{"id":2162,"date":"2020-05-08T18:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-04-26T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T10:35:38","slug":"changes-in-life-equity-investing-post-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equentis.com\/blog\/changes-in-life-equity-investing-post-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"How Life and Equity Investing Will Change Post Covid 19? – Research & Ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Now, if you step out of your house (trust me, you\u2019re privileged if you can), you don\u2019t just have to carry your keys and mobile phone. Even the face mask! Over the past few weeks, the world has changed a lot \u2013 what we eat, how we live, how we communicate, how we work and many more. This time the change is not due to technological disruption, but a global<\/a> pandemic that has just put the entire world at a halt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just a few months back, nobody in this world would have ever imagined that social distancing, face masks and work from home would become the new norm. But here it is, very much as a reality!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you look at the past, any such extraordinary situation has had some lasting impact. For example, World War II propelled massive infrastructure spending in the otherwise industrialized world, and the dotcom bubble made people more cautious while investing in tech stocks which were otherwise considered as a goldmine. And, the Financial Crisis of 2008 tightened more regulation in credit derivatives and empowered more accountabilities to Central Banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Talking about these abiding times, what would be the consequences as the stock market<\/a> this time? More spending on healthcare research & development? More spending on consumption? More spending on infrastructure? To answer this question, it will probably require more time. Few changes would be due to the reforms initiated by the government; few could be driven by companies while individuals would voluntarily transform few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs investors, that\u2019s where your focus should be \u2013 The next opportunity that can ride out the next wave of transformation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We at Research & Ranking<\/a> take a deep dive into some of the possibilities post Covid-19 world. As I said before, the world may metamorphose dramatically and as investors, you should have your eyes open on how the recovery pans out and build the best Opportunity Portfolio with your investible surplus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before coming to the impact on equity investing let\u2019s first take a look at the probable impact on general things.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way we work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On any typical day, the local trains in metro cities are full to the brim during the peak hours with commuters jostling for space and many even falling off on tracks in overcrowded trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Covid 19 crisis has introduced the culture of work from home to several sectors. While on hand, it reduces the travel-related stress for employees, it also helps in improving work-life balance as an individual can avail more leisure time otherwise spent on travel.  Keeping this in mind, work from home may become a new standard in the world post-Covid 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A dawn of more hypochondria society?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nobody could have predicted or imagined a suspended animation (global lockdown) due to a pandemic. This looks like an emergency, something of a war sort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Studies have shown that the number of fatalities due to Covid 19 is high among those with diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. This has proved as an eye-opener to many who have been procrastinating regular exercise and practising deleterious life until now and relying on pills. So, post-Covid 19 many who have now started exercising and adopting a healthy lifestyle would continue to do so, resulting in better health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other effects could be educating kids about cleanliness and medicines, more ventilators per million population, more full-fledged testing centres, more investment in healthcare research & development facilities along with more focus on enhanced lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The longer this lockdown would last, the more lasting impression it would be on healthcare sector (including gyms, diagnostics centre, etc.). With time, we expect government spending in this sector to increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital India \u2013 to turn reality?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Why we think Digital India is nearer than we imagined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n