You can correctly position yourself in the market only after you learn to segment it. So you need to know more about that target segment before you take the next step. Mr R Gopinath tells you how.

Cinching a deal in the market place, more often than not, happens by default. The same can happen through a specifically designed marketing programme and that is what agents should wake up to, says Mr R. Gopinath.

The commission-oriented remuneration structure has played havoc with the system. Will the IRDA wake up in time to set right things which threaten to get out of hand, asks Wg Cdr D K Bhardwaj.

The stock markets seem like choppy seas, but now is the time to stay cool. As advisors, you should know better than to be spooked and let your customers too take fright, advises
Mr R Gopinath.

In further making the operations of stock markets simple for you, Team FirstStep Solutions tells you, among other things, how to buy and sell shares in this era of screen-based trading. Help yourself…

Investors need to watch out for those intent on making a fast buck in the market. Like those who use dangerous chemicals to ripen mangoes, greedy elements can poison the entire system, warns
Mr K S Sashikumar.

The recent see-saws on world stock exchanges may have given you some idea of how fortunes change in the blink of an eye. Our experts at Team FirstStep Solutions offer insights on how to play the share market. But, of course, first things first…. .