Sahulat Account: A Simplified Way to Invest in PSX
In today's rapidly changing economic landscape, it has never been more important to save money than it is now. Saving money helps us to meet our expenses for emergencies, child(ren)'s education, big purchases, or accumulating wealth for future use. However, with costs of staples, daily items, utilities, fuel, transportation and other items rising on a frequent basis, everyone is caught in the web of inflation. Makin...
Introduction: The Growing Need for Financial Security In today's rapidly changing economic landscape, it has never been more important to save money than it is now. Saving money helps us to meet our expenses for emergencies, child(ren)'s education, big purchases, or accumulating wealth for future use. However, with costs of staples, daily items, utilities, fuel, transportation and other items rising on a frequent ba...
Inflation not only makes it very difficult for the common man to make ends meet, but it also eats into our savings, resulting in loss of value of money if kept aside and not invested. In such a scenario, it is important to make arrangements to tackle the inflation dragon and deal with it head-on. While there are several possibilities how one can do that, such as investing in bonds, National Savings Scheme, gold or o...
Understanding the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) stands as the premier stock exchange in Pakistan, serving as the backbone of the country's capital markets. Established through the merger of three former stock exchanges of Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad in 2016, PSX has evolved into a robust platform for investment and capital formation. With over 500 listed companies representing di...
The KSE-100 index, which serves as the benchmark for the Pakistani stock market, comprises the top 100 companies based on market capitalization and liquidity. Investing in securities on the stock market for the long term can result in fruitful gains for the investor as passive investment has its own significant benefits. As of June 30, 2021, historical returns from the KSE-100 index for the 10-year period from 2011...
The Challenge of Inflation in Pakistan Pakistan's economic landscape has been characterized by persistent inflationary pressures that have significantly eroded the purchasing power of the common citizen. While Pakistan's macroeconomic indicators are on the mend, more is needed to control the galloping inflation, which directly affects the standard of living of the nation. With inflation at 7.28% in FY21 and Consumer...