What is a Ponzi Scheme?
A Ponzi Scheme is a fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or an organisation, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned through legitimate sources. Typically, extraordinary returns are promised on the original investment. The fraudster will vanish with investors’ money, […]
What to do if you suffer loss in Business or Investment?
In the past couple of years, the pandemic has seen various small- and medium- sized businesses close down or suffer huge financial losses. Whether it is a business or investment, and be it due to external factors or a wrong strategy on your part, the resulting losses can be devastating and can throw your personal […]
What if Bitcoin crashes to zero?
Bitcoin has mostly gone “up and to the right” for much of its existence, with its price climbing from essentially zero to as high as $60,000 in under a decade. The original cryptocurrency is now one of the largest currencies in the world, and in its short lifespan has become one of the most profitable assets of all time. Why Bitcoin may […]
Risk in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency
A Cryptocurrency is a form of digital money. Cryptocurrencies run on a decentralized network, which allows them to exist outside the control of central authorities. Transactions can be cleared with no trusted third party standing between payer and payee, and are designed to ensure that the payor has the funds and that each transaction is […]
Guide for Millennials Investments on Real Estate Sector
Real Estate Investment should be a reality for many millennials. Most millennials was happy living in a ‘rented space’ in the pre-pandemic era. But things took a turn, post COVID. Now millennials are on a lookout to buy a home to fulfill their needs. Real estate investment and Millennial has been a topic of discussion for […]
How to manage an Illiquid Investment?
When an asset or item is liquid it can easily change hands because there is little friction to the trading process and little or no price discovery. Some examples of liquid assets include cash, bit coin, publicly traded stocks, many exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and most municipal and government bonds. On the other hand, illiquid investments […]
How much Tax do you pay on Bond Investments?
Tax Saving Bonds Tax-saving bonds are great instruments offered by the government to help people save tax. These are special documents which offer tax benefits to the owners as permitted under the Income Tax Act. These bonds have a lock-in period of 5 years. India, the largest democracy in the world runs on the tax […]
How to Merge EPF Accounts?
Multiple job changes typically result in multiple Employee Provident Fund (EPF) accounts being opened, one with each employer. With the introduction of the UAN (Universal Account Number), it is possible to consolidate multiple accounts into one single account for each EPFO member. Retirement fund body EPFO offers a facility to its members that allows consolidation […]