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Frontier Markets: Investment Opportunities and Risk Factors
- August 12, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
No CommentsAn Uncommon Category | Introduction On 3rd July 2024, the FTSE Russell changed the classification of Pakistan to a ‘Frontier Market’ from a Secondary Emerging Market. This change was carried out for the failure of the Pakistani stock market to meet the minimum... -
Rally in Metals: Recent Trends and Long-Term Considerations
- April 18, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
A Potential Supercycle | Introduction Gold is currently the largest asset by total market value. At over USD 16 trillion, the yellow metal is valued at more than five times the most valued public company Microsoft. At the time of writing this piece – and likely... -
Asset Allocation and its Importance in Your Portfolio
- April 9, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
4 years back, I wanted to lose fat & gain muscles. Someone told me that I needed to eat lots of vegetables & salads. I started eating it almost all the time. I lost weight but didn’t get muscles. Then someone said, Mohit you... -
Budgeting and Financial Planning
- April 9, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Financial Planning is something that we hear often, but often fail to go the depth of it and truly implement it. While there are many elements to it, I have noted down 4 major elements. Cash Flow Planning – Every individual has a different... -
Investing basics – Introduction to different Investment Options, Risk and Return Considerations, Building a Diversified Investment Portfolio
- April 9, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Let’s talk about investing basics today. Dictionary defines investing as the “act of buying and holding assets to earn capital gain or income”. Too simple, right? But why is investment really needed? Most common objectives of investment can be... -
Sustainable Banking – Time To Act Like A Responsible Lender
- April 9, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Transition to a green economy which banks cannot ignore Failure to mitigate Climate change and failure of climate-change adaptation are the top risks in a 10-year time horizon, according to the World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2022-2023,... -
The Safe Haven: Why Investors are Turning to USD Fixed Income
- January 19, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
The Year Gone By | Introduction The investment landscape in 2022 was marked by widespread pessimism among professionals and investors alike, driven by inflation prints at their highest in decades across economies and the subsequent stringent policy responses by... -
Past, Present and Future of Rule-based Investing
- January 18, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Understanding Rule-Based Investing Rule-based equity investing is using a framework for investment management that has clear guidelines on stock selection, entry, exit, and allocation (position-sizing). It relies on predefined rules and algorithms to make... -
Impact of Climate-induced Weather Events on Property Prices: Are we cognizant of this?
- January 18, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
“For 11 months – water is scarce; for one month – water scares us.” these were the words of a gentleman from Chennai. I was there for a conference on climate finance, and I remarked that though intensities might vary, this phenomenon is... -
Election and its impact on Indian Stock Markets
- January 18, 2024
- Posted by: CFA Society India
- Category: ExPress
Elections have a direct impact on government policies and reforms which in turn impacts the real growth in the economy. As a result, historically, elections have had a great influence on stock markets. Also, markets tend to react positively when...