Financial LiteracyInvestmentsLet's Talk MoneyMoneyMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJuly 5, 2023by Monika Halan0How to choose a mutual fund. Snehi Shah of ET NOW talks to Monika Halan
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Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesPersonal FinanceJuly 1, 2023by Monika Halan0An equal wheel of the marriage cart, not just a donkey
A recent HC judgment takes a giant leap in women’s rights over assets built during a marriage Hindustan Times In a June 21 verdict, the Madras high court ruled in favour of equal sharing of assets built during the duration of a marriage between a man and a woman. The fact that Indian law does...
Financial LiteracyInvestmentLet's Talk MoneyMarketsMutual FundsJune 29, 2023by Monika Halan25The Story of India’s Unluckiest Investor
Turned Rs 30 lakh into Rs 2.3 crore. Ignore Sensex levels, and start investing. You believe you are the world’s unluckiest investor. Somehow your taking a step into the markets will make them go down. Apart from giving yourself too much importance, this line of thinking makes you stay on the sidelines and prevents you...
Financial LiteracyLet's Talk MoneyMarketsMoneyMoney With MonikaMutual FundsPersonal FinanceJune 7, 2023by Monika Halan1Let’s Talk Mutual Funds: A Systematic, Smart Way to Make Them Work for You by Monika Halan Releasing on 27 June 2023
Empowering the Indian middle class to invest confidently through STRATEGY-BASED approach to choosing mutual funds. Available wherever books are sold | Releasing on 27 June 2023 https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/lets-talk-mutual-funds-a-systematic-smart-way-to-make-them-work-for-you-by-monika-halan-releasing-on-27-june-2023-301844858.html NEW DELHI, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In Let’s Talk Mutual Funds, Monika presents an actionable blueprint for readers who want to build wealth in a smart, swift manner. Let’s...
Financial LiteracyInvestmentsMarketsMoney With MonikaPersonal FinanceMay 12, 2023by Monika Halan0How to identify real vs fake influencers. Economic Times Interview
Regulators across the world are worried about it, especially because of the way the crypto episode played out where famous people, actors, influencers, used millions of their followers to push certain coins, certain exchanges which just went out of business,” says Monika Halan, Author, Let’s Talk Money & Analyst. Read more
Consumer RightsExpense AccountFinancial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentsMarketsMoney With MonikaPersonal FinanceRegulationMay 11, 2023by Monika Halan0How to influence finfluencers (in five easy steps)
There are no easy steps in regulating the space. It will need to be a mix of regulatory outreach to regulated entities and investors going beyond fear and greed When finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman took note of finfluencers in India, saying that many of them are misleading people, the issue festering under the...
Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentMarketsMoneyMutual FundsPersonal FinanceRegulationApril 6, 2023by Monika Halan0Don’t privilege govt workers over others
Instead of reviewing the National Pension System, train government employees to understand finance, markets and how to plan for their retirements On April 6, the Union government set up a committee to review the pension system for government employees to look into the issue of pensions under the National Pension System (NPS)… “and evolve an...
Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentsMarketsMutual FundsPersonal FinanceRegulationSebiMarch 25, 2023by Monika Halan0Bid to remove tax benefit from debt funds is hasty
There is an uproar in the Indian investing community over the collapsing of the long- and short-term tax status of debt funds, removing the indexation benefit from financial year 2023-24 and the manner in which it was pushed through. There is an uproar in the Indian investing community over the collapsing of the long-...
Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentsLet's Talk MoneyMoneyPersonal FinanceMarch 14, 2023by Monika Halan0The inflation-is-tamed narrative takes its first scalp
Silicon Valley Bank failure is a text-book case of an asset liability mismatch. It’s roots are in poor risk management practices that zero interest rate decade in the US triggered. Like an episode of a fast-paced crime thriller, the story of the 16th largest bank of America, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), moved from a...
Financial LiteracyHindustan TimesInvestmentsMarketsMoneyPersonal FinanceRegulationSebiFebruary 19, 2023by Monika Halan0Judicial rush to save investors is misplaced
Investors need protection from fraud, toxic products and mis-selling. Not from volatility. The Supreme Court may consider widening the terms of the panel on investor protection The Supreme Court (SC) has advised the government to set up a committee to review the current investor protection regime in light of the recent crash in the...