L01 ( Finance Iceberg )
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Decoding “The Wall Street”
Wall Street isn’t just a physical road in New York—it’s the beating heart of global finance, shaping flows of capital, risk and innovation. For India’s markets, understanding Wall Street’s dynamics means decoding how U.S. policy swings ripple into rupee valuations, FPI inflows and the mood of retail investors. 1. The Avenue That Became an Empire… Continue reading
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The Gold Standard: A Historical and Economic Journey
“Hard money has always been the cornerstone of trust in civilization’s financial edifice.”— Paraphrased insight from economic historians The gold standard, long hailed as the archetype of monetary stability, is more than a mere technical system. It is a grand narrative that intertwines the value of human labor, trust in institutions, and geopolitical power across… Continue reading
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The Magic Number: Unveiling the Rule of 72
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it… he who doesn’t… pays it.”— Often attributed to Albert Einstein (though unverified), this aphorism captures both the power and perils of exponential growth. Before the digital calculators of Wall Street or the spreadsheet macros of Mumbai’s fund managers, financiers relied… Continue reading
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Bull Vs Bear
Bulls & Bears: Decoding Market Momentum “Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.”— John Maynard Keynes The archetypal symbols of financial markets—the charging bull and the swiping bear—aren’t just colorful metaphors. They embody centuries of economic evolution, human psychology, and statistical regularities that define market cycles. From 16th-century commodity trading in London… Continue reading
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Origin of Capital Markets – Bonds, Stocks, and Insurance
“Markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent.” — John Maynard Keynes I. The Hidden Foundation Beneath Modern Finance Imagine this: The world’s first bond wasn’t issued by a Wall Street titan or a government central bank — it was carved into stone. Literally. Dated around 2400 BCE, a Babylonian tablet records a… Continue reading