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The Pros and Cons of the Five Basic Investments | Part 5 Stocks

  In the previous segment of our five part series we got to learn about – Bonds and how buying a bond can guarantee you return after a fixed time. Not only that but we also got to learn about the merits and demerits of buying bonds in general through the help of the years of experience of Mr. Peter Lynch . In case you haven’t read then you are most welcome to check out our previous blog post. As we have mentioned earlier in our previous segments, we will post an excerpt from the book ‘Learn to Earn’ by Wall Street investor and Hedge fund Manager, Mr. Peter Lynch , where we understood there are five basic ways to invest money- by putting it in a savings account or something similar, buying collectibles, buying an apartment or a house, buying bonds and buying stocks. This segment will cover the fifth investment strategy and the most popular one - ‘buying Stocks’ which will give us an insight to what happens when you buy a Stock(s) or Share(s) and the related Pros and Cons. Have a good r

LOOTCASE | Review

A bag full of money seems to be the end of all troubles. Right!? Well, that isn’t the case for Nandan Kumar (Kunal Khemu) of Disney+ Hotstar’s new release, LOOTCASE . When Nandan stumbles upon a bag full of Rs 10 Crores in the middle of the night, his sanskaar tells him to return the bag to its original owner. So, he (in a hushed tone) says, “ Last time puchh raha hoon, kiska bag hai? ” Since nobody can hear him, he has no option but to take the bag home and spend all the money in it. Oh! What a task! But what seemed to be the end of all his struggles actually ends up becoming one. His beloved bag, that he names ‘ Anand Petikar’ (or Joy Bagman) isn’t really easy to hide. Spending the entire amount together is not really an easy task. He dreams of buying a luxurious flat, but then nobody really takes ₹4 Crores in cash. So, Nandan decides to take out small portions of the money, wraps it and hides it safely in various corners of his home. But for a man living in a chawl in Mumbai, find

CLASS OF '83 | Review

  In the early 1980s, Bombay was invaded by underworld Dons’ strangle-hold, which was becoming very hard to break. Dozens of young men rendered jobless as a result of the ongoing mill strike, were being lured into joining local gangs, and the nexus between powerful politicians and criminal gang leaders made it hard for the police to weed out the problem. With this backdrop, the film follows an ideological cop turned trainer who moulds five cadets into encounter specialists. Netflix original presents Class of ‘83 which is adapted from a book written by the leading crime journalist Hussain Zaidi named The Class of 83 . It is an Indian Hindi language action crime drama film produced by Red Chillies Entertainment and directed by Atul Sabharwal. It tells the story of a hero policeman stunted to a punishment posting as the Dean of The Police Academy. This film stars Bobby Deol, Anup Soni, Joy Sengupta, Viswajeet Pradhan, Hans Dev Sharma, Hitesh Bhojraj, Sameer Paranjape, Ninad Mahajani,

The Pros and Cons of the Five Basic Investments | Part 4

In the previous segment of our five part series we got to learn about – Houses and Apartments and how buying a house is different than living on rent. In case you haven’t read then you are most welcome to check out our previous blog post. As we have mentioned earlier in our previous segments, we will post an excerpt from the book ‘Learn to Earn’ by Wall Street investor and Hedge fund Manager, Mr. Peter Lynch, where we understood there are five basic ways to invest money- by putting it in a savings account or something similar, buying collectibles, buying an apartment or a house, buying bonds and buying stocks. This segment will cover the fourth investment strategy - ‘buying Bonds’ which will give us an insight to what happens when you buy a bond and the related Pros and Cons. It’s a stretchy one but trust us, the knowledge is worth it. Have a good read.   Bonds   You’ve probably heard newscasters talk about “the bond market,” “the rally in bonds,” or “the decline in bond p

The Pros and Cons of the Five Basic Investments | Part 3

In the previous segment of our five part series we got to learn about - Collectibles and how to collect valuable stuff, old or new and then sell them at a higher price in the future. In case you haven’t read that you are most welcome to check out our previous blog post. As we have mentioned earlier in our previous segments, we will post an excerpt from the book ‘Learn to Earn’ by Mr. Peter Lynch where we understood there are five basic ways to invest money; by putting it in a savings account or something similar, buying collectibles, buying an apartment or a house or land, buying bonds and buying stocks. This segment will cover the third investment strategy - ‘Houses or Apartments’ which will give us an insight to what happens when you buy a house or an apartment and what happens when you don’t. Have a good read.   Houses or Apartments   Buying a house or an apartment is the most profitable purchase most people ever make. A house has two big advantages over other types o

KHUDA HAAFIZ | Review

  Released on Disney hotstar premium “Khuda Haafiz” is an action-thriller film written and directed by Faruk Kabir and produced by Panorama Studios. It stars Vidyut Jammwal, Shivaleeka Oberoi, Annu Kapoor, Aahana Kumra and Shiv Panditt. It is set during the Financial Crisis of 2007-2008. The film is inspired by the true events and follows Sameer Choudhary, a young man who races against all odds to rescue his wife Nargis from flesh traders (illegal trading of girls and women for pleasure). It premiered on 14 th August, 2020 a day before India’s Independence Day. Captured by the cops in the Middle East country Noman, Sameer Chaudhary (Vidyut Jammwal) agrees to reveal everything to I.K. Mishra, an Indian Embassy official about his arrest. A flashback unfolds, where Sameer a software Engineer marries to a woman named Nargis (Shivaleeka Oberoi) in 2007. Their lives turn upside down when the   financial crisis in 2008 leaves them both jobless. Three months later they apply for jobs in N