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Sep 2024
Musings
An assorted collection of thoughts on business, finance, and life. Browse by tags.
17
Sep 2024
Alert Triggers Order feature on Kite
x.comAlert triggers an order (ATO) was on our to-do list for a long time, and we just launched it on Kite web...
16
Sep 2024
What changes due to a settlemet holiday?
x.comMost brokers don't allow shares bought on Friday to be sold on Monday because of this. We at Zerodha are among the few brokers that allow you to sell stocks bought on Friday...
13
Sep 2024
Helping nurture the next generation of Indian athletes
x.comThe one thing that helps people pick up a sport is seeing someone inspiring. Imagine how many Indians play cricket because of Sachin, etc...
11
Sep 2024
Indian companies returning home to capitalize on investor growth
x.comThanks to the bull market and the ease of going public, there's a 'ghar-wapsi' of Indian companies incorporated outside...
09
Sep 2024
Turning Lantana’s destruction into opportunity
x.comThe worst part is that this plant releases chemicals that harm the growth of native plant species. It's also toxic, so cows, goats, etc., can't eat it...
07
Sep 2024
Interactive learning with Varsity Live
x.comWe had always wanted to introduce an interactive mode of learning about markets, and we finally got around to launching Varsity Live...
03
Sep 2024
SEBI study on investor behavior in IPOs
x.comGujarat accounts for about 9% of the total investor customer base, but they account for 40% of IPO participation in both retail and HNI categories...
02
Sep 2024
Rainmatter investment in SundayGrids
x.comToday, if you are interested in installing some solar panels but don't have the roof space necessary because you live in an apartment or a rented house, there's no solution...
30
Aug 2024
All you need to know to select the right health insurance
x.comMost Indians are just 1 hospitalisation away from bankruptcy.
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Aug 2024
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Aug 2024
The nuisance of fake trading apps
x.comFake trading app scams have exploded and have become a mega nuisance...
23
Aug 2024
Celebrating India's first national space day 🇮🇳
x.comIt's a matter of pride that we have many amazing homegrown space startups...
22
Aug 2024
Why showing percentages on menus could help us eat better
x.comSeeing calories, protein, carbs, etc., on a menu is a good start. Ideally, we need to see calories as a percentage of daily calories, proteins, etc.
21
Aug 2024
NSE circular suspending referral programmes
x.comNSE issued a circular last week stopping brokers from sharing any brokerage as a referral incentive unless that person is registered as an authorized person with the exchanges...
19
Aug 2024
Misselling of ULIPs and what you can do to avoid being a victim
x.comULIP sales have gone up quite a bit over the last year. I'm guessing most ULIPs are sold by banks because of the high commissions on these products...
13
Aug 2024
India needs more IPOs doing well
x.comIPOs doing well are good because they incentivize more companies to consider an IPO, and attract more retail and institutional investors...
12
Aug 2024
Daily brief podcast
x.comA personal problem I had was that there wasn't a short ~15 minute podcast that covered the top 3–5 markets and business stories in a given day. There are many in the US, but none in India. So we started The Daily Brief...
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Aug 2024
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Aug 2024