29 results for “Russia”

[Podcast] A Structured Approach to Cash Calls

What to expect from the markets in 2023

Forecasting is a very difficult business, like selecting lottery tickets. 2022 saw geopolitical war, worldwide inflation, a massive hike in interest rates worldwide, Market volatility, Indian markets stable. If anyone got this spot on, they could still be terribly wrong for 2023. That's why we don't predict, we react. Still, listen in to what we think changes for the world in 2023, without actual predictions that pretend to be investing insights.

Podcast: Turbulent times - RBI thrives, Fed fumbles

. Markets are slaves of earnings and liquidity. Liquidity has taken prominence after the coronavirus outbreak. At first, central banks across the world increased liquidity by cutting rates and helping their populace to live through the pandemic. Then the after effects of increasing liquidity hit - increased inflation. Now, the same banks are sucking out liquidity by increasing interest rates to counter inflation. The looming after effect of increasing rates is the "r" word that is too pious to speak loudly. In this podcast, Deepak & Shray discuss the two central banks that impact us the most - RBI and FED (Federal Reserve System, USA). What makes this podcast interesting is that we are looking at everything from the lens of who does better - FED or RBI? .

Freeing the Rupee: RBI Allows Foreign Trade Settlement in INR

The internationalization of the rupee gets a major kick. We can denominate trade in Indian Rupees (INR) rather than in USD or EUR, with the RBI freeing up rules in our banking system. Even if probably designed to help us trade with Russia, the change has much greater ramifications. Read on.

CM Focused Factsheet: A strong FY22 and the FY23 roadmap

FY22 was a good year for the CM Focused portfolio, up 36.7%, while the Nifty 50 advanced by 19%. In this post, we'll break down the CM Focused Portfolio's performance and get into the underlying portfolio management process.

Wait, are those green shoots?

After a poor first two months of the calendar year 2022, the Capitalmind Momentum Portfolio had a decent March with +6% (NIFTY +4%). The March recovery means we're still down -5% over the first three months of 2022, the NIFTY is marginally up at +0.6% over the same period. CM Momentum closed FY2022 at a respectable +33% while the NIFTY did +19%.

On Market Timing: What if you were the luckiest investor in India?

Covid, lockdowns, forced working from home were the guests who would never leave. After two years, we had just about managed to manoeuvre them toward the door. And just as you cracked the door open with the pleasurable anticipation of their exit, this other group of distant and not very likeable relatives in the form of Russia-Ukraine, barges in, arguing loudly among themselves. The markets have more than doubled from the low of March 2020, up almost 130% as of writing this. They're also up 40% from pre-March2020-crash levels, so even the Feb 2020 investor has done pretty well. But no one wants to be that guy. The guy who invested just before a big fall. And so, once more the most frequent question is: Is this a good time to invest? In other words, how do I NOT be the shmuck who bought at the top?

How Russia Ukraine war impacts India, Uncertainty, an Interesting poll & More

.  🔆 Newsletter Exclusive: ONDC - can be the next big thing in the E-Commerce space  🔆 Geopolitics: Impact of Russia Ukraine war on India (detailed post)  🔆 Markets Data: How stock markets actually perform during times of war & worry  🔆 Psychology: How to think about the uncertainty of the markets?  🔆 World Markest: Amazon's $31 Billion ad revenue side hustle  🔆 Pop Poll: If you had to build a corpus of 1 Crore in 5 years, how would you do it? .

We accept the reality that’s presented to us

I’ve just finished watching Inventing Anna. It’s a wicked ride embellished by fancy names and false appearances. In that strange world, where people try hard to build and live up to a reputation and appear classy by a crass display of money, the inspiration to write this note came right at the very end. It involves Frank Sinatra.

The opportunity for India in the changing world order

Sugar stocks Rally, LIC IPO isn't as sweet, Don't gamble with investments & More

. In this edition, we cover: . ☀️ In trend: Sugar stocks are rallying across the market. What's up with it? ☀️ IPO Insight: LIC is a huge company but does it make sense to apply when it lists? ☀️ War & Money: How the world is hurting Russia on the economic front ☀️ Psychology: Trading for fun or thrill can be dangerous. How to work on this? ☀️ Cryptocurrencies: Basics on the most dreadful scam in cryptocurrencies - the rug-pull. ☀️ Pop Poll: Have you ever invested in something "extremely risky" or gambled for fun? .

[Podcast] CBDC - Can RBI make a big leap into the future with digital currencies?

There is a lot to unpack about this new digital currency RBI is talking about. Deepak and Shray build up this discussion by pondering over successive questions. Deepak takes us through how cryptocurrencies currently work. This sets up a context to the current ways of handling digital currencies and we move on to discuss the RBI-backed digital currency framework - Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Key Points  ▪️ How CBDCs are not cryptocurrencies? And how are they different? ▪️ Is CBDCs actually required or is it a response to the popularity of cryptocurrency? So basically, why now? ▪️ Is the CBDC likely to be anonymous like cryptocurrencies? ▪️ Can CBDCs be an alternative to the SWIFT system given how ▪️ Russia has been isolated by the world right now? Impact of CBDC on Monetary and Fiscal policies?

Crypto cares for Ukraine, Best ELSS fund for 2022, Too much money issues & More

. 🔆 Crypto Cares: The world comes to the rescue of Ukraine in difficult times through cryptocurrencies 🔆 Actionable: Our pick for the best tax saving ELSS Fund to invest 🔆 Intriguing: More money is NOT always a good thing 🔆 Psychology: Understanding expectations from the lens of Munger and Musk 🔆 Financial Warfare: The world is badly hurting Russia without firing a bullet 🔆 Pop Poll: How much money will buy you EVERYTHING that you will ever need?

Markets are volatile but your investing shouldn't be!

This week we have put together this newsletter to get you some insights that may help you sail through the sea of volatility -  🔅 Case Study: How are we re-calibrating our fundamental portfolio in this volatility? 🔅 Big Picture: How to survive a bear market? 🔅 Beyond Obvious: You should time the market (Yes, you read it right) 🔅 Psychology: Why do experts keep saying the same thing again, and again? 🔅 Money Models: Minsky's financial instability hypothesis explains boom and bust cycles 🔅 Pop Poll: What action did you take, on Thursday, when the market fell by almost 5% due to the Russia Ukraine war?

Russia's Fart Of War, LIC IPO Analysis, FANGAM Valuations and More

Last week was all about rumors of Russia going to war with Ukraine. Which didn't happen. Thankfully so. But it was enough to spook the markets and scare the investors. In this edition, we cover: 🔅 IPO: Has your distant uncle pitched you the LIC IPO yet? 🤓 🔅 World Markets: To war or not to war is the question. 🔅 Valuation: Data-driven analysis of FANGAM stocks 🔅 Pop Culture: The internet turned “money” into a hobby 🔅 Behaviour Finance: What does it take to keep holding a winner that's temporarily losing? 🔅 Pop Poll: What scares you the most in this market?

Lessons from 2021, the year irrationality went viral

Podcast #28: Why credit rating agencies are irrelevant and deserve a downgrade

Wealth Letter Mar 2020: The Coming of a Kinda-Sorta Perfect Storm

Podcast #25: How do you invest through a panic?

Podcast: Should The Indian Government Borrow From Abroad? (Episode-9)

Podcast: The Investor Wants to Know (Episode-7)

Podcast: The Stubborn Cost of Capital in India (Episode 3)

The Emerging Market Currency Rout Deepens. What Happens to the Rupee? (And Steel)

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On Slack: $27 Trillion Locked in Bear Markets, Yield Illusion, Dalal Street to Halal Street, Nifty's history, Fall in markets 'market's problem', Fed's rate hike plans, China PBOC, Modi’s historic Startup Action Plan, China slump, Investment Checklist and

Chart: Rupee Weak, Yuan Weak, But Other BRICS Countries Hit By Kryptonite

Russia Hikes Interest Rates as Ruble Goes Through the Roof

The Russian Ruble Continues to Fall, Loses 40% in 2014

Nifty Does Badly, but China, Russia and Brazil are Worse Off in 2013