BSE experts address seminar on financial literacy
Tribune news service
Amritsar, August 18, 2020
The University School of Financial Studies of Guru Nanak Dev University organised a webinar on ‘Investment Awareness Programme’. The objective of this Bombay Stock Exchange of India (BSE) – sponsored webinar was to discuss the importance of financial literacy and intricacies involved in investment planning. Dr Mandeep Kaur, Head, University School of Financial Studies, mentioned how financial literacy played a crucial role and how simply being aware can lead to better financial decision making, especially during the Covid-induced financial environment.
Sanjay Aggarwal, guest speaker of the webinar, spoke about how to invest funds based on various factors such as inflation, types of investments, prevailing interest rates, the purpose of investment and so forth. He delineated how investment in real estate provides more of emotional benefits and how based on age, the purpose of investment changes, which can be an important factor in deciding where to make an investment.
Further, the webinar focused on a range of services provided by the Bombay Stock Exchange, including the robust grievance handling mechanism. Aggarwal briefed about BSE’s mobile application and website helped investors stay abreast with the ever-changing market scenario. The information about online services provided by BSE was an important highlight of the webinar.
