Be it NEET exam paper leak or CBSE OSM fiasco, lot of parents and their kids are getting genuinely upset with such severe flaws in our education system.
It is time for education minister to go. Someone who is very competent and of unquestionable ethics need to be brought as an education minister.
With employment opportunities already being dwindling for freshers and things are becoming more and more competitive, the least we can do is to have a proper examination and evaluation system. These are hygiene factors and are expected as matter of routine.
Saw a news item that government is planning to use airforce to carry NEET papers. If we've to depend on defence forces for routine civilian functions, it shows the institutional collapse.
Education ministry not only need new set of people, foolproof systems need to be deviced to prevent any future paper leaks and fiasco happened recently in CBSE evaluations.
Very good interview by @TVMohandasPai .. happy to listen his suggestions on reforms required for Indian economy and his view on IT sector .. hats off 👏🏻
The next generation doesn’t want to run the family business.
They want to run the family wealth.
That”s not a step down—it’s a strategic upgrade in this “Brave now world”
Below is my attempt at answering this important question.
Link: https://t.co/oWIeMCuPtN
DO SIPs WORK?
Of the 295 actively managed, diversified equity schemes with a two-year track record, 26% haven’t made any money in the last two years if you had started your SIP then, according to ACE MF data. Nearly 54% have failed to beat 5% returns. Just 1% of schemes have made returns in excess of 10% if you had started your SIP two years back.
These are precisely the times when investors question the veracity and wisdom of SIPs. Which is where our annual @ET_Wealth - @CrisilLimited annual SIP Study 2026 comes in.
If you continue your SIPs for 10 years, you won’t lose money. But the probability of incurring losses starts to decline after 4 years.
+ This year we have also analysed how long it takes for SIPs to recover after market crash. This is for those who panic and stop their SIPs in turbulence.
But the bigger story is how investors actually behave during a crisis. Our cover story features three individuals who didn’t stop their SIPs despite a personal crisis, and two who did and paid the price.
My story in this week’s @ET_Wealth. Let me know in the comments how you’ve reacted during a crisis; I would love to hear your stories.
The checklist that young people who want to use financial markets to compound their wealth can use.
1. Get diversified. Cover a lot of assets in your portfolio.
2. Keep your fees low and transactions even lower.
3. Have a very high threshold for action other than using a process to invest, a monthly SIP, annual bonus investments etc.
4. Invest with decades as the horizon.
5. Make friends outside of finance, and don't watch or consume news about markets.
Shocking stat of the day:
Semiconductor stocks have accounted for more than half of the S&P 500's +8% year-to-date gain, or +563 index points.
NVIDIA, $NVDA, alone has contributed +110 index points to the S&P 500.
This is followed by Micron, $MU, at +58 points, Broadcom, $AVGO, at +44 points, AMD, $AMD, at +40 points, and Intel, $INTC, at +39 points.
As a result, the remaining 495 stocks in the index have collectively contributed +272 points.
This comes as the Semiconductor index, $SOX, has rallied +64%, 8x the performance of the S&P 500.
Chip stocks now also account for 18% of the S&P 500’s market cap, near an all-time high.
Semiconductor stocks are a modern-day gold rush.
India's market capitalisation as a percentage of world market cap was nearing 5% - it is now sub 3%
The twin hits of the market fall and the currency (the USD rupee ended 2025 ~ 90) have resulted in this number
In terms of rankings, Taiwan & Korea are snapping at our heels
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