Wednesday, October 21
In the labyrinth of India's financial markets, a disturbing truth lurks beneath the surface of wealth management: two out of three investment portfolios are significantly underperforming their benchmarks. This isn't just a statistic – it represents countless dreams deferred and retirement plans compromised. As someone who has spent 20 years analyzing investment patterns and building wealth management solutions, this reality demands our immediate attention.Recent analysis of over 400,000 mutual fund portfolios through advanced wealth monitoring platforms has revealed a stark picture: approximately 65% of portfolios fail to match, let alone exceed, their respective benchmarks. This underperformance isn't merely a temporary setback; it's a wealth erosion epidemic that compounds over time, p
When Donald Trump walks into the White House Monday afternoon soon after his swearing-in, 100 plus executive orders would be waiting for him on his Oval Office Desk, which his team has prepared for him to kickoff his second term without wasting any minute. These executive orders are mainly aimed at fulfilling his poll promises. In an interview to NBC news, Trump said he is planning to sign a "record-setting" number of executive actions on day one. "Well, at least in that category," Trump said when asked if these executive orders would be more than 100. An executive order is an order issued unilaterally by the president who carries the force of law. Unlike legislation, executive orders do not require Congressional approval. Though Congress cannot overturn them, they can be challenged in the
When Donald Trump walks into the White House Monday afternoon soon after his swearing-in, 100 plus executive orders would be waiting for him on his Oval Office Desk, which his team has prepared for him to kickoff his second term without wasting any minute. These executive orders are mainly aimed at fulfilling his poll promises. In an interview to NBC news, Trump said he is planning to sign a "record-setting" number of executive actions on day one. "Well, at least in that category," Trump said when asked if these executive orders would be more than 100. An executive order is an order issued unilaterally by the president who carries the force of law. Unlike legislation, executive orders do not require Congressional approval. Though Congress cannot overturn them, they can be challenged in the
A ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas is set to come into effect on Sunday morning with a hostage release to follow hours later, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East. Israeli forces started withdrawing from areas in Gaza's Rafah to the Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza, pro-Hamas media reported early on Sunday. The ceasefire agreement followed months of on-off negotiations brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, and came just ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. The three-stage ceasefire will come into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday. Its first stage will last six weeks, during which 33 of the remaining 98 hostages - women, children, men over 50, the ill and wounded - w
