China’s BRI – Belt and Road Initiative

 Remember the Silk Route? The historic trade route that stretched from Asia to the Mediterranean and connected China and the Far East to Europe and the Middle East transformed China into an economic and cultural force to reckon with.  In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced plans to revive the Silk Route as the Belt…

Investing 101

Investing in the stock market is a bucket list task for most and is often regarded as the key to financial freedom, when done right. Unfortunately, many people jump into investing with no real knowledge of evaluating companies or the business models underneath. This, combined with the herd mentality that typically plagues the market, is…

Not just about the now, is it?

I have always been fascinated by people who could accomplish mundane chores with both hands. I still remember that eventful first day of eighth standard – our Math teacher left quite an impression on us when he solved a problem on the board while writing with both hands. As the students watched in awe, I…

Women in Finance

We all know Hollywood can be tough on women. When Kathryn Bigelow won Best Director for The Hurt Locker in 2010, she became the first-ever female director since 1929 – the inaugural year of the Academy Awards – to win this coveted award. But Hollywood is hardly an outlier. There’s another high profile, big money…

Faces of the Indian Economy

India, once referred to as the ‘Golden Bird’, was one of the richest economies of the world. It all began with the Indus Valley Civilization and the economy depending heavily on agriculture. Supporting this, was trade, domestication of animals and metallurgy. As new urban centres surfaced in the Northern part of the country, trade and…

Financial Scam 101 – The Ponzi Scheme

It was December 10, 2008, and Wall Street was running as it normally does every day; telephones ringing, brokers doing their best to work their magic, the overlapping sounds of keyboards, staplers and binders making the ruckus it always does. Everything was perfectly normal, until the telegram popped up with the message that cost over…