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How much return is too much return? | Mint Primer

There is a method to develop return expectations, although it is straightforward, not a lot of investors use it. How to set reasonable goals for financial return. Expected returns equal risk-free return plus inflation plus an appetite for risk minus taxes.

14 Sep 2022
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What is Reinsurance? | Mint Masterclass

Reinsurance is also known as insurance for insurers or stop-loss insurance. Reinsurance is the practice whereby insurers transfer portions of their risk portfolios to other parties by some form of agreement. It reduces the likelihood of paying a large obligation resulting from an insurance claim

9 Sep 2022
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Is public debt rising? How does it affect us? | Mint Primer

A public debt-to-GDP ratio is a ratio of what a country owes to what it produces, a measure of the financial leverage of an economy. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a wider fiscal deficit and higher public debt-to-GDP ratio. Watch this video to know, how does this affect us?

2 Sep 2022
Science

No eyelashes please: The kilogram, redefined

The 1983 definition of the kilogram has changed. It will now be defined in terms of Planck's constant, and not the international prototype kept in Paris

7 min read23 Nov 2018
Technology

How smartphone displays will look like over the next few months

Phonemakers are toying around more with smartphone displays to offers new experiences to users

3 min read31 Jul 2018
Politics

Explaining inflation to a millennial, in 6 charts

After lying dormant for almost four years, inflation is back with a bang. How do you explain this to a millennial?

4 min read2 Aug 2018
Companies

Govt to soon come out with definition for shell companies

While a multipronged action plan is in place to fight the black money menace, absence of a definition for shell companies under the legal framework is hampering investigations

2 min read1 Jul 2018
Opinion

Dear Indian startups, it’s time to exit the bubble and grow up

When does a startup stop being a startup? Is it when it reaches a certain number in terms of sales, when it hits profitability, when it offers its stock to the public or when its founders grow up?

3 min read20 Jun 2018
Market

Sebi scraps plan to alter definition of ‘control’ of firm

Sebi decides to retain its definition of 'control' after considering comments from various stakeholders including the ministry of corporate affairs and RBI

2 min read9 Sep 2017
Market

Dish TV’s Arpu recovery not enough to signal a better picture

As DTH firms such as Dish TV vie for a bigger share of the pie in the last leg of digitization, competitive pressures are expected to be tough

2 min read21 Aug 2017
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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