In the first part of this talk, recorded in December 2020, the focus is on the set up. What are the prerequisites and mindset required for investing in the equity market? Who should not be investing?

When fiscal and monetary policy is loose or expansionary, there is always the possibility of inflation creeping into the economy. There are some indications already that we may be headed towards inflationary conditions.

It is useful to think of investment opportunities in the publicly listed space in terms of market capitalisation. “Market-cap” is nothing but the number of outstanding equity shares of a company multiplied by its share price.

Many people find finance a dry subject. It is true that finance can be difficult to write about and describe. Finance doesn’t lend itself to dramatic scenes in the way that the medical or legal professions do.

SEBI has been publishing monthly information reports on Portfolio Managers since 2013. These monthly reports are available to the public at the following link: https://lnkd.in/da8e9ay.

A good feature in the recent Fiscal Year 2022 Indian budget presented by the Finance Minister was the minimal change in tax rates for the year. In the past, many budgets have too frequently raised or lowered taxes for various categories of income as well as for different products and services.

The RBI, in a recent announcement, has proposed to allow retail investors to directly access its system for placing orders for government securities – “G-Secs” or “Gilts”.