Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
At a time when the whole world is going ga-ga over stocks and debt is too easy to borrow, do not forget gold, says Anil Rego.
Equity MF schemes recorded worst inflows in three and a half years at Rs 1,311 crore for November. Investors across the board have taken money off the table as markets have scaled new highs. Industry experts said SIPs had stayed intact, which is a healthy sign for the MF industry.
With gold prices on the rise, financial institutions are trying different ways to attract the customer.
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'By entering at an early age, they stand a better chance of developing into skilled investors.'
Among the private banking majors ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down 0.2%-0.5% each.
You can do so through physical gold (coins and bars), gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), feeder funds and the e-series (popularly called, e-gold) launched by the National Spot Exchange.
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Most investment costs are bundled in with the financial product, and are often hidden in fine print, warns Erik Hon.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
While the FPI limit on most bond issues would not be raised above 6 per cent, there would be some in which there would be no limits, reports Arup Roychoudhury.
Depending upon your risk tolerance and time horizon you can now invest in real estate too without many hassles.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The government is selling over 18.62 crore shares or 3 per cent in Coal India at a floor price of Rs 266 apiece.
A WGC survey says that there is no dearth of gold demand, but there is lack of trust among prospective gold buyers, not only in India but globally.
Gold has risen sharply due to rising risk aversion
Despite some debate on whether this is the best time to launch a new fund, Emerging Global Advisors, a New York-based research and asset management firm specialising in emerging markets, plans to launch the EG Shares Indxx India Infrastructure Index Fund within the next couple of weeks.
For the beginners, this is a step-by-step process. First and foremost you will need to open a demat account with a depository participant before opening an account with a broker. To find out more, read on...
A demat or 'dematerialised' account holds shares in electronic form, thus saving you the bother of holding shares in paper form.
Anil Rego, CEO, Right Horizons, answers your personal income tax queries.
Market watchers believe that the change in guidelines fly in the face of some of the recent initiatives taken by the government, such as easing norms for foreign portfolio investors.
BlackRock Inc has executed a purchase agreement to acquire Barclays Global Investors, including its market leading ETF platform, iShares, from Barclays Plc, the company said. The transaction would create an independent and fully integrated asset management firm named 'BlackRock Global Investors' with combined assets under management of over $2.7 trillion, bringing together market leaders in active and index strategies.
The Greek stock market has been shut since last week.
Gold, forex assets, IT sector, pharma. Devangshu Datta explains why each of these is a good hedge against market shocks at this time.
EFPO launched a number of new facilities this year.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
It was widely expected that this time around, the government would be less likely to initiate fresh reforms and rather loosen its belt a little to give various segments of the economy, especially the multitudes that truly constitute India, something to smile about, says Sudip Bandyopadhyay.
Even investors with sums as low as Rs 1,000 per month can start their investment journey.
Siddhivinayak Temple has opened a demat account to accept donations in the form of 'shares and securities' from devotees.
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'Investors need to understand that these schemes may not do well in the market that is in a bull run, but quality stocks would protect the downside.'
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Gold is no longer physical wealth but a paper asset whose value can fluctuate widely.
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In a meeting chaired by state chief secretary Atul Kumar Gupta yesterday, the ETF recommended invitation of fresh bids for setting up the power plants at Bara and Karchhna in the Allahabad district. However, this has to be ratified by the state Cabinet first to take effect. This would be the third time that the state government would invite bids for the two power plants, which have failed to take off in spite of much fanfare with which they were initially announced.
Gold exchange-traded funds are back in the limelight. After a dull three-month period, a sudden slump in the US stock market last week has investors flocking to buy gold. In the past one week alone, gold prices have increased nearly 15 per cent in the international market.
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