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Consider These Factors Before Investing in Cyber Insurance for Your Business

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Loknath DasBefore, Consider, Cyber, Factors, for, In, Insurance, Investing, these, Your

Cybersecurity isn’t just a big business problem. While huge corporations like T-Mobile and Microsoft have made headlines with recent data breaches, smaller companies have also found themselves increasingly at risk. A recent report from the cybersecurity firm Sontiq found that in 2021, the data breaches posing the greatest risk to consumers were those launched against small businesses. Meanwhile, the breaches themselves are getting more costly. In fact, a 2020 analysis by Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that cybercrime will cost businesses $10.5 trillion globally by 2025—a huge increase from just $3 trillion in 2015. With the…

The State of Sustainable Investing in 2020

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Loknath DasIn, Investing, of, State, Sustainable, The

During the past decade, governments across the world have promulgated more than 500 new measures that seek to promote the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in making investment decisions. A comprehensive report from global public accounting and consulting firm KPMG International explores these three broad issues related to sustainable investing and its impact on the alternative investment industry: the rate of progress in implementing sustainable investing, the barriers to more rapid progress, and responses to these barriers.1 Study Participants The KPMG report was produced in collaboration with CREATE-Research, “an independent research…

How investment platform Groww is making investing as simple as shopping online for millennials

July 19, 2019July 19, 2019 Loknath Dasfor, Groww, How, Investing, investment, Is, Making, Online, Platform, Shopping, simple

“Investing should be as simple as shopping online,” says Harsh Jain, who co-founded Groww, India’s fastest growing investment platform, with former Flipkart colleagues Lalit Keshre, Neeraj Singh and Ishan Bansal in 2017. In fact, it is this simplified approach to investing that is attracting a new generation of first-time investors into the market. According to research by Groww, by 2020, nearly 76 percent of India’s population will comprise of millennials (those born between 1981 and 1996), who are arguably the most digitally-savvy generation ever. They also have very different perspectives than previous generations…

Here’s why you should choose SIP over lump sum when investing in ELSS

December 4, 2018 Loknath Daschoose, ELSS, Here's, In, Investing, lump, Over, Should, Sip, sum, When, Why, You

Archit Gupta ELSS funds are an efficient instrument to save tax and build wealth at the same time. ELSS is an equity mutual fund which allocates most of your invested capital in stocks of companies across industries and sizes. These funds come with a lock-in period of three years. It means you cannot redeem your fund units for three years from the date of allotment. It is one of the investment avenues available under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act which qualifies for availing a tax exemption of up…

Should you go for perpetual SIP while investing in mutual funds?

January 31, 2018 Loknath Dasfor, Funds, Go, In, Investing, Mutual, perpetual, Should, Sip, While, You

While investing in a mutual fund scheme through systematic investment plan (SIP) mode, you get the pre-defined option for how long you want to continue your investments – 3 years, 5 years, 10 years, or perpetual? It means opting any of the options will let your investments amount disbursed from your bank account through ‘electronic clearing service’ or ECS mode for that particular time and will automatically get stopped as per the decided time you opted for it. However, while opting a perpetual option, your investments will continue for the…

How to earn Rs 50,000 monthly via investing in mutual funds?

December 16, 2017 Loknath Das000, 50, earn, Funds, How, In, Investing, Monthly, Mutual, Rs., to, via

Disclaimer: This story is for informational purposes only and should not be taken as investment advice. You can earn a regular monthly income just by investing a substantial portion into mutual funds. However this may include the impending tax liability. In a mutual fund query, an investor wanted to know where they should invest to earn Rs 50,000 on a monthly basis, a report by ET Mutual Funds revealed. “I am looking for a monthly income of Rs 50,000. Tell me how to go about it? How much investment is required? Whether one-time…