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Nice piece! However, could have been nicer if the writer had delved deeper into the reasons behind the surge in unsecured loans beyond just saying that the whole thing is due to the increased access to financial services. Many of those availing personal loans since the Covid pandemic was declared in 2020 at 13-14% interest from commercial banks have good CIBIL scores & had always been using banking services. As for the increased interest of retail investors in small and mid cap stocks, surely the writer isn’t unaware of the fact that many of these investors don’t have the required investible resources to buy large cap stocks which trade at higher prices.
Nice piece! However, could have been nicer if the writer had delved deeper into the reasons behind the surge in unsecured loans beyond just saying that the whole thing is due to the increased access to financial services. Many of those availing personal loans since the Covid pandemic was declared in 2020 at 13-14% interest from commercial banks have good CIBIL scores & had always been using banking services. As for the increased interest of retail investors in small and mid cap stocks, surely the writer isn’t unaware of the fact that many of these investors don’t have the required investible resources to buy large cap stocks which trade at higher prices.