“The Great Gold Rally: Faith, Fear, and Fiat”
Gold is on a tear. In USD terms, it’s breached $4000 per troy ounce (1 troy ounce is 31.10 gms), and in Rupee...
Amita's Posts
“ETFs vs Index Funds in India: Not the Same Game Yet”
Younger investors often ask me whether Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are better than mutual funds and why I am not aggressively recommending them. I...
SIF – A New Fund for The Risktaker!
This equity market correction leaves the traditional mutual fund investor bereft of options. The fund manager’s only choices are to buy or sell...
Wake Up The Debt Mutual Fund Sleeping Beauty!
Indian equity markets continue their five-month downward spiral. The benchmarks have lost about 15% in value, but the broader market has seen a...
India’s Budget, Tariffs, Currency Fall & Risk-off in the Market
India’s Budget on 1 February was remarkable because it was low-key, matter-of-fact, and did not spring any unexpected populist surprises. Presumably, there was...
Game On In Currencies – INR Hit 85 to a Dollar!
After Trump’s win, the US stock market is on a roll, and Bitcoin has hit 100,000 USD. This may or may not affect...
MAGA – Making America Great Again, Trump’s Decisive Win & its Aftermath!
Donald Trump’s decisive win in the Nov 2024 U.S. Presidential election indicates that the U.S. wants to look inward and fix itself rather...
SIP Is Not The Only Road to Heaven!
At the outset, let me warn you that this is a preachy, ranty post. As equity markets are breaking all records, there is...
Understanding Arbitrage Funds!
Indian stock indices are now among the most expensive in the world. There are increasing murmurs of the likelihood of a correction. Nonetheless,...
Starter Kit for Picking Stocks!
One query that was posted on our website read, ‘Hi, I have investments in equity mutual funds and Index funds via SIPs. I...