The biggest risk to any financial plan is you. This is why the finance industry makes you a ‘risk profile’. But do they really work?
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The modern world is a mathematical achievement. This is the story of the minds – Fibonacci, Pacioli, Fermat and more – that guided us here.
Mobile connections are growing at their 2017 pace. NRIs are making more deposits than ever. The Rupee is strong. But the economy is tepid.
If inflation rises, the RBI hikes interest rates. If it goes down, the RBI does nothing. Why? For that, you need to know the RBI’s real job.
If there’s one thing to take away from the election results, it’s that you should expect the unlikely.
Catastrophes are unlikely. And yet, unlikely things happen all the time. World War I shows how things can suddenly go horribly wrong.
The RBI keeps its repo rate at 6.5% for the 8th time in a row. The Indian economy stutters in May. And more stories.
It’s growth all around: in GDP figures, tax collections, credit, deposits, housing prices and more. In this edition, we look at what it all means.
It’s an exciting time. Both the Sensex and Nifty 50 hit their all-time peaks. To us, though, such times are when you should think of risk.
The Indian elections are the mother of all events. This is the event with the highest level of uncertainty, as the rising VIX and option prices have been telling us. Every trader’s question is simple: What do you do on this day, and more importantly, what do you not do on this day? Election day […]
The RBI gives the government an unexpected bonanza. India, meanwhile, receives very little foreign investment. And other stories.
Bull markets teach bad habits. Bear markets detoxify them. However good things look, a generational detoxification will eventually arrive.
At Zerodha, we like to write. We see money in all its avatars, and we write about what we see. Trendlines brings this all to your inbox.
India’s unemployment rate refuses to go down. That misses the bigger picture, though: our labour pool is expanding rapidly. And other stories.
We’re swapping hydel energy for coal. Diesel demand is poor, even though we’re probably moving more goods around. And other stories.
Our financial education is in a sorry state. Those who understand finance can’t reach audiences. Those who understand audiences only deal in entertainment.
The numbers for April are in. We’re trading less with the world, vehicle sales are a mixed bag, and FPI money leaves India. And more.
We misunderstood 10 years of market behaviour. Valuations make no sense. Gold prices are absurd. China’s stuck. It’s an upside-down world!
You’re always gambling. You make decisions you can’t understand for a future you can’t predict. There’s no getting around this. And if you’re already gambling, might as well learn how to do it well.
When inflation is high, can the government afford to take more wheat off the market? More Indians flock to the internet, more roads are built, and the US economy has a poor outing. And more.
On April 14, Iran attacked Israel directly for the first time, launching over 300 drones and missiles towards Israel. Israel and its allies intercepted almost all of the projectiles, preventing any damage. On April 19th, Israel retaliated with a limited attack on Iran. These tit-for-tat attacks have turned the already volatile Middle East into a […]
India’s exports have fallen, but its imports have fallen much more – a good thing for the Rupee, in all. Meanwhile, the data shows that both electronics and life insurance are thriving.
Are you worried about intraday spikes, volatility injections, or the fear that operators manipulate the market? Then the best thing for you is to stay away from option trading. But if you still want to try your luck and trade responsibly, you should try fully hedged options strategies such as spreads.
Robo-advisory services were the hottest wealth management trend of the last decade. Most died or were acquired in fire sales. What went wrong? This is a history of robo-advisors and why they failed.
Inflation is inching downwards. The US Dollar is appreciating, but the Rupee – buoyed by heavy FPI inflows – stays resilient. And more.
