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Feb 5, 2021

Budget’21 — Reforms for Recovery

Disinvestment: Away from business “ It is not the government’s business to be in business.” These announcements in the budget are a fillip of the Prime minister’s philosophy. Disinvestment of two public sector banks and a general insurance company. Asset monetization of Air India, BPCL, Container corporation of India, Pawan Hans and IDBI bank…

Budget

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Budget’21 — Reforms for Recovery
Budget’21 — Reforms for Recovery

Feb 4, 2021

Budget’21- Atmanirbhar Bharat & Vehicle Scrappage Policy

Explaining the Budget 2021 | This time let’s look into what is this Atmanirbharta that government is so much bragging about and by the way, you have to get your cars checked every 20 years from now. So head on to read below… Atmanirbhar Bharat The Made-in-India tablet replacing the traditional bahi…

Budget

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Budget’21- Atmanirbhar Bharat & Vehicle Scrappage Policy
Budget’21- Atmanirbhar Bharat & Vehicle Scrappage Policy

Dec 11, 2020

The “IKEA Effect”: When Labor Leads to Love

“Price is what you pay and value is what you get”.The existence of a gap between the value of a product and the actual price can be seen in any settings that include negotiations: markets, auctions, and even when bargaining for compensation packages. …

IKEA

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The “IKEA Effect”: When Labor Leads to Love
The “IKEA Effect”: When Labor Leads to Love

Nov 26, 2020

The Seven Minute Story of Lakshmi Vilas Bank

In the last three years, numerous financial firms have collapsed in a row. Remember the catchphrase which said, “PMC bank holders get a hell of a shock!”? Well while the lessons from PMC did help RBI save HDIL from near-bankruptcy, yet another corporate bank, YES bank collapsed owing to bad…

Banking

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The Seven Minute Story of Lakshmi Vilas Bank
The Seven Minute Story of Lakshmi Vilas Bank

Nov 11, 2020

Biden’s Bagel over Trump’s Trifle

Well, well, well …… Putting Joe Biden in the Oval Office, it’s the Democrats with the triumph! The fierce yet amusing rivalry between the donkey and the elephant kept the world on its toes for days. “Will you shut up, man?!” “You graduated one of the lowest in your class…

Presidential Debates

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Biden’s Bagel over Trump’s Trifle
Biden’s Bagel over Trump’s Trifle

Nov 5, 2020

Loss Aversion

“So, would you rather earn ₹90,00,000 and escape taxes or earn ₹1,00,00,000 and give 10% of it as tax? Did you notice the money in both cases is equal?! Now try to reason out your preference. Trouble reaching out to a conclusion, here’s FEC at your rescue!” So, would you…

Cognitive Bias

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Loss Aversion
Loss Aversion

Aug 11, 2020

Know Your Exam #2 — CFA

In this widely diversified world of career options, along with seeing a decline in enthusiasm in engineering and medical courses, there has been a stark increase in interest in the field of economics & finance and for people aspiring to make a career in this industry, the CFA exam stands…

Finance

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Know Your Exam #2 — CFA
Know Your Exam #2 — CFA

Jul 23, 2020

Know Your Exam #1 — FRM

By Harsh Kedia (https://www.linkedin.com/in/harsh-kedia1997/) “Two roads diverged in a wood … I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” — Robert Frost By the time 3rd year had begun, the internship fever was already high, and naturally, I too entered the rat race. I…

Finance

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Know Your Exam #1 — FRM
Know Your Exam #1 — FRM

Apr 22, 2020

Tussle Of Petrol Prices Amidst Crude Oil Mayhem

Between all the fuss of crude oil prices going negative, one question is bound to arise — Why is the price of petrol not getting low in India? Oil affects the supply chain of every commodity in one way or another. So, shouldn’t the massive fall in price help our…

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Tussle Of Petrol Prices Amidst Crude Oil Mayhem
Tussle Of Petrol Prices Amidst Crude Oil Mayhem

Feb 6, 2020

FEC Alum talks: Madhur Bhattad about his journey to the Global Quant Industry

FEC Alum talks is a “podcast in-text” where interviews with IITG alumni are recorded and the content is shared in the blog. They mainly focus on the lives of alumni in who’s life finance and economics play a major role. Sudhanshu: Hello Madhur bhaiya! You’re one of the founding members…

Quantitative Finance

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FEC Alum talks: Madhur Bhattad about his journey to the Global Quant Industry
FEC Alum talks: Madhur Bhattad about his journey to the Global Quant Industry
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