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Top 10 Financial Ratios Every Investor Should Know

2025-11-09T06:30:00.001+05:30

Top 10 Financial Ratios Every Investor Should Know | Master and Student Top 10 Financial Ratios Every Investor Should Know Introduction If you want to become a smarter investor, learning how to read financial ratios is essential. These ratios help you evaluate a company’s performance, profitability, and overall financial health using its financial

What is Specialized Investment Fund (SIF)

2024-12-19T09:11:00.004+05:30

What is Specialized Investment Fund (SIF)SEBI rolls out Specialized Investment Fund with Rs.10 lakh minimum investment.What is Specialized Investment Fund?This newly launched class aims to fill the space between mutual funds and PMS, offering a flexible and specialized option for investors who are willing to make riskier bets and seek higher returns.Why the Need for SIFs?Mutual funds, by nature,

NSE Trading Holidays 2025

2024-12-15T17:13:00.002+05:30

Trading holidays for the calendar year 2025.The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has notified trading holidays for the calendar year 2025 as below:Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. Timings of Muhurat Trading 2025 shall be notified subsequently.The holidays falling on Saturday / Sunday are as follows:

Mutual Fund AUM Surge 35%

2024-06-12T09:09:00.011+05:30

Mutual fund assets surge 35% in fiscal 2024 to a new high.According to recent report from AMFI, fiscal 2024 turned out to be one of the best years for the domestic mutual funds industry as assets under management (AUM) spurted by nearly Rs 14 lakh crore to a record Rs 53.40 lakh crore as of March 2024 compared with Rs 39.42 lakh crore as of March 2023.Women comprised ~23% of the investors

Historical Sensex Returns Updated - 2024

2024-05-19T11:28:00.005+05:30

Historically Sensex has given returns of about 15% per year, despite volatility and price fluctuations of about -20% to +60%. The following table shows S&P BSE Sensex historical data - start & close values and the yearly returns of the sensex from 2000 to 2024.So far during the year the index has hit an all-time high of 75,124 and despite markets hitting all time

Mutual Funds - How to modify KYC or do rekyc?

2024-05-18T08:37:00.005+05:30

Last year SEBI issued a circular effective April 1, 2024 regarding KYC norms for the securities market.This has created a lot of confusion among investors and intermediaries, whether who has to do rekyc and who need not?First check your KYC status from CVL KRA.If the 2nd column says KYC VALIDATED, then you are good to go - no action required. You can invest and redeem all the funds.If it says

Walmart and Costco Selling Gold and Silver

2024-04-02T08:53:00.000+05:30

Costco Wholesale and Walmart are both starting to sell gold bars.First, Costco sold gold bars to its members looking to invest in more than bulk household purchases. Now the warehouse retailer is selling silver coins too.Walmart has also started selling precious metals such as gold and silver in its online store, following in the footsteps of Costco Wholesale.Against the backdrop of high

Tracking Difference in ETFs and Index Funds

2024-02-25T16:04:00.002+05:30

As we all know, an index fund is a type of mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a portfolio constructed to match or track the components of a financial market index, such as the Nifty 50 Index.Tracking difference is the discrepancy between Index Fund/ ETF performance and index performance.Below is the ETFs and Index funds with high tracking error. The above tracking error

NSE IINVEST - new Investor Portal

2024-01-20T11:18:00.007+05:30

National Stock Exchange (NSE) in collaboration with Cogencis Information Services Ltd has launched Beta version of Investor Portal https://iinvest.cogencis.com to help investors make informed decisions.The portal aims to provide an easy-to-use and intuitive interface to navigate seamlessly for seeking information about listed companies. The system will aggregate information from publicly

NSE Trading Holidays 2024

2023-12-25T12:59:00.007+05:30

Trading holidays for the calendar year 2024.The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has notified trading holidays for the calendar year 2024 as below:Muhurat Trading: Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.

NSE launches Nifty 50 Net Total Return Index

2023-12-05T17:45:00.006+05:30

NSE Indices launched a new variant of the Nifty 50 index named Nifty 50 Net Total Return (NTR) index.The Nifty 50 Net Total Return index aims to measure the performance of the Nifty 50 index considering that the cash dividends and the gains from bonus issues are reinvested in the Nifty 50 index after applying relevant withholding tax and capital gains tax respectively.Nifty 50 PRI - Price Return

RBI NEW GS 2073 Bond

2023-10-31T12:22:00.000+05:30

The government plans to sell Rs 10,000 crore ($1.2 billion) of a 2073 bond on November 3, 2023, according to the Reserve Bank of India.Insurers in India are lining up to grab a share of the nation’s debut 50-year bond offering, highlighting the growing heft of long-term investors in the nation’s $1 trillion debt market.The yield on the 50-year note is likely to be close to its 40-year

RBI launches UDGAM. What is UDGAM?

2023-08-18T11:09:00.006+05:30

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched UDGAM – Unclaimed Deposits Gateway to Access inforMation – to tap the unclaimed deposits in the country.In a statement, the RBI said this portal will make it easier for the public to search their unclaimed deposits across multiple banks in one place.How to find unclaimed deposits in SBI, PNB, other banks?RBI Udgam Portal Registration Process:Users have to

What is Gift Nifty?

2023-07-03T11:00:00.006+05:30

What is Gift Nifty?Gift Nifty is a new identity given to SGX Nifty, available for trading in NSE IX with effect from July 3. Instead of Singapore Exchange, US dollar-denominated contracts of Nifty futures will now trade in NSE IX which is in GIFT City SEZ .What happens to SGX Nifty?SGX Nifty has been suspended for trading and will eventually get delisted from the Singapore Exchange.What are

Tata Technologies IPO - First IPO of Tata Group in 18 years.

2023-06-27T18:17:00.001+05:30

Tata Technologies is will soon hit the secondary market as the capital market regulator SEBI has approved the company's IPO.The last time when Tata Group came with an IPO was in 2004. The company was Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).Tata Technologies had filed IPO papers with SEBI in March. Tata Technologies IPO is purely an offer for sale (OFS).Its shareholders will offload up to 9.57 crore units

Which is the Best Date for SIP?

2023-06-01T20:06:00.002+05:30

Which is the Best Date for SIP?Over the last few years, Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) has become a household name. Once the amount and time frame to invest has bee decided by the investor, the next important question comes to his mind - Which is the best date for SIP, so that he can maximize the returns.Recently WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund conducted a study, to address this important

Sensex Target in 5 Years

2023-05-26T11:56:00.002+05:30

Sensex will hit 1 lakh mark in 5 years.Chris Wood of global brokerage firm Jefferies has said that it will only be a matter of time before Sensex reaches the 100,000 level.He assumes 15% EPS growth trend and a five-year average one-year forward PE multiple of 19.8x.He also cited confidence in saying, like all long-term bull markets, the Indian stock market will continue to climb the proverbial

Best Stock Market Humor and Memes

2023-04-02T07:21:00.009+05:30

Best Stock Market Memes: Check out some of the best stock market humor and memes found on the internet. Disclaimer: The below-given stock market memes/images are not the property of Master And Student. They are sourced from the internet, credit belongs to respective owners. Posted for fun only. Snow is falling.Risky.Understanding Stock Market.Maturity.Bank Rates:Cautiously

NSE Trading Holidays 2023

2022-12-29T12:18:00.004+05:30

Trading holidays for the calendar year 2023.The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has notified trading holidays for the calendar year 2023 as below:*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.

Nifty 50000

2022-12-21T09:13:00.001+05:30

Nifty’s Decade: 2030 Target at 50000.In its recent technical outlook report, ICICI Direct stated that it sees Nifty 50 touching the 50,000 mark by 2030-end.According to ICICI Direct's report, Indian equities are likely to display the same rhythm that the US and Nikkei did in 1990-2000 and 1980-1990, respectively, i.e. delivering a decadal move of 5x on headline indices.image source IciciA

What is iNAV in ETF?

2022-09-04T17:34:00.003+05:30

What is iNAV in ETF?Indicative net asset value (iNAV) is a measure of the intraday net asset value (NAV) of an investment. iNAV is reported approximately every 15 seconds. It gives investors a measure of the value of the investment throughout the day. Net Asset Value (NAV) vs Indicative Net Asset Value (iNAV).NAV represents the end-of-day value of a fund or an ETF. For example, Nifty

Why We Procrastinate Investing And How to Overcome It.

2022-07-21T07:49:00.004+05:30

We all know and struggle with procrastination, particularly starting our investing journey.Many of us know that it’s the best way for us to achieve our financial goals, but yet we still put off making our first investment.A major reason we put off investing is because we’re "afraid of losing money."This is known as "loss aversion", a cognitive bias in which we tend to prefer avoiding losses, even

What Is the 50/20/30 Budget Rule?

2022-07-16T09:27:00.000+05:30

What Is the 50/20/30 Budget Rule?The 50/30/20 budgeting rule – also referred to as the 50/20/30 budgeting rule – divides after-tax income into three different buckets:Essentials (50%)Wants (30%)Savings (20%)Essentials: 50% of your income.Your essential expenses are those you would almost certainly have to pay, regardless of where you lived, where you worked, or what your future plans happen to

SGX Nifty Futures to start trading at GIFT City

2022-07-12T11:38:00.000+05:30

SGX Nifty Futures to start trading at GIFT City.Nifty futures contracts on Singapore Exchange (SGX) are set to start trading at the International Financial Service Centre (IFSC) from Friday, 15th July 2022. Prime minister Narendra Modi will launch dollar-denominated Nifty futures and inaugurate the India International Bullion Exchange on Friday.SGX Nifty will trade simultaneously in

NSE Trading Holidays 2022

2021-12-24T14:35:00.005+05:30

Trading holidays for the calendar year 2022.The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) has notified trading holidays for the calendar year 2022 as below:The holidays falling on Saturday / Sunday are as follows:*Muhurat Trading will be conducted on Monday, October 24, 2022. Timings of Muhurat Trading shall be notified subsequently.