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Also Read: Holi 2024: How harnessing the energy of colours can transform your investment strategy During this festival, we often get carried away with buying expensive colours, sweets, and decorations. Similarly, in our daily lives, it is crucial to differentiate between needs and wants and avoid unnecessary expenses.

Like many retail investors, entrepreneur Ankur Warikoo also started his investing journey with penny stocks. As beginner's luck worked in his favour, he got addicted but the ending wasn't a happy one. Left with a bad taste in his mouth, the social media influencer has stopped investing in stocks directly since then. «I do not invest in individual stocks because I am not an expert, nor have the time to track their performance. I am a passive investor and invest only through portfolio assets such as (index) mutual funds, smallcases and PMS,» he says. The best-selling author of 'Do Epic Shit', Warikoo's new book 'Make Epic Money' decodes personal finance in a jargon-free language that GenZ and millennial readers can easily relate to. The book is published by Penguin. Edited excerpts from a chat with Ankur Warikoo where he talks about his own asset allocation strategy, the mistakes he made and when is the best time to buy a house: You have kept simplicity at the centre of your book. Why do you think personal finance has become so complex? Ankur Warikoo: Because often the book is written to impress the reader, as against informing the reader.

As the festival of Holi draws near, the atmosphere is full of anticipation, joy, and excitement. The colourful environment around us brings back fond memories of picking a favourite colour and smearing it on our loved ones; or of happy colourful ‘barely’ recognizable faces digging into some festive sweets or smiling up to a camera.

job advertisement in China seeking cashiers aged 18 to 30 at a grocery store has ignited debate on social media about the perils of «middle-age unemployment», amid a scramble to fill jobs across age groups and energise a sluggish economy. With tens of millions of college graduates set to join the workforce in the next few years, the nation of 1.4 billion is grappling with the threat of high youth unemployment, but people over 30 also face unrelenting pressure in finding jobs.

Amid a fierce competition between bears and the bulls, selling is being witnessed at higher levels, Aamar Deo Singh, Senior Vice President-Equity, Commodity & Currency atAngel One said. Given that the current trading week is truncated, investors are expected to be cautious as markets are trading at record highs, influenced by news flows and global sentiments, he added. Nifty closed with gains of 0.33% on a weekly basis thanks to Fed's dovish commentary. There were no major domestic triggers that could have supported the market. What do you expect in the holiday-shortened week? Aamar Deo Singh: Amidst the global investor sentiment that has been positive since the US Federal Reserve took an accommodating approach towards interest rate cuts in 2024, markets managed to recover last week and close in the green. Since the majority of international markets are still on the rise, the ripple effect can also be seen in home markets.

inflation is eating into the savings of low- and middle-income families. Which road is to be taken or which financial instrument is to be chosen for earning an extra buck is a big worry for many. The simple and proven answer to these queries is the Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) of a mutual fund (MF) scheme. SIP is a robust strategy that may help savers beat inflation and may grow their money. However, it’s important to note that SIP can be an effective tool to create wealth but there is no guarantee to generate returns. Here are some advantages of SIPs:

risk management, market analysis, and portfolio diversification. David Tepper is a highly accomplished hedge fund manager recognized for his distinctive investment approaches. Here are some of his fundamental investing principles: Embrace fearlessness: Maintain a readiness to take calculated risks and invest in undervalued assets when others are hesitant.

Kangana Ranaut and Arun Govil. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will vie for the Sambalpur seat, while the party's spokesperson, Sambit Patra, will make another attempt from Puri after narrowly missing out in 2019.

Tata Motors, as well as luxury carmakers like Mercedes-Benz and Audi, are all gearing up to roll out an array of EV models over the next few years. Mahindra & Mahindra, for instance, is set to introduce five new battery electric vehicles starting from January 2025, built on its innovative INGLO platform. Nalinikanth Gollagunta, CEO of the Automotive Sector at Mahindra & Mahindra, highlighted the company's strategy to capture a significant portion of the electric vehicle market, aiming for 20-30 percent of its portfolio to be electric by 2027.

Based on initial test outcomes, some funds have seemingly come out with flying colours. These funds will be able to offload a quarter or even half of their holdings within a matter of 2-3 days, if the need arises. On the other hand, there are a few surprises. For instance, the SBI Small Cap Fund may take up to 60 days to offload half of its portfolio when under stress (see graphic). These outliers are being perceived as risky. Are investors drawing the right conclusions? Are some funds illprepared for a doomsday scenario? Should you buy or exit a fund based on these test results? We attempt to filter out the noise around the much-hyped stress tests to find out whether investors need to be worried. Fund size matters

BOWL-ERR RCB’s ’24 campaign is just a match old but their bowling was exposed during the 6-wicket defeat to CSK in the IPL opener. The spinners did not have enough resources to exploit a gradually slowingdown pitch as Mayank Dagar, Karn Sharma and Glenn Maxwell bowled five overs between them and managed 37 for 1, without troubling the batters after RCB scored 173 for 6 The RCB pacers blindly followed a shortpitch ball strategy. Mohammed Siraj, Alzarri Joseph, in particular, and Yash Dayal zealously used the quota of two bouncers per over but sacrificed their control over line and length. It reflected in their run-giving rate too — Siraj (9.5), Joseph (10.3), Dayal (9.3)

Empower, a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco US, has announced a new comprehensive suite of retirement income products for participants in its defined-contribution plans.

Rockefeller is broadening its presence in the West Coast as it takes on a six-person advisory practice that manages nearly $1 billion in assets from J.P. Morgan.

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday accused the BJP government at the Centre of «misusing» federal probe agencies and said the public will give a befitting reply to it in the Lok Sabha polls. After holding a meeting with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs here, he said everyone in the party's Punjab unit has been standing like a rock with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, arrested by the Enforcement Directorate last Thursday in connection with an excise policy-linked money-laundering case. At the meeting with the legislators, Mann, who is also the AAP's Punjab unit chief, discussed a host of issues including Kejriwal's arrest, strategy for the Lok Sabha polls and the INDIA bloc's 'maha' rally on March 31. The meeting was also attended by the AAP's state unit working president Budh Ram, Punjab Assembly speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan and deputy speaker Jai Kishan Singh.

software can be for the government. Even after an extensive investigation, Karen Hogan, the auditor general, said she could not determine exactly what it had cost to create ArriveCAN, which was rushed out in 2020 to collect contact and health information from international travelers during the Covid-19 pandemic and to coordinate quarantine measures.

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Tech Mahindra, India’s one of leading IT services and consultation firms, has said that the company will be merging its wholly-owned step down subsidiary Born Group with its parent company Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc as the respective companies have approved the consolidation on Friday i.e. March 22, 2024. “A Plan of Merger of Born Group, Inc., wholly-owned step down subsidiary of the Company with its parent company viz.

Multitasking is just the way many of us live. How often do you text while stuck in traffic, lose track of a podcast while doing chores, or flutter between the news and your inbox? “We get stuck in this multitasking trap even without realising that we’re doing it,” said Nicole Byers, a neuropsychologist in Calgary, Canada, who specialises in treating people with burnout. There are a few reasons for our habit. Most of us avoid boredom if we can, Byers explained, and multitasking is a reliable way to ward it off.

Tech Mahindra said it plans to merge its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Born Group and Tech Mahindra (Americas), to synergise business operations, optimise operational cost, and reduce compliance risks. The merger is subject to regulatory approvals in the country of incorporation. According to a regulatory filing, the appointed date of the plan of merger is April 1, 2024. «A Plan of Merger of Born Group, Inc., a wholly-owned step-down subsidiary of the Company with its parent company viz. Tech Mahindra (Americas) Inc., a wholly-owned material subsidiary of the Company, has been approved by the respective companies on Friday, 22nd March 2024,» the company said.

Arvind Kejriwal, as reported by ANI. ANI further reported, “The first major meeting of the Aam Admi Party after the arrest of the party’s National convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will be held at 11:30 am.

Indian auto industry is gearing up to roll out an array of electric vehicle models over the next few years amid a renewed push by the government to encourage environment-friendly mobility solutions with the unveiling of a new policy. Mass market players like Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors are lining up new models to cater to the demand across segments. Mahindra & Mahindra CEO Automotive Sector Nalinikanth Gollagunta told PTI that starting January 2025, the company will be rolling out five new battery electric vehicles in the coming years. «These electric SUVs will be built on Mahindra's innovative INGLO platform and aim to cater to a variety of consumers through their diverse range. The launch of these SUVs is part of Mahindra's broader strategy to lead in the electric vehicle sector, and we expect 20-30 per cent of our portfolio to be electric by 2027,» he noted.