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Influencers are replacing financial advisers — should we be worried?
Nowhere is this more visible than in the rush toward futures and options trading. SEBI's own study found that over 90 per cent of individual traders in equity derivatives lost money over three consecutive years, with aggregate losses crossing Rs 1,80,000 crore. Between FY2022 and FY2024, and losses widening further the year after. Most of these traders are young, several earning under Rs 5 lakh a year, drawn in by trading apps and influencer content. Despite repeated losses, a majority keep trading.
How Indian women investors can build resilient portfolios in volatile market cycles
Let us start with why we are specifically talking about women investors when it comes to building resilient portfolios. There is a persistent gender gap between men and women in workforce participation and investing. In many Indian households, women manage day-to-day budgets, stretch salaries across competing needs, and plan for long-term expenses like education and healthcare.
The New Cool In Fintech Is Playing By The Rules
India’s fintech story has moved fast. It has changed the way people handle money, borrow, save, invest and transact, and it has done this at a scale few countries have managed. Over the last decade, hundreds of fintech firms opened up formal financial services to people who had never used them before. Costs came down, service quality went up, and access widened. Of course, not everything was perfect. Some products grew too quickly, and in more than a few cases, risks went too far.
Could private credit outpace public finance in delivering India’s national sustainability goals?
Private credit or lending arranged directly between non-bank lenders such as asset managers, development finance institutions, and individual investors, and borrowers outside of traditional banking has become an important part of global and Indian capital markets. It spans a spectrum of instruments, from senior secured loans and mezzanine debt to structured credit backed by receivables, real estate, or equipment.
Financial literacy is a superpower, it is time women claimed it
Financial literacy is a superpower, it is time women claimed it Despite rising AUM, many women continue to rely on male family members to make investment decisions. This dynamic affects women disproportionately
SDG-aligned investing in India: A rising movement of purpose and performance
Across global and Indian capital markets, a clear shift is underway. Investors are increasingly seeking alignment with broader social and environmental outcomes in addition to financial performance. Sustainable Development Goal (SDG)-aligned investing—a framework that maps investments to one or more of the UN’s 17 SDGs—is gaining ground as a strategy that combines values with financial prudence.
P2P Lending Drives Growth for Rural MSMEs and Entrepreneurs
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of India’s economy, contributing significantly to GDP, employment, and exports. However, despite their importance, a persistent challenge faced by MSMEs is access to timely and adequate financing.
How women are driving change in finance and entrepreneurship
Women’s participation in finance and entrepreneurship is a transformative force, reshaping traditional structures and advancing economic progress. The lack of access to formal financial services for women—estimated at 780 million globally by Women’s World Banking—presents not just a challenge but a significant opportunity for economic development, an opportunity that we see women-led enterprises especially succeed at.
Rural women entrepreneurs: Overcoming economic & social adversities
India, Nov. 17 -- Rural women entrepreneurs in India are emerging as a powerful force for change, transforming not only their lives but also their communities. Often from marginalised sections of society, face significant challenges-social, economic, and cultural-but are steadily overcoming these hurdles to establish successful micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Rural women entrepreneurs: Overcoming economic & social adversities
Rural women entrepreneurs in India are emerging as a powerful force for change, transforming not only their lives but also their communities. Often from marginalised sections of society, face significant challenges—social, economic, and cultural—but are steadily overcoming these hurdles to establish successful micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Their stories reflect resilience, innovation, and an evolving entrepreneurial landscape that is critical for the country’s economic growth.
How targeted lending is supporting India's women-led MSMEs
In India, the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector plays a critical role in driving economic growth, fostering employment, and encouraging innovation. Women entrepreneurs are an expanding part of this space, making notable contributions. However, they still face challenges such as limited access to finance, societal expectations, and procedural hurdles.
Funding Women's Businesses Is Our Best Bet For Indian Economic Boom
Across my two start-ups, I have closely worked with semi-urban and rural women as consumers and as business operators. My first venture, Greenway Grameen designs and manufactures clean-burning cookstoves that replace traditional wood chulhas across the global south. Greenway today is India’s largest clean stoves manufacturer which further enables millions of tonnes of reduction in carbon emissions and saves time and drudgery every year. Are Women Better At Managing Finances?
Empowering Women & Small Business Owners: The Rise of IndiaP2P and its Crucial Role in Economic and Social Progress
India, a country known for its rich cultural heritage and diverse population, has also been witnessing a significant transformation in its economic landscape, especially with the development of its Digital Public Infrastructure or DPI that combines powerful layers of identity, payments and data sharing.
India is not China in P2P lending; it has robust model to manage risks for investors that world can learn from
Synopsis Here are the reasons that makes the Indian P2P lending space unique and relatively safe for investors. I came across an article that raised concerns about the risk management practices in the peer-to-peer (P2P) lending space in India. This is why I am compelled to remove all doubts about the robustness of the P2P lending space in India. Here are the reasons that makes the Indian P2P lending space unique and relatively safe for investors.
IndiaP2P and Paycode win Fintech Innovation Challenge
Women’s World Banking, a global organisation that works to advance the financial inclusion of low-income women worldwide, has announced the winner of its fourth Fintech Innovation Challenge (FIC) in Mumbai’s Taj Palace as part of its Making Finance Work for Women Summit. India’s digital lending platform IndiaP2P and South African digital payments firm Paycode have won the coveted grand prize.
Why young investors are attracted to alternative investment options?
By Neha Juneja It’s the 1990s, and Mr Patel is having a breakfast chat with his family about investing their extra money. Mr Patel wants to invest his money in property, but his wife wants him to buy gold. His mother interrupts him in between and suggests that they invest in FD bank as it is a safe option, and they can get regular returns from it. Now imagine it’s 2022; Mrs. Sharma has breakfast with her family and discusses investing their extra money.
सेक्स के समय दर्द
अंजली के पति अजय को अधिकतर अपने व्यवसाय के सिलसिले में दौरे पर रहना पड़ता है. जब भी वे दौरे से लौटने वाले होते हैं, अंजली को खुशी के बजाय घबराहट होने लगती है, क्योंकि लंबे अंतराल के बाद सेक्स के समय उसे दर्द होता है. इस कारण वह इस से बचना चाहती है. इस मानसिक तनाव के कारण वह अपनी दिनचर्या में भी चिड़चिड़ी होती जा रही है. अजय भी परेशान है कि आखिर क्या वजह है अंजली के बहानों की. क्यों वह दूर होती जा रही है या मेरे शहर से बाहर रहने पर कोई और आ गया है उस के संपर्क में?
Why the standard stocks+bond portfolio has underperformed
Portfolio diversification can have different meanings for different individuals, based on their financial plans and goals. However, balance between growth and stability is almost certainly a feature of any diversified portfolio that most of us agree with. A 60/40 portfolio is one such no-brainer diversified portfolio with 60% invested in stocks and 40% in bonds and other fixed income investments.
Investing in a rising interest rate scenario
Opinion Inflation has risen across the globe to become a pain point for policymakers who grapple with rising prices and faltering economic growth. Things seemingly turned worrisome when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the repo rate by 40 basis points on May 4 and again on June 6. Change in this key rate has expectedly led to a rise in interest rates. While we understand that this increases borrowing rates, it also affects your investments.
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