The fund industry may have embraced machines and robots, but managing money still needs the human touch
The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024. Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus AIADMK-BJP's 39.72%) is not insurmountable on a bad day, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sales during the quarter under review stood at Rs 9,357 crore, up 12.42 per cent, as against Rs 8,323 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal
The new 'riskometer' seeks to help investors gauge the level of risk in a particular scheme. The new guidelines will come into effect from July 1, 2015.
The contract has been entered into with Paranjpe Schemes Construction Limited and the new hotel will be a part of the Taj Business Hotels portfolio, a release stated.
It boosts confidence to investors sitting on the fence.
Analysts caution a non-BJP government is not an impossible scenario. In case of a Modi-led coalition, they advise investors to focus on discretionary consumption, select private banks and financials, RIL, housing, and IT.
New retirement schemes from MFs offer Section 80C benefit but locks in your money for five years
Even though stocks may remain volatile in the run-up to the polls, as political parties stitch up alliances, the long-term trajectory for the markets remains bullish.
Look at gold bonds or gold monetisation scheme instead of buying physical gold
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
For retail investors who are into direct stocks, buying one when it enters the index can be a good strategy.
With the Union Budget over, it is a good time to start the rebalancing exercise. Take cues from last year's market performance
These are the top 8 out of 88 funds that the diversified equity fund category has to offer.
MF investors may not be able to support markets fall if selling intensifies
An investor would pay much less when he invests through a registered investment advisor than a distributor.
There cannot be value in every stock, whether large cap or otherwise. Thus buying a stock cheap does not always translate into value buying
'This market is very expensive in some pockets, dirt cheap in some, and the belly of the market is reasonably valued.'
Reduction in the mandatory minimum contribution and extension to invest in the scheme from 60 years to 70 years has made the National Pension Scheme more friendly, says Anil Chopra, Group CEO & Director Bajaj Capital
When making a buy or sell decision on a fund, it is essential to look beyond profits, says Kavitha Krishnan
If you are planning for a long-term goal like your child's education in a foreign university, invest about 20% of your portfolio in foreign assets that can provide a hedge against the rupee's depreciation.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your stock market queries.
In 2019, the growth in sales of the Maggi brand of products surpassed the pre-ban level of 2014, in terms of both volume and value. While, Nestle raised prices of Maggi products by an average 3.1 per cent, its volume rose by 9.6 per cent year-on-year.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
While there's tax arbitrage advantage in ULIPs now, experts say investors should prefer mutual funds for long-term savings.
managers said the weaker rupee, which has driven up shares of technology companies, has helped the fund fetch better returns.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
'The attempt to build a negative narrative about India's economic performance is disingenuous.' 'For the investors as well as the targeted beneficiaries of welfare schemes, the ground reality is very different,' argues Rajiv Kumar, vice-chairman, NITI Aayog.
P S Jayakumar, managing director and chief executive officer, Bank of Baroda, speaks to Abhijit Lele & Hamsini Karthik about loan recoveries, sounding more confident than a year before.
A rebounding and steady market is a good time to weed sectors and funds that tend to drag the portfolio.
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After RBI's missive on proxy lending to builders, it's time to reshuffle.
In essence, follow the private-equity approach to personal investing and treat each investment decision as if it is a matter of life-or-death, because it is, suggests Avinash Luthria.
Bajaj Finserv has few opportunities and challenges to overcome in 2015.
Experts say you may invest in small-sized funds and benefit from their nimbleness.
Underweight on the sector since January amid concerns over growth prospects; no early reversal seen
Due to tax associations with the fiscal-ending, April is a month of SIP renewal. So, the April numbers will be important and may perhaps, mark a change in retail attitude.
While using the family to save tax is legal and smart, ensure you use the ones where clubbing income laws isn't a concern, advises Bindisha Sarang.
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