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Mint's Satya Sontanam engages in a conversation with Ankush Datar, associate vice president – PMS, Phillip Capital India, to delve into the concept of Shariah-compliant funds, some of the key financial metrics that these funds consider to filter the stocks, past performance and the global landscape for such funds. Tune in!

Debt investments offer stability to an investor's overall portfolio, especially when equity markets turn volatile. By taking exposure to a different asset class, investors can build a more diversified investment portfolio. In today's episode of Why Not Mint Money, we chat with Varun Sridhar, CEO of Paytm Money, on how his platform wants to take bond investing to retail investors through its latest offering.

Mint's Sashind Ningthoukhongjam speaks to Sandeep Tandon, Quant Mutual Fund's founder, and CEO. They talk about Quant MF's proprietary investment framework VLRT and his broad investment philosophy.

Mint's Shipra speaks to Ankush Sethia, a self-proclaimed credit card enthusiast about how he uses multiple credit cards to rack up enough rewards that earn him free flights and hotel stays.

Mint's Satya Sontanam speaks with Kalpesh Ashar, a SEBI Registered Investment Advisor and who is also a Certified Financial Planner at Full Circle Financial Planners and Advisors, to delve into the important financial aspects an NRI need to consider before returning to India for retirement after spending a significant amount of time abroad.

A new ecosystem is taking shape in the financial services industry, that can potentially transform the time-consuming process of designing a financial plan. In today's episode of Why Not Mint Money, we chat with Harsh Roongta, who is principal officer of Fee Only Investment Advisers, on how the Account Aggregator framework can change the way in which financial advice can be offered to investors.

Mint's Sashind Ningthoukhongjam speaks to Vivek Kaul, bestselling author of Bad Money-Inside the NPA Mess, and how it threatens the Indian banking System and the Easy Money trilogy. They talk about the rise of finfluencers, the implication it has on our personal savings, and what the regulator can do to curb the spread of bad financial advice floating in social media. You can read the article here- Finfluencers’ earnings: Who bears the real cost? https://www.livemint.com/money/personal-finance/the-rise-of-finfluencers-how-social-media-personalities-are-changing-the-face-of-financial-advice-and-investment-11684173907021.html

Mint's Shipra spoke to Rohit Shah, founder & CEO, GYR Financial Planners and a Sebi RIA about the challenges facing the RIA community

Mint's Satya Sontanam speaks with Arun Kumar, Head of Research at FundsIndia, to delve into the performance and suitability of multi-asset allocation funds in India. Tune in to discover where these funds stand in terms of performance and who should consider investing in them!

In this episode, Mint's Navneet Dubey talks with Ashish Lath - Business Head, InsuranceDekho, to discuss factors one must consider when choosing an insurance policy for their electric vehicles. Tune in to know more!

Mint's Shipra speaks to Sumanta Mandal, founder of TechnoFino about the airline's frequent flyer programmes and the different ways to earn Airmiles

Mint’s Satya Sontanam speaks to Kunal Savani, partner at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, about GIFT City In India, how it is compared to Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in Dubai, the tax benefits for investing in a PMS (portfolio management services) in GIFT City for both Indian nationals and non-residents and many more. Tune in!

HNIs or high net worth investors now have one more investment option. Athena Alternative Investments has just launched an Enhanced Equity Fund. In today's episode of Why Not Mint Money, I am joined by Vineet Bagri, CEO of Athena Alternative Investments, to talk more about this fund.

In this episode, Mint's Navneet Dubey talks with Aniruddha Bose, Chief Business Officer at FinEdge, to discuss Why the masses aren't able to create wealth while investing in mutual funds. Tune in to know more!

Mint’s Satya Sontanam spoke to Nirav Karkera, Head of Research at Fisdom about the balanced advantage funds (BAFs) in India, how they are performing and who can invest in this hybrid fund category. Karkera explained in detail the investment philosophies of some of the top BAFs in India including HDFC BAF, ICICI BAF, Edelweiss BAF and DSP BAF.

Opening a PMS (portfolio management services) or AIF (alternate investment fund) account, which would usually take several days, is now seeing reduced timelines thanks to the digitalisation of the process. How this new process is slowly getting adopted, what are its benefits and issues that still need ironing out. To talk on this, we are joined by Milan Ganatra, founder and CEO of 1SilverBullet, which is offering this service to PMS and AIF companies.

In this episode, Mint's Navneet Dubey talks with Raghavendra Rao, Chief Distribution Officer at Future Generali India Insurance, to discuss the critical factors while buying health insurance amid the Covid-19 cases surge. Tune in to know more!

Mint's Shipra spoke to travel blogger Jimeet, popularly known as backpacking Daku, to learn a few tips to value travel this summer holiday season

Mint’s Satya Sontanam speaks to Vineet Bagri, Chief Executive Officer at Athena Alternative Investments, about the latest round of reforms concerning AIFs, which will become effective from May 1, 2023. The reforms aim to increase transparency, curb mis-selling and enable direct investor access without intermediaries in the AIF space. Tune in!

It is not often that you see a firm specialising in alternate investments in the unlisted startup space, foraying into listed equities. In today's episode, we chat with Abhishek Agarwal, founder and managing partner of Rockstud Capital, on why his firm is launching a pure listed-equity-focused fund, that would look for investment ideas among the mid and small cap stocks, listed on the exchanges.