While there's tax arbitrage advantage in ULIPs now, experts say investors should prefer mutual funds for long-term savings.
The problem here is that internal auditors are good at accounts, but they are not trained to track foreign exchange transactions
Keki Mistry, vice chairman and CEO, HDFC tells Joydeep Ghosh and Chirag Madia that unlike some other players it never went for excesses and never took unreasonable risks.
With RBI holding on to rates, investors should avoid longer duration funds for the near future, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh
Avoid fresh investments, as there might be more opportunities in the coming months, market experts tell Joydeep Ghosh
To make money, invest in both good and bad times; otherwise the entire exercise is futile, experts tell Joydeep Ghosh & Sanjay Singh
Focus on large-caps and ensure that the portfolio is balanced.
While an impending rate cut is a good reason to enter debt funds, another is the high valuations in equity markets.
Overcome your greed. Rebalance your portfolio
If you missed the primary market bus but still want to invest in Sovereign Gold Bonds, then feel lucky.
Resolution to the bad loans problem has to be incremental, and the RBI has to ensure NPAs are not swept under the carpet, HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh tells Joydeep Ghosh.
If customers did not see value in what we provide them at the price point at which we provide these, they would not have been there with us in such a competitive market, says HDFC deputy managing director Paresh Sukthankar.
'Debt mutual funds are a good option now because interest rates are coming down.' 'Retail investors must put a majority portion of your money in short-term debt funds (1 to 3 years) and only a small portion in actively managed dynamic funds.'
The stocks Radhakishan Damani enters or exits are closely watched by fund managers, says Joydeep Ghosh.
The company was looking to raise around Rs 1,800 crore for a stake sale of 10 per cent.
SIPs keep MFs afloat as investors redeem Rs 1.3 lakh crore in one year
The main concern among industry and market experts is that the governance in these companies needs to be strengthened and the focus on social insurance has to come down.
'It is like bombing a building with 200 people to kill 5 terrorists.'
Joydeep Ghosh takes stock of personal finances after the life-altering surprises of 2016.
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