Bonds and Debt

Think of the days when the world survived on “barter system”. How ideal it would have been in so many ways. I could have...

  I must say, the Scam 1992 team did a sensational job. From dialogue delivery to cinematography to music, you name it and they delivered...

As noted in the previous two blogs on YTM and market price, another key metric for bond investing is the coupon rate.  COUPON RATE OF...

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of “The Black Swan,” said investors who lost money in the financial crisis should sue the Swedish Central Bank for...

Retirement Financial Planning in India In an economy such as India that does not have either a government sponsored social security program, nor a large...

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it” is advice...

In a bond world, it is important to understand the three key metrics: Market Price, YTM, and Coupon Rate, and the relation between them...

“Price is what you pay, value is what you get”. In an investment world nothing holds truer than these words from Warren Buffett. ...

Whose grandmother hasn’t talking longingly about the “Good old days”? Everything about the good old days was marvelous. Prices of food and clothing were...

Rising inflation in the U.S has stirred the global financial markets. Before we access the impact of same on the Indian debt market, let’s briefly...

Looking to invest in Gold but don’t want the burden of physically holding it? Well, look no further - Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) are...

What does each one of us think of doing when we have accumulated some savings? Other than shopping of course! We look for a mode...