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Emerging trends in Life Insurance and how to choose the right plan

As per the IBEF, in August 2021, the premium in the general insurance industry surged by 24% Year-On-Year (YOY). COVID-19 has informed individuals about the importance of insurance. The insurance industry has seen massive growth in the last two years. Looking to get insured? Here are some Emerging trends in Life Insurance and how to choose the right plan.

Preferred mode of raising funds: Bank Loan vs Private Equity

From start-ups to Mature Companies, the blood required to all of them is the Capital. Capital becomes one of the most important resource to an organization for the expansion and sustainability. Though the traditional wisdom dictates borrowing money to fund the expansion plans, the new age business may resort to raising money through Private Equity Funds. If Bank Loan is said to have the lowest Cost of Capital, Private Equity Investor brings alongside the experience and network. Which should be the preferred source of capital, needs to be thoroughly evaluated. Throw in your views on the capital raising and the means to do so!

Mark Mobius

In this week’s #tfpprofile, we talk about a man known as the ‘Dean of Emerging Markets’. He’s an old time value investor and big advocate of investing in countries like India and China. Read the article to know more about!

Japanese Candlestick charts

Things to know: Each candle is one “period” (Hour, Day, Week, Month, etc). So if someone shows you a candlestick chart and says it’s a daily chart, it means each candle represents the prices of 1 trading day. Similarly if they say it’s an hourly chart, it means each candle represents the prices of 1 …

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Gaps made easy

Put simply, gaps are formed when the price on a given day opens higher than the high or lower than the low of the previous day, and then continues in that direction, leaving an empty space on the chart. Gaps usually occur when some kind of information comes out when the markets are closed. The …

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What are trendlines?

These are lines which connect consecutive swing highs or lows. If drawn correctly they can serve as excellent entry/exit indicators in a trade Some important things to know about trendlines: If price is forming lower highs and lower lows, a trendline connecting the lows is not valid. A trendline connecting the highs is valid though. …

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Growth without Paid Ads: A New Mantra for Start-ups?

Is it really possible to increase customer acquisition without running paid ads? There are a lot of articles out there listing Growth Hacks for start-ups. Here’s a slightly different take on that from TFP. Have a look!

Carl Icahn

Carl Celian Icahn, being born on 16th February in 1936, to Michael and Bella Icahn in Queens, New York in a Jewish household. Icahn graduated from Princeton University in Philosophy and later joined a medical school but dropped and went to join Army reserves. Icahn started his financial career as a stock broker in 1961 …

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William Albert Ackman

Born on 11th May 1966, William Albert Ackman, in New York was born to parents Ronnie and Lawrence Ackman, the latter being the chairman of a real estate financing firm. Graduated from Harvard College and then MBA from Harvard Business School, in 1992 founded the investment firm, Gotham Partners. The firm invested in public securities. …

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