'By entering at an early age, they stand a better chance of developing into skilled investors.'
Stock markets are not scary. With investment basics in place young investors can make good returns, says Noopur Runjhun.
Understanding how money works is the first step toward making your money work for you, says Harshad Chetanwala, co-founder MyWealthGrowth.
Ravi Kaushik has sold 70,000 units of air filters through his start-up Airth and aims to sell 10 lakh units in the next five years.
NPS Vatsalya offers a disciplined investment avenue that parents can use to create intergenerational wealth by contributing even small sums.
Young investors with a higher risk appetite are better off with a combination of term insurance and equity funds.
Real wealth isn't built on random bets; it's built on disciplined, guided portfolio strategies that can withstand market ups and downs, says Ramalingam Kalirajan.
If women voters are mobilised in big numbers to the voting booths on November 6 and 11 by the Nitish Kumar-led NDA, then it will be quite difficult for the Tejashwi Yadav-led Mahagathbandhan to defeat the incumbent government, points out Sheela Bhatt.
As the Apple CEO put it to his staff, the choice is stark: Adopt AI or risk being left behind. The same applies to everyone preparing for the future of work.
A mistake here can prove costly.
Investment advisor Sheetal Jhaveri busts popular money myths to make you a confident investor
'We face the risk of remaining a low-income country for a very long time unless something changes in the next few years.' 'Instead of constantly talking about becoming a developed economy, we need to start fixing the problems of the economy one by one.' 'There is so much potential, and we are squandering away the opportunity.'
I am increasingly seeing young people starting 25-year-SIPs; these kids will definitely benefit from the long term effect of compounding, notes P V Subramanyam.
In the case of double-income couples, not more than 40 per cent of the net income of one partner should be the EMI for the property.
'It is our duty to keep space sustainable and free of debris.'
'When the bombing happened in the Taj Mahal hotel in 2008, that was a very sad moment, but he really took care of the people, took care of everybody and that was when you saw some of his best moments.' 'There are some things which we will never forget. That is when the best of a person comes out.'
From how to open an NPS Vatsalya account to knowing how this scheme compares to investing in mutual fund or in provident fund, Ramalingam Kalirajan offers a 360-degree view and the pros and cons of investing in a scheme that has the potential to secure your child's financial well-being.
Investors must, however, be prepared for volatility in ELSS, cautions Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Some pointers which will help an individual start her investment journey with confidence.
'We started AgniKul to show that space transportation should be as simple as road transportation.'
Follow these simple steps if you want to create a solid retirement corpus and retire young, says Anamika Pareek.
Each bottle of pickle that leaves FarmDidi, headed to a consumer, has a little kahani behind it -- it's linked to the tale of a life, the life of a simple, striving village woman who created it, and that's what gives Manjari Sharma satisfaction and happiness.
There are quite a few lesson that upcoming entrepreneurs must learn from housing.com controversy.
'Returns can be very variable in equity markets.' 'That is why I tell small investors don't put 100 per cent of your money in equities, even if you are young.'
Taiwan's Foxconn signed a letter of intent (LoI) with the Tamil Nadu government on Monday to establish a new mobile component manufacturing facility for Rs 1,600 crore in Kancheepuram with potential to generate 6,000 jobs. On his Twitter handle, Chief Minister M K Stalin said the LoI was signed, in his presence, between the state government and Foxconn Group represented by its chairman Young Liu. State Industries Minister T R B Rajaa, Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena and senior officials participated.
40 must know nuggets about the legendary Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Many believe he would soon start a new venture.
What is worrying is that this year, angel investments and seed funding deals have fallen by 40 per cent, ringing alarm bells in the start-up community in India.
'Remember to pick a mentor, with whom there are one or two degrees of separation.' 'Any more than that, you are wasting time.'
Fintech and venture capital firms such as Recur Club, Razorpay and Trifecta Capital have come to the aid of homegrown start-ups caught in the crossfire of the Silicon Valley Bank fiasco. Alternative funding platform Recur Club said it was allocating $15 million to all Indian founders affected by the crisis. It will not charge any platform fee for the same.
Relations between founders and investors in the start-up universe - remains as tricky as ever.
They researched their companies well, didn't believe in the market chatter and advise to stay invested for long term.
Indian start-ups raised issues, such as blockages in international wire transfers, disruptions due to threshold limits on withdrawals, lack of communication from US agencies, and the need for preferential access to credit, in a meeting with the government over the fallout of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, minister of state for electronics and information technology, held a virtual meeting with over 450 members from start-ups, venture capitalists, and investors who have been directly affected by the closure of SVB. He assured them that the IT ministry would put together a list of suggestions and give it to the finance minister on behalf of start-ups.
Some time before December 31, 2017, Bengaluru based Team Indus aims to land a vehicle on the moon.
'It could tempt investors to pick stocks that are not fundamentally sound.'
'God has given me everything -- wealth, success, a good wife and good friends. I wish He gives me good health.'
Santosh Kaveri, a young inventor from Karnataka, is a sterling example of the 'Made In India' initiative. Find out why his dreams of being an innovator-enterpreneur shattered.
'I told myself, I will be 23 next year. Why can't I be a billionaire too?'
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
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