Shuchi Nahar's Weekend Blog!

Pros and Cons of Index Investing -  By Late Mr. Parag Parikh Shuchi.P.Nahar Index funds are simply mutual funds that attempt to mimic a given market. There are actually many more than that tracking many different markets of all shapes and sizes, but each one shares the same basic principle: Its goal is simply to match that particular market’s return. Index investing is therefore simply the process of using index funds to build a passive investment strategy. Index investors decide which markets they want to invest in, how much of their money to put in each one, and utilize index funds to put that plan in place. What is market? Where do you see the market going? how is market judged? By what the index is judged? These are some of the basic questions that every investor asks sooner or later in his investment journey .   If the index is up that means that the market is up, sometimes you may find the market is going up but your portfolio has not increased or decreased. ...

Field Guide to Investing by Neeraj Marathe ( CFA Society India) Twitter: shuchi_nahar So here is the article that will definitely widen the thinking horizon before investing in stocks just by listening to markets. It's a compilation of my understanding from the webinar that I attended. The start of a new year is always one of the best times to review your investment strategy. We know what happened last year, but 2020 is a chapter waiting to be written. One thing we can count on is that 2020  won’t  be exactly like 2019.  That means no one would have ever thought that 2020 will bring all the unexpected to us. These are the times that were nightmares but anyhow the world is surviving. Staying without work, without income, far from families , pandemic, fire and so on but as its said every coin has two sides lets not forget the good ones. Unprecedented Times Never has the world been so connected. Never has the world come to halt. Never has there been such ...

Probably the last straw of distress, disturbance, down- turn , and misery of the Overall Economy..  !  SHUCHI.P.NAHAR When we consider India and track the past few years , it will show a rigorous downfall , recession all over, considering it a textile , banking, or pharma whatever the sector you choose there was no phenomenal improvement or upturn seen. Looking to today's scenarios when worse have become the worst we can say that its "Always Darkest Before the Dawn ." Right now we are in the darkest possible situation that one could have ever imagined and hopefully we will come out of this together in the most awaited dawn.. The world is changing due to Covid-19. I am not here to tell you that same story, but to look beyond the current news cycle. Which fundamental shifts are here to stay, how will they turn industries upside down, and which strategic options do you have to go on offense. Nearly 162 countries are steadily going into lock dow...