Ask rediffGURU and PF and MF expert Janak Patel your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Debt mutual fund (MF) schemes are set to register the best calendar year (CY) performance in the last four years despite no changes in the interest rate. An analysis of one-year performance of debt funds show that many of the schemes are set to deliver double-digit returns in CY 2024.
Apart from the emotional value attached to buying gold, the yellow metal offers protection against inflation, interest rate spikes, currency and geopolitical risks, says Anamika Pareek.
According to ESPNCricinfo, Shubman Gill has also confirmed his availability for Punjab's upcoming Ranji Trophy sixth-round fixture against Karnataka, set to begin on January 23.
'Young investors should focus more on equity, while retired senior citizens should prioritise fixed income.' 'Mid-career investors should aim for a balanced allocation.'
From stunning animal portraits to captivating glimpses of behaviour in their natural habitat, the World Nature Photography Awards contest showcases the intricate relationship between animals, plants, fungi, and humans.
Standing at the edge of Dholavira is witnessing history textbooks crammed in school coming to life. One is suddenly standing face to face with a 4,000-year-old civilisational site that is now but a ruin.
'You've got to love the banter, especially from someone so young.'
Dubbed as a prelude to ISRO setting up its own Space Station by 2035, the PSLV-C60 mission would also make India join an elite club in achieving this feat which is expected to take place in the coming days.
All-rounder Washington Sundar was on Sunday added to the India squad for the remaining two Tests against New Zealand.
'Investors with a long-term investment horizon and the risk appetite for fluctuations in property values may find SM Reits a viable option.'
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Milind Vadjikar your insurance, stocks, mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
When investing in fixed-income products, balancing considerations like safety, liquidity, and income is essential.
Investors should match their investment horizon with the fund's portfolio duration.
In a long battle, this is Rana's last legal chance not to be extradited to India.
'Investors with foreign currency-denominated goals, such as foreign education or foreign travel, should go for US equity funds.'
'A long-term investor with a 4 to 5 year horizon could invest in this theme via SIPs.'
Ask rediffGURU and PF and MF expert Janak Patel your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
Here's how to own your dream home without paying excessive interest on your EMIs.
Invest with a 5 to 7 year horizon so that you are able to ride out price volatility and benefit from the long-term trends of demand and macroeconomic shifts.
Let reason, not emotion, guide your decisions.
'A 20 per cent equity allocation to ESG funds is a good start.' 'As more evidence on ESG performance builds, investors may increase allocations.'
rediffGURU Ulhas Joshi answers your mutual fund queries.
'It will bring the next wave of awareness and pursuit of excellence from people who want to take chess as a game or a competitive sport or even as a career.'
As regards mid-caps and small-caps, analysts suggest investors buy only those stocks of those companies where there is earnings visibility for at least a few quarters and where the valuations have become reasonable.
Suresh Raina and Ambati Rayudu want a higher player retention ahead of the 2025 IPL auction as an unchanged core allows teams to excel in the world's biggest T20 competition.
Ask rediffGURU and PF expert Nitin Narkhede your mutual fund and personal finance-related questions.
When in Landour, discovers Supriya Newar, one of the most important things to do and that too in large measures, is to do nothing at all.
India is acquiring the drones primarily to crank up the surveillance apparatus of the armed forces, especially along the contested frontier with China.
IPOs inherently carry more risks than stocks that have been listed on the exchanges for some time.
Busy daters will use AI tools to save time and avoid awkward conversations. Two in 10 daters turn to AI for unbiased relationship advice, predicts rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO, Quack Quack, an online dating Web site.
Unprecedented bribery charges, farewells, separation, failed union, monumental mergers and record-breaking IPOs, along with a healthy dose of online happenings in the form of spat and lessons in customer care, corporate India saw it all in 2024.
All investors should ideally have a 10 to 15 per cent allocation to gold. Whether they invest in gold ETFs or SGBs should depend on their investment horizon.
Younger people, who usually have a longer investment horizon which allows them to handle the interim volatility, may go for them.
'Investors should consider small and midcaps only if they can handle volatility and have a longer investment horizon.'
From highways connecting once-remote regions to aviation networks carrying millions, India's infrastructure story is one of transformation.
'It all depends on whether we have the money in our pockets.'
'The RBI's MPC will maintain the current policy rates (6.50%) at the policy meeting, given ongoing inflationary pressures.'
'They take care of the problem: How can I ensure my child's education and other goals are not compromised, even if I am not around?'
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