The year 2020 was one of fear for our health, jobs and net worth. A small section of the Indian investors – those with the right exposure to equity and with a good blend of bonds and stocks – did well. The rest just looked on from the sidelines and wished they had the mindset...
Why it is about the market and not investor quirkiness that they behave differently between equity and debt
It is about getting the rules of the game right. Sebi has done so in there equity part of the market and not the debt. Therefore we see different behaviours in the two markets.
A short video series aimed at a better informed investor Episode 1: Stock markets scare people because of the risk of volatility, but there is a lower risk way to get the returns equity can give. Watch! Other links to the same video: https://www.livemint.com/Multimedia/8W7oFdc84Lr2L0Co9x6xFP/Worried-about-market-volatility-Monika-Halan-shares-equity.html and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mint.live/videos/344569936297863/
Inflation hits the retired both when it rises and when it falls. Rising prices hurt, but so do falling deposit rates.
It is easier than you think to get to the 30% saving number. I continue the conversation on retirement.
My column on retirement in HT