'We are in the middle of an unprecedented SIP revolution.' 'Monthly inflow through SIPs will be Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore soon.' 'Traditional avenues of Indian savings like bank fixed deposits, gold or real estate are no longer attractive to invest.'
For a while, it seemed the markets were going on a free fall.
'You have to be a total anti-national bozo to shut down the Nokia plant in Sriperumbudur, which was the first large manufacturing plant for mobile phones in India.' 'Why was the unit shut down? Because of somebody's ego.'
After the rationalisation and categorisation of mutual fund schemes undertaken by the Sebi in October 2017, overnight funds have emerged as a distinct category.
Criticised for lack of planning, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) decided to accept the recommendations of Abhinav Bindra-led review committee, which looked into Indian shooters' flop show in Rio Olympics, in 'toto' and said it will form a separate panel to ensure the implementation of the suggestions.
Filing your tax returns may seem like a lot of paperwork, but it is swift and smooth once you start with a clear plan, says Anil Rego.
'Apart from providing you with the ability to withstand escalating medical expenses, a dedicated financial plan for health will also ensure financial independence in old age,' advises Arun Thukral, MD & CEO, Axis Securities.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Railway Budget in the Parliament on Thursday.
The longer a bear market lasts, the more the eventual returns are, says Devangshu Datta.
Financial planning expert Vetapalem Sridhar gives tips on how to build a good mutual fund portfolio for the long-term.
Expect more volatility in the coming year as the economy and markets price in the demonetisation drive.
Women have been leaving the investment decision to husbands.
Within the next 3 months, most brokers will enable you to intelligently invest via mobiles in MFs, FDs, and IPOs.
The current bear run has already been the second longest since 1975.
Lack of clarity on data-sharing persists, public health experts sceptic about the pilot that was run in six Union territories as benchmark for national roll-out
Retirees must also try and purchase a senior citizens' policy, despite steep premiums.
The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.
'The telecom companies are our lifeline now, despite having nearly collapsed under debt because of ill-advised policies.' 'Perhaps our obvious dependence on telecom services will spark well-conceived policies for this sector,' says Shyam Ponappa.
Sebi directs freezing of all demat accounts not linked to Aadhaar by December 31
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.
'Outside the core voter base of upper caste Hindus, there is a large section unhappy with the performance of the BJP.'
Equity investments are fruitful over the very long 20-year term.
A host of dynamic reforms, policies and announcements during the last five years are expected to reach its logical fruition in the second term, says Ankit Kansal.
'If we go in the same direction as them, we cannot expect a different result from them.' 'Our fall is going to be very swift.' 'Within a decade, we can expect the situation to change for the worse.'
High savings, aggressive asset allocation and a frugal lifestyle can help you hang up your boots a decade early.
People who are close to retirement and don't intend to go back to full-time work again should deploy a part of their VRS money in equities so that it keeps growing at a faster rate.
It's best to start your tax planning in the beginning of the year to help you systematically grow your savings coupled with the added benefit of tax saving realised at the end of the financial year.
Conservative investors and those in the lower tax bracket should opt for these, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
With this, total inflows have reached Rs 3.98 lakh crore in the first 11 months of the current fiscal (2016-17). In comparison, Rs 2.07 lakh crore was invested in various mutual fund products during April-February period of 2015-16.
Investors have pumped in nearly Rs 54,000 crore into various mutual fund schemes in January, with liquid, income and equity funds attracting the most of the inflows.
The good news is investors can make 5 to 6 switches during a year among funds depending on the insurance companies without incurring any costs.
If you plan to withdraw money from your corpus regularly to meet expenses, have a portfolio of stable instruments.
All you need is a computer, net connection and a subscription to a 3-in-1 online investing account
Banks play 'mind games' to woo customers. Big data and 'games' are now the tools of the trade.
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Returns on godl have depleted in past few years,
Now that the National Pension Scheme offers more choices than the Employees Provident Fund, is more transparent and also allows to choose the level of allocation to equities as investors like, should one switch to the NPS?
Ajit Balakrishnan on the surprising drivers of mathematical innovation.
Shikha Verma explains how child insurance plans can help you achieve your child's financial dreams.
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