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Vivek Kaul

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ARTICLES BY VIVEK KAUL

Investors back then had not adequately recognized the potential of Infosys and hence were reluctant to invest in a company that would later go on to become a retail favourite.

Why are retail investors obsessed with IPOs?

4 min read . 06 Dec 2023

News reports suggest that over the last few months as the rupee has come under pressure against the dollar, the RBI has been actively managing the value of the rupee (Bloomberg)

Mint Primer: Decoding the fall and rise of India’s forex reserves

2 min read . 06 Dec 2023

In 1951, our Total Fertility Rate stood at 5.77, meaning that on average 100 women had 577 children, which was well above the replacement level of 100 women on average having 210 children.

Politicians resort to selling hope rather than progress for a reason

4 min read . 29 Nov 2023

It always makes sense to have some money in savings bank accounts and fixed deposits. The proverbial rainy day may not come, but if it does you will be prepared for it.

Personal finance and a lesson from Harry Houdini

4 min read . 27 Nov 2023

Shaktikanta Das, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India. On 16 November, India’s central bank announced that it was increasing the risk weights associated with retail loans. (HT)

Can the RBI slow India’s retail lending binge?

10 min read . 22 Nov 2023

If one looks at mutual fund schemes which have bought into Honasa Consumer, there are several large cap schemes and all kinds of other schemes in the list. (Pixabay)

Mamaearth’s IPO had lessons for investors

4 min read . 21 Nov 2023

On 3 January 2022, one dollar was worth ₹74.3. On 15 November, it was worth ₹83.1, implying that the rupee has lost close to 12% against the dollar. (AFP)

Mint Primer: The rupee, its fall, slight recovery and what the RBI did

2 min read . 16 Nov 2023

Suggestions have been made to incentivize farmers in Punjab to grow crops other than rice but this requires a major intervention from the central as well as state government. (HT_PRINT)

Economic solutions aren’t helping us crack an air pollution problem

4 min read . 15 Nov 2023

People have been buying gold as an investment for many centuries. Gold tends to do well during troubled times and in the process helps protect the returns generated by the overall investment portfolio. (Mint)

Diwali: Why you should not fuss over buying gold

9 min read . 10 Nov 2023

Many Indian business owners and their top managers seem to love the idea of employees spending more time in office than the officially designated office hours.

Why N.R. Narayana Murthy’s call for a 70-hour work week got such mixed reactions

4 min read . 07 Nov 2023

US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. (Reuters)

Status quo again: What to make of the Fed decision

2 min read . 02 Nov 2023

As of March end, the price-to-earnings ratio of the stocks that are part of the S&P BSE SmallCap index had stood at 22.2. (MINT_PRINT)

India’s new investors can learn a few old lessons from Mr Chicken

4 min read . 01 Nov 2023

File photo: A woman walks near a construction site of apartment buildings in Beijing. China’s economic model of funding high investment through high savings isn’t really working anymore, given that only so many roads, factories and apartments can be built. (Reuters)

Why China now needs a consumption story

9 min read . 31 Oct 2023

The US Federal Reserve has been gradually withdrawing the money it had printed and pumped into the financial system. (Reuters)

Mint Primer: What the spike in US bond yields means for you

2 min read . 26 Oct 2023

In March 2022, the credit card outstanding grew 12.7%, jumping to 36% in June and 30% in August.

The fast growth in non-housing personal loans ought to worry us

4 min read . 25 Oct 2023

In the months leading up to May 2022, priority sector housing loans formed around 35-36% of the overall outstanding housing loans of banks.

A clear K-shape is visible in the housing loans getting disbursed

4 min read . 17 Oct 2023

The search for higher returns has led to stock markets rallying big time, attracting many newer investors. (REUTERS)

Retail stock investments will pay off only if investors stay invested

4 min read . 10 Oct 2023

A more diverse set of investors investing in Indian government bonds and increasingly scrutinizing public finances as well as India’s economy could lead the bond market to serve as a much better ‘early warning system,’ helping discipline the government of the day. (REUTERS)

India’s inclusion in JPMorgan’s bond index needs sober analysis

4 min read . 03 Oct 2023

Recent data published by the Reserve Bank of India showed that in 2022-23, the net financial assets of households fell to 5.1% of GDP. (Mint)

Corporate investments are still to show a long-awaited recovery

4 min read . 26 Sep 2023

Small cap stocks are the riskiest of the lot—meaning they can fall as quickly as they rise and then stay there.

The joke may again be on retail stock investors in the latest rally

4 min read . 19 Sep 2023