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Three Approaches To Portfolio Rebalancing

Most investors (and their advisers) remain relatively confused on when to rebalance their portfolios and tweak their asset allocation between high-risk assets (such as stocks and equity mutual funds) and low-risk assets (such as bonds, debt funds and fixed deposits).

Break Out Of The “Paycheck To Paycheck” Lifestyle

Aniruddha Bose

Opinion

It’s almost a cliché, but it warrants repetition – create a personal budget. A monthly budget is the cornerstone of any good financial plan.

Cholamandalam Investment, Finance Reports Q2 Profit At Rs 606.54 Cr

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets

The assets under management as of September 30, 2021, stood at Rs 75,063 crore as compared to Rs 74,471 crore as of the end of September in FY 2021.

Mahindra Finance Sees Cent Per Cent Collection Efficiency In September

BW Online Bureau

Banking & Finance

The improvement in mobility has been reported as the reason for the improvement in collection figures from 95 per cent in July and 97 per cent in August.

Centre Is Expected To Ask Anchor Investors To Hold 25% In Monetised Roads

BW Online Bureau

Banking & Finance

Meanwhile, this proposal will not work for Toll Operate Transfer (ToT) or private InvITs and will only be able to work for Public-funded Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), some experts told a leading media house.

5 Steps To Secure Your Child’s Financial Future

Aniruddha Bose

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

Multiple surveys – and anecdotal evidence – suggest that investment in education is the topmost priority for Indian parents.

Behavioral Biases That Lead To Asset Bubbles

Aniruddha Bose

Companies & Markets

Every few years, stratospheric prices give way to catastrophic asset bubbles. Every few years, we see stampeding herds of investors, armed with cash, powering through against all reason, fueling asset bubbles, shouting “this time it’s different, this time it’s different!”

The Middle Classes Have Become Hollowed Out: Nobel Laureate Prof. Abhijit Banerjee

Manish Kumar Jha

Economy India

On an exceptionally clear afternoon in August, Manish Kumar Jha of BW Businessworld sought him out in the capital during a visit to India and picked his mind on the state of the Indian economy, India’s privatization programme and the need for centres of excellence in academia which is lacking in advance and cutting edge R&D. The discussion centered on the inflation--rise in prices of consumer products; a “realignment of the market” as it adjusts to the growing inequality among consumers. He advocated injecting more liquidity into the economy. He did not consider the Indian economy to be “unusually closed” in the perspective of the developed West or China. And let the “rupee slide” to promote Indian exports, among other things. Excerpts:

BW Disrupt Unveils 30 Under 30 Super Intra-Entrepreneurs

Pooja Malik

Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs

30 young achievers come under the spotlight, as the ‘BW Disrupt 30 Under 30’ initiative celebrates entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs who are hitting above their weight for a larger impact

That Illusive Double Digit Growth-What Will Drive The Indian Economy

Manish Kumar Jha

Economy India

As India fends for resources to fight a virus and keep the economy on an even keel, it also looks beyond the pandemic and the targeted $5 trillion GDP. Are the country’s strategies and policy framework on track? BW Businessworld’s Manish Kumar Jha speaks to economists across the political divide for a realistic assessment of the state of the economy

Markets End Marginally Lower; HDFC Twins, RIL Weigh

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

India reported less than one lakh new coronavirus infections after a gap of 63 days, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 4.62 per cent

Ebixcash Ropes In Economist SP Kothari To Its Board Of Directors

BW Online Bureau

Economy

S.P. Kothari is Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Most recently, from 201S.P. Kothari is Gordon Y Billard Professor of Accounting and Finance at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Most recently, from 2019 to 2021 he served as Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis at the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Bridgestone India Unlocks 7 Mn Euros In 9 Mths, Helped By Digital Payment Platform Freepay

BW Online Bureau

Companies & Markets Sector Reports

The company had its digitisation roadmap was in place even before the pandemic with the company wanting to use it across its ecosystem, including sales, procurement, finance, manufacturing

The New Norm And Focus On 3F’s

Jayakanthan R

Companies & Markets

The pandemic period certainly offered me a great opportunity to form some good habits which I believe will stay with me and the organization for good. I would urge the readers to find their own priorities and form habits.