSE’s Turnaround Man

When Sundaraman Ramamurthy became the chief of Bombay Stock Exchange, he found an organisation that was almost on the brink of irrelevance. He found highly dwindled cash market share, no opening in equity derivatives and a heap of operational issues.  Could he “make the elephant dance?” is the que…

Investing for Retirement: How Soon, How Late

A financial void post retirement can be a scary possibility if you don't start to plan early. How early? Well the day you join your first job preferably. There is a clear math on how much you should save, where you should invest and how frugally you should live, depending on how early you want to r…

The Pros and Cons of Passive Investing

Welcome to the world of index funds and ETFs. Thanks to diversified holdings, lower costs and higher accessibility passive investments have really caught the fancy of investors in the last few years. They have grown at a CAGR of 55% in the last five years. Passive assets are expected to account for…

Trader Trajectory: Navigating the World of Futures & Options

The exponential growth in markets and investment activity has also led to a surge in the number of traders. These are the skilled craftsmen of the trade, one ear firmly on the ground of India Inc the other on the reverberations of money movements. The massive growth brings its shares of opportunit…

My Portfolio, My Rules: The Rise of the Woman Investor

We are way past the time when women used to stash their savings in cash and gold. The new woman investor is wealthy, ambitious, savvy and not averse to taking calculated risks. Over the last few years their number has grown several multiples to now account for a fifth of the overall investor univer…

The Art of Investing

Investing has evolved over the last decade into something of an art: the canvas is complex and finding the right companies, knowing how much to invest, when to plunge in and pull back and maintaining a fine balance of risk and opportunities requires nothing less than an artist’s skill, precision an…

Tip Trading: Perks and Pitfalls

Stock tips have become a massive market investment catalyst. As wealth creation becomes a priority for more and more Indians, many are flocking to the bourses armed with nuggets of advice from market makers and financial influencers, aiming to make a quick buck. But this prolific growth, fuelled e…