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It's time for Ulips to stop masquerading as mutual funds

New Delhi, March 6 -- Unit-linked insurance plans (Ulips) are a very important product for life insurance companies. As of March 2023, for every Rs.100 of assets under management of these companies, a... Read More


What the hedonic treadmill does to your finances

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Why do youngsters just starting their careers buy such expensive mobile phones? It is something I have never managed to get my head around to. In fact, anecdotally, in the world ... Read More


WhatsApp has changed political messaging on economic matters

New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The popularity of social media has ensured that anyone with access to a smartphone and an internet connection can say what they want to say, and if it catches the fancy of people... Read More


Affluent India is fuelling the equities surge. But that story has gaps

Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- It's winter in Mumbai. And it's that time of the year when stock brokerages, investment banks and other financial firms organize their India conferences. Presentations are made to t... Read More


Stock front-running has moved along with the changing times

New Delhi, Feb. 14 -- Late last week, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), the regulatory body for securities and commodity markets, blew the lid off a front-running fraud being carried ... Read More


A lesson in strategic investing from professional sports players

New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Matthew Syed was the number one English table tennis player for many years. Since his retirement he has been a journalist and a writer. In a book titled Bounce-The Myth of Talent... Read More


RBI's action on Paytm Payments Bank raises important questions

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last week took action that put a question mark on Paytm Payments Bank's (PPB) future. It directed PPB to accept "no further deposits or credit tran... Read More


Budget in 5 minutes

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- On 1 February, finance minister Nirmala Sithamran presented her sixth budget. Her budget speech was all of 5,244 words and shorter in comparison to the five speeches she gave befo... Read More


Budget First Cut: We'll be back says Modi govt

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- "I'll be back," is a dialogue that the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's character says in the 1984 Hollywood blockbuster The Terminator. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government see... Read More


First take: Why this interim budget is largely a non-event, and why that's good news

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- "I'll be back" is a dialogue that the actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's character says in the 1984 Hollywood blockbuster The Terminator. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government seem... Read More