@CoolBird i completely agree with the above sentiment.
In my case, i recently started learning about bonds.
I have invested a small amount in this bond as a learning exercise.
Even if i lose this due to my miscalculations, spending a thousand bucks to learn seemed a reasonable “fee”. ![]()
At the time i was exploring the NSE bond market, this was the only bond that fulfilled a bunch of criteria.
- The bond was trading at a discount.
- The bond had reasonable liquidity that i could purchase it immediately.
- The bond was maturing soon enough that i wouldn’t have to wait long for my “learning experiment” to conclude.
- There were no outright issues with the issuer (no known frauds/scams/defaults).
Hence i chose this bond series for my learning experiment.
(Not a recommendation/endorsement. Sorry, if my initial post came across as such.)
Following-up on @neha1101’s insight earlier in this topic-thread, about how NBFCs repeatedly raise money from the market to pay-off previous debts, i also came across this article on how NBFCs are currently bearing the majority of the risk of long-term loans to the real-estate development bubble.
Time will only tell if/when exactly this real-estate bubble will burst and NBFCs backing them will default.
Based on my layman/armchair analysis, DHANILOANS appears to be relatively less exposed to real-estate risks. If i understood their latest prospectus right, it appears to have < 10% of its loans backed by residential/commercial real-estate (specifically pages 50, 122, 323, and 398 of the PDF).
Indeed! ![]()
Any comments on potential risks in this scenario (or with NBFCs, or even on Bonds in general) are welcome…