A villainous media tycoon in a James Bond movie said “Bad news is good news”.
Take that and keep that burning in your investment landscape. Especially, during market downturns. And, that is when investments turn to gold. Don’t believe it? Look into every historical event of big market corrections during geopolitical crisis.
To check your EPF balance, the first thing you’ll need is your Universal Account Number (UAN). This is a unique 12-digit ID assigned by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to every contributor. What makes the UAN especially useful is that it remains the same throughout your career—even if you switch jobs. Each time you join a new employer, the EPFO simply links the new EPF account to your existing UAN, allowing you to track your entire retirement savings under a single umbrella.
U.S. President Donald Trump recently criticized Apple CEO Tim Cook for expanding iPhone production in India, saying he’d rather see those devices made in America. While this sentiment appeals to domestic manufacturing rhetoric, it ignores the economic realities of global production.
In a surprising move that caught many market watchers off guard, President Donald Trump pulled back the imposition of reciprocal tariffs on all countries except China. Conventional wisdom might suggest that a sell-off in the stock market was the trigger. However the real reason is a dramatic sell-off in US government bonds was the real catalyst—a signal too ominous to ignore.