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For this women’s day, we wanted to highlight the different aspects of a woman’s financial life. We talked to a few female mutual fund distributors (MFDs), and SEBI registered investment advisors to share their experience handling women investors.

Gym Machine is a comprehensive gym system that can provide a full-body workout at home. It features a 60kg weight stack and multiple exercise stations. This high-density padded seat and backrest ensure comfort during your workouts.

demat accounts for equity investors, prioritising investor safety and transparent transactions. Demat accounts store shares electronically, facilitating easy trading. However, investors may end up with dormant accounts, incurring maintenance fees if they do not trade on a regular basis.

₹6.44 crore in 2016, and KPI Global Infrastructure Ltd, which raised ₹39.94 crore in 2019. KP Green Engineering IPO is an SME IPO that will open for subscription on March 15 and close on March 19. The IPO allotment is expected to be finalized on March 20.

In your 20s Build foundation: Chances are you are in your first real job, travelling and socialising with friends. You’re running a mile a minute — health often doesn’t take priority and meals can be erratic. But there are a few things every 20-something woman needs to include in her diet such as potassium, which can be found in most fruit and vegetables.

European shares are mostly declining, but Asian benchmarks finished higher after U.S. stocks climbed to records

China has reported large increases in arrests and cases of phone and internet scams last year, as leaders showcase the ruling Communist Party's determination to safeguard national security and public order

GetVantage, an alternative-financing fintech platform, announced the launch of its Rise-Up Fund, dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs businesses with inclusive capital. This non-dilutive fund with an initial corpus of Rs100 crore and aims to deploy the capital in the next 12 months to help over 400 women-led businesses scale up. GetVantage will disburse the funds through its own NBFC GetGrowth Capital, along with Varanium’s Debt Fund partnership, among other NBFCs and AIFs.

While some parents choose to pay the interest amount regularly during the study period, many other parents are unable to do so, and they primarily depend on a moratorium given with the education loan. A moratorium period allows them to push the repayment period by a few years, so that the student can get a job after completing the course and repay the loan herself or himself. While the moratorium period can ease the repayment burden for students and parents during the study period, it may come at the cost of a higher repayment burden for students if the education loans are not subsidised by the government.

Infosys Foundation's former chairperson and author Sudha Murty thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for nominating her to the Rajya Sabha. The announcement came on Women's Day. Speaking to ET from Thailand, she said: «I had never expected this. This came as a big surprise to me. The Prime Minister called me last night and broke the news. This is a huge responsibility. I am grateful to the PM for this opportunity to serve my country, and the people. I will do my level best to live up to their expectations.” Murty is in Thailand at the invitation of Kannada Sangha at the Asian Institute of Technology to deliver a talk.

In a recent conversation with ETMarkets, Shilpa Rout, AVP — Research, Prabhudas Lilladher, shared her remarkable journeyand insights into women's participation in the financial sector. Hailing from Odisha, Shilpa embarked on a career path in capital markets, driven by her fascination with stock trading. Despite initial aspirations in marketing, she found her true calling in derivatives trading, leveraging internships to build expertise and confidence in the field.

«Women need to financially empower themselves through financial independence, literacy and planning. Wealth is not solely measured by what you earn but also by what you do with those earnings — prudently planning your savings and creating a portfolio of assets — financial and physical. To achieve true financial empowerment, I encourage women to invest in learning and understanding the nuances of personal finance and eventually take informed decisions that align with their goals and aspirations. Holistic financial independence is not merely about earning or delegating decisions to others; it's about being actively involved and knowledgeable about your investments in depth. By doing so, you not only gain a sense of accomplishment but also set the stage for a secure and empowered future.” Pursue Financial Literacy: Neha Sampat. Founder, Contentstack “Growing up in the U.S., I was for

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These words ring true, reminding us that we are the architects of our financial journey.

Droupadi Murmu on Friday said the Indian Air Force's contribution to the nation's service is etched in «golden letters» and it is not only guarding the skies but also making a paramount contribution to the country's space programme. In her address at a ceremony held at the Hindan Air Force Station to award President's Standard and Colours to four units of the IAF, Murmu said she believed that more and more women will sign up for the force and serve the nation. She also extended her wishes to women on International Women's Day.

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schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, the top brass of the Election Commission has called senior Home ministry officials to review security preparedness for the democratic exercise. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will meet Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and fellow Election Commissioner Arun Goel on Friday to discuss deployment of central forces in states, sources said. The meeting also comes days before the Commission's Jammu and Kashmir visit to review poll preparedness. The EC has sought 3.4 lakh Central Armed Police Force personnel for Lok Sabha and four assembly polls.

Odisha government has approved seven key projects with an investment of Rs 80,125 crore in different sectors, an official said. The projects received the state government's nod at a High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. These investments are expected to create job opportunities for 24,552 people in various sectors, including steel, green energy, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, the official said. These projects are spread over Khurda, Jagatsinghpur, Jharsuguda, Ganjam, and Bhadrak districts, he said.

developer known for luxury projects in south Mumbai and the western suburbs is having a rip-roaring love affair… with luxury cars. The latest addition to his fleet is a Mercedes G-Wagen having a colour customised by the automobile major for him. The G-Wagen is priced north of Rs 4.7 crore in India. Five months ago, the developer bought a Range Rover Evoque and a few weeks before that purchased a Bentley Bentayga, which costs more than Rs 6 crore in India at the top of the range. The magnate's romance with haute wheels shows no signs of slowing down.

FDI) in the solar energy sector over the past three financial years and the current financial year until September 2023, according to Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State for Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, and Chemicals and Fertilisers. Khuba highlighted that both domestic and foreign investors were contributing to the installation of solar power plants in the country. This increase in FDI is a testament to the confidence investors have in India's solar energy sector. The Minister shared this information in a video message during the third edition of ETEnergyWorld's Solar Power Congress 2024, held on March 6, 2024. He further mentioned that setting up renewable energy projects, including solar energy projects, can benefit from up to 100% FDI through the automatic route. This move aims to encourage the growth and development of the renewable energy sector in India.

So what are the challenges you might encounter in this process and how to navigate through them?