'Macro headwinds are rising for Indian equities in the form of rising commodity prices, especially oil, depreciating rupee, fiscal challenges, election-related uncertainty and upside risks to inflation'
In the past two years, investors in gold have lost money.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
It would be fair to say that markets are coming to the end of a down-cycle and are at the cusp of the next up-cycle.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said Sebi would develop new products in the commodity derivatives space apart from taking steps to deepen the corporate bond market.
Between April 2 and July 8 this fiscal, the rupee has plummeted by 12.81 per cent, and hit all-time low of 61.21 per cent on Monday.
Today, it holds $131 billion in assets under management.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
Unlike in the past, when old private banks compromised upon underwriting standards to take on the bulk, they've now realised that scaling up at the cost of quality isn't worth the while. These banks have also readjusted growth targets when required, and rebalanced books to preserve capital and asset quality.
Nobutaka Kitajima, chief investment officer -- equity, LIC Nomura Mutual Fund, tells Business Standard the reaction to the Fed's statements has been overdone and the current downturn has punished certain stocks much more than their inherent economic worth and business potential.
Growth in India will pick up from current levels, says LEO Puri, managing mirector, UTI Asset Management Company.
Measured by returns in 2013, the top 10 funds had only three from large houses; nimble strategy could be a factor.
In a live chat on rediff.com on Wednesday, July 16, 4 pm, Feroze Azeez, will offer some valuable suggestions on investments.
Had you invested Rs 5,000 every month in SBI Magnum Multicap Fund through systematic investment plan (SIP) for the last 5 years, the value of your investment would be over Rs 5.2 lakh as on August 22, 2016
In a live chat on rediff.com held on Friday, July 11, well-known equity specialist Devang Mehta discussed what effect the Budget will have on the stock markets -- from how NOT to lose money in the markets to which are the safest stocks.
The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) has already taken up the matter with the market regulator and the finance ministry.
I would advise at least a 7 year investment time frame for Equity Investing
The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.
Should you expect 15 per cent return over a period of 20 years? Dwaipayan Bose has the answer
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
The second fortnight of September saw Rs 3 lakh crore of time deposits, something unique, followed by liquidation of Rs 1.2 lakh crpre of these right after.
A left-leaning centralised socialist model has created a shortage/entitlement economy. In fact one of the reasons for India's limited progress is that post-independent India is at odds with its true nature. It is something that educated right of centre Hindus are trying to correct, says Sanjeev Nayyar.