UPDATED: March 10, 2021 11:16 IST Solid financial planning has become more important than ever in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo: Reuters/Representational image) With the nationwide vaccination drive now in progress, 2021 has given the start that everyone was waiting for. Today, equity investors in India are ecstatic as well. After years of investor awareness across tier II and tier III cities, more investors and traders are flocking towards the playing field. Obviously, technology is at their disposal (with AI-based investment engines and mobile trading alongside others), and so is India’s financial roadmap with #BudgetKaMatlab. However, the stock market is a game of calculated risks and calculated gains. Then, how has the year 2020 changed or reinforced the equation? Let’s also have a look at the financial learnings from 2020 so that our new beginning in 2021 stays as amazing as it gets.