Serial entrepreneur to mutual CEO, Varun Gupta on his investment journey

Serial entrepreneur to mutual CEO, Varun Gupta on his investment journey

Financial planning and a disciplined savings plan are key to a secure future and peaceful retirement years. The process involves a timely start, strategic decision-making, discipline, and wise investments. In the latest episode of Let’s Mint Money, presented in collaboration with Groww Mutual Fund, Varun Gupta, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Groww MF offered Editor … Read more

Do Patti on Netflix: Unlocking money lessons with Kajol and Kriti Sanon’s thrilling tale

Do Patti on Netflix: Unlocking money lessons with Kajol and Kriti Sanon’s thrilling tale

This crime film is set in Uttarakhand, and Kajol is a ‘thanedarni’ who is dealing with a suspected domestic abuse case. It’s just that the woman won’t register a complaint against her husband. Trouble is that her twin sister has always been her rival and wants to get between the sister and her husband. Who … Read more

How grandparents can invest for their grandchildren without any hiccups

How grandparents can invest for their grandchildren without any hiccups

They don’t just play with them but also want to secure their future financially. Most of them give the money meant for the grandchildren to the latter’s parents. Investing in the name of grandchildren directly, unless the grandparents are their legal guardians, is not simple. Take the case of Bengaluru-based Naga Subramanian. His father bought … Read more

Money Lessons: Why re-watching old favourites in theatres is a smart investment

Money Lessons: Why re-watching old favourites in theatres is a smart investment

You shout out all the Gabbar Singh dialogues, you know Veeru is going to be drunk atop the village water tank, you hold your best friend’s hand as Jai and Veeru celebrate the song of friendship. You travel in the local train after having watched Khosla Ka Ghosla, uncaring of the strange stares from the … Read more

Weekend Wrap: From Mphasis to Motilal Oswal, top market movers and news of week

Weekend Wrap: From Mphasis to Motilal Oswal, top market movers and news of week

Top News On October 15, SEBI announced a major change that benefits traders in India’s stock market. The regulator raised the position limits for trading members in index futures and options (F&O) contracts. These limits now stand at ₹7,500 crore or 15% of the market’s total open interest (OI), compared to the earlier limit of … Read more

Buying vs. Renting: Why did Nikhil Kamath eventually decide to buy a house?

Buying vs. Renting: Why did Nikhil Kamath eventually decide to buy a house?

Nikhil Kamath, co-founder of Zerodha, and True Beacon, an asset management company, after repudiating the idea of owning a house for a long time has eventually caved in, and decided to buy one. He made the revelation recently on his WTF podcast with real estate tycoons Irfan Razack, chairman and MD of Prestige Group, Nirupa … Read more

RBI Policy: Should you lock your money in an FD since the rate cut cycle to begin soon?

RBI Policy: Should you lock your money in an FD since the rate cut cycle to begin soon?

After the US Fed lowered policy rate by 50 bps from its 23-year high, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to follow suit and cut the benchmark policy rate, perhaps later this year. And with interest rate cut cycle set to commence in December, investors are recommended to lock their money in fixed deposits (FDs) … Read more

Joker: Folie a Deux: Unforgettable money lessons from an Oscar worthy film

Joker: Folie a Deux: Unforgettable money lessons from an Oscar worthy film

Gotham City’s Arkham prison is not a fun place. The inmates have been tortured and medicated into submission. Among the prisoners is Arthur Fleck – dubbed the Clown Prince Of Crime – who has shot to death a TV host Murray Franklin (live on TV) as well as three drunk people who bullied him on … Read more

Cancer is eating away at his body, but a financial plan keeps his dreams intact

Cancer is eating away at his body, but a financial plan keeps his dreams intact

Right outside Fernandes’s home is a poster of a woman who passed away recently. It grabs his attention each time he opens his gate. His eyes are then drawn to one of his favourite possessions, his bicycle, long unused, which reminds him of happier days. Now, he can barely pick up his phone without using … Read more

Devara Part 1: The battle of greed vs. fear – What it teaches us about money

Devara Part 1: The battle of greed vs. fear – What it teaches us about money

When your ancestors have been great warriors of the sea – looting the British ships to fuel the struggle for freedom – what do you do to survive in times of peace? Old man Singappa tries to explain the survival of four mountain villages to a visitor who comes in search of a smuggler at … Read more