Just while I was writing this article a notification popped up on my screen “You have completed a 30 day steak”. Well I did feel of sense of achievement and that’s exactly how Duolingo has managed to keep me and millions of other users hooked onto the app and help them learn a new language while earning revenue from it.
It has been rightly said that “Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy to the fullest, but not so fully that you run out of money.” This is exactly why retirement planning is one of the most important aspect of financial planning. Out of various investment avenues available for creating a corpus for retirement, National Pension Scheme is becoming an increasingly growing avenue. National Pension Scheme (NPS) was launched in 2004. Initially the scheme was only for government employees and later on the scheme was available to everyone. Various aspects of NPS have been covered in detail and to read more click on the info-graphic!
Our today’s TFP Profile discusses about Mr. Vijay Kedia, a revered Stock Market Expert with more than 3 decades of experience. He is the perfect example of rags to riches story. A trader turned full time investor, he is known for his investment philosophy “SMILE”.
In an industry where Indian women still represent only 8% of the total workforce across various fund houses, not more than 2% of the top position is occupied by women. Our today’s TFP profile, Radhika Gupta, is not only a part of this 2%, but is also the Youngest Female CEO in the Asset Management Industry. She is most often referred as “A Girl with a Broken Neck”.
There’s a beautiful verse in Rigveda which mentions that “a person can achieve everything by being simple and humble.” This is exactly how we would describe our today’s TFP Profile Mr Nilesh Shah. With numerous accolades in his basket and latest being a member of PM’s Economic Advisory Council, he is one of the most revered person in the capital markets. This article mentions about the various facets of his personal and professional life from losing his father in early childhood, transitioning from a Gujarati Medium schooling background to being one of the most prolific speakers on the Indian markets, being a CA gold medalist to his entry in financial industry and becoming MD and CEO at Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company.
We have often come across terms like cryptography, blockchain, mining, bitcoins, libra etc. Do we know what these are and how are these related to each other? Yes, these terms fall under the larger umbrella of a term called cryptocurrency. Cryptocurrency have not just stuck around but have thrived and begun to mature. Numerous governments have accepted and adopted them as legal currencies, and many present-day government solutions are running successfully on blockchains. Countless top financial institutions and investment groups have poured billions of dollars into Bitcoin.
In order to understand the basics of cryptocurrency, its functioning and the key concepts related to it, you can read the below article on it.
What happened in the last 30 years in the gaming industry in India which made gaming easily accessible to the masses? What are the recent top trends in the industry? What do you think is the future of gaming in India? Would India be able to develop the next PUBG? To find out the answers to the above questions and to know more about the Indian Gaming Industry, read the below article:
Have you ever wondered what factors decide if you’re eligible for a loan or a credit card? Or why is it easier for some people to get credit than others?
Well, this week in #tfpforall we answer some of those questions.
Born on September 11, 1957 in Pittsburgh, David Alan Tepper is a founder and president of Appaloosa Management, a global hedge fund based in Miami. However, he is in the process of eventually converting the hedge fund into his own family office and as result his AUM has fallen from $13bn (Jun’19) to $3.27bn (Mar’20). …
The first question that arises is if there is anything common in Dim Sum, Samurai, Kangaroo, Maple, Yankee or Bull Dog? To answer this: All the above are international bonds. The international bonds are given such distinct names to evoke an association with their home country. Just like how Dim Sum bonds are Chinese variant, …
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