Robust Investment in Stock Market and Mutual Funds  (Paperback, Prof. Ram Milan, Dr. Manoj Kumar, Ms. Pallavi Sharma)

"Throughout 2023, global institutional investors have been enthralled by the Indian stock market, pushing the BSE Sensex and the NIFTY 50 to record highs. 2023 saw the continuation of the impressive surge in the Indian stock market, driven by strong corporate results, a rebound in the auto, finance, and fast- moving consumer goods sectors, as well as domestic GDP. However, if inflation keeps lowering market mood, things might change in future. In 2023 IPOs worth over INR 50,000 crores were in pipeline and got listed, with 40 companies having valid approvals from the market regulators. Besides, more than 30 companies were in queue seeking SEBI nod for their IPOs in the range of the same amount. The promising and ever-changing market should be analyzed to discover new facts. During COVID-19 and Ukraine War, market experienced a major downfall but in spite of that many new demat accounts were activated and the new investors were majorly from the age group of 20-40 years. The investing activities are still seen to be increasing till now. Although all the investors are not well informed and do not posses’ proper knowledge, some are performing investing activities with the help of tips from friends or social media, which may not always be true and fruitful. India's economy is currently expanding at the fastest rate in the world, with average GDP growth of 5.5% during the last ten years. Three major trends— global offshore, digitization, and the energy transition—are currently paving the way for the nation of over a billion people to experience historic economic growth. According to Ridham Desai, Chief Equity Strategist for Morgan Stanley in India, ""we believe India is set to surpass Japan and Germany to become the world's third-largest economy by 2027 and will have the third-largest stock market by the end of this decade."" As a result, India is becoming more powerful in the global order. These peculiar developments, in our opinion, signal a once- in-a-generation revolution and present a chance for businesses and investors. In all, India's GDP may more than double from its current level of $3.5 trillion to reach $7.5 trillion by 2031. During that time, its proportion of world exports might treble, and the Bombay Stock Exchange could increase at a rate of 11% year to reach $10 trillion in market capitalization in the next ten years. India rose from 81st position in 2015 to 40th position in 2023. These factors have boosted FDI investments in India. Some of the recent developments are as follows: FDI inflows in India were US$ 26.69 billion and outflows were US$ 12.14 billion from April 2023 to February 2024 as per the RBI’s April 2024 bulletin. This edited book is an endeavor together thoughts of different scholars from across the national boundary to understand how to address the current scenario in stock market and offer their vision all the latest hot emerging topics. An assessment made on such issue in their area of interest may provide the best suited testimony on the working and report of this issue. The book also looks into the prospects and limitations so as to arrive at a meaningful conclusion. The better we assess feasibility, challenges and opportunities on the issue, the better we would be able to make a step forward towards making the world more sustainable to live.