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Jun 28, 2023 • 7min

What is Modern Portfolio Theory?

Last week, Harry Markowitz died at the age of 95. He was a Nobel prize winner and the brains behind a famous economic (mathematical?) theory that explains how to diversify one’s investment portfolio. So in today's episode for 28th June 2023, we thought we’d take a look back at his famous theory and see whether it still holds good today.
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Jun 27, 2023 • 5min

YouTube has a controversial newspaper ad

In today’s episode for 27th June 2023, we explain why a front-page ad in an Indian newspaper has got people talking about financial influencers.
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Jun 26, 2023 • 7min

Why did SEBI ban IIFL Securities?

In today’s episode for 26th June 2023, we explain why the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has slapped a temporary ban on the stockbroker IIFL Securities.
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Jun 24, 2023 • 8min

ideaForge is ready to fly drones over Dalal Street!

The ₹550 crore IPO of what is arguably India’s biggest dronemaker opens on Monday (26th of June) and in today’s episode for 24th June 2023, we dive into what drives the company. The shares of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) —a company controlling over 90% of the power exchange business — have declined ~18% over the last month. And people have been selling the stock as if there’s no tomorrow. So, where did it all go wrong? Well, you could attribute pretty much all of this to something that the government did. If you’d like to find out what then click link and watch the video now - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgtsquC-SRg
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Jun 23, 2023 • 6min

Taylor Swift and the Baumol Effect

In today’s episode for 23rd June 2023, we explain why concert ticket prices might seem to be getting more and more expensive each year.
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Jun 22, 2023 • 7min

HDFC bids farewell to its ₹10,000 crore education loan company

In today’s episode for 22nd June 2023, we explain why international private equity firms are interested in the Indian education loan business.
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Jun 21, 2023 • 7min

The hidden problem in Indian startups

In today’s episode for 21st June 2023, we look at how the era of easy money in startups may have created a problem in the world of angel investing. Also, a quick sidenote. If you're someone who's great with communication and are enthusiastic to join our team, Ditto is looking to recruit new Insurance advisors. And no you don't need to know about insurance. We will train you from scratch and you can enjoy working remotely with a great team. Please click this link - bit.ly/3JgPSiU
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Jun 20, 2023 • 5min

How affordable commodities fuel climate change

Globally, governments subsidise things like fuel for general consumption and fertiliser for agricultural use. They do it so that the steep price rises don’t make it hard for people to buy these commodities. Economies, especially developing ones like ours thrive on this after all. But a couple of days ago, the World Bank suggested that if governments stop spending trillions of dollars in subsidies, it could actually help fight climate change. So in today’s episode for 20th June 2023, we talk about the practicality of this premise.
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Jun 19, 2023 • 8min

India wants a credit rating upgrade!

In today’s episode for 19th June 2023, we tell you why India has found it hard to get a thumbs up from global credit rating agencies.
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Jun 17, 2023 • 7min

MRF hits ₹1,00,000. So???

Typically, we like to dive into the history of a company to see how it got here. And then attempt to fathom what the future could hold. But enough has already been written about how MRF grew its business since the time of India’s independence. So in today’s episode for 17th June 2023, we thought we’d look at this historic 1 lakh mark through a different lens and offer some theories for you to mull over.

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