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Portfolio Diversification: Luxury Watches, Rare Wines, And Masterpiece Arts, The New 'Passion' Assets For Ultra HNIs
Long seen as passion assets or mere status symbols, ultra high net worth individuals (HNIs) are now increasingly adding luxury watches, vintage cars and rare wines to their portfolios. However, by implementing a legislative and infrastructural framework, India could develop regulated marketplaces for such passion assets, with centralised pricing, transparency, and standardised valuation protocol to eliminate risk of counterfeits and bring them into mainstream portfolio inclusion
India’s Home Loan Market Poised To Surge 88% To $809 Billion By 2031, Says Report
India’s home loan market is set to nearly double by 2031, driven by urbanisation, digital lending and housing demand, according to a recent report by Mordor Intelligence
Jefferies' Christopher Wood Doubles Down On India’s ‘Structural Story’ Despite Nifty Down 6% In 2026
Jefferies’ global head of equity strategy Christopher Wood has written in his recent report in Fear and Greed that despite how 2026 has turned out for the Indian securities market, the underlying ‘India Story’ is structurally sound and presents a lucrative opportunity for active investors
Hybrid Long-Short SIFs Are Emerging As Alternatives To Arbitrage MFs, But Experts Warn Against Direct Comparison
Hybrid long-short SIFs offer more ways to generate returns compared to arbitrage mutual funds, but the wider toolkit also brings higher market, strategy, liquidity, and execution risks
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Crises In The Making
India is in the midst of a major flux, and faces challenges at two opposite ends of the generation spectrum. The first is shrinking job opportunities for the youth and the second is the estimated boom in senior citizen population
The Best Health Insurance Strategy For Seniors
Health insurance is the first defence against medical expenses in old age. Though high premiums and exclusions are a challenge for seniors, opting for certain combinations and making small adjustments can sweeten the deal. But never trade off comprehensive coverage for lower premiums
The Financial Burden Of Health Issues
In India, most senior citizens are dependent on their family or other for maintenance as the large part of the population does not access any form of pension (see High Dependency Among Seniors). At the same time, many of them suffer from chronic diseases, whose treatment can be costly and unaffordable for the dependent segment (see Threat Of Chronic Diseases). Lack of health insurance and non-hospitalisation expenses (which are, typically not covered by standard health policies) are resulting in high out-of-pocket expenditure and contributing to high indebtedness (see Lack Of Cover Leads To Indebtedness).
Is Ayushman Bharat Yojana A Complete Solution In Itself?
The Ayushman Bharat Yojana provides a cover of Rs 5 lakh to those above 70 years, irrespective of their health condition and socio-economic background, but that solves only part of the affordability problem
We Need To Move From Products To Solutions For Seniors, Says Vibha Padalkar
Vibha Padalkar, MD and CEO of HDFC Life Insurance, talks about why insurance penetration is still low in India, why seniors end up buying the wrong insurance product, the innovations we can expect in the future and how frequent regulatory changes can deter the flow of foreign money in the industry. Edited excerpts from an interview with Nidhi Sinha, Editor, Outlook Money
India’s strong economic growth, rising corporate earnings and long-term equity performance can support a 12-15 per cent return assumption, but reaching Rs 5 crore by 50 ultimately depends on starting early, stepping up investments, and staying disciplined through market cycles
