Yet again an industry expert stresses on the need to stay invested over the long-term and not look for quick gains.
It may not be a smooth sail at the markets in the immediate future but then equity investing is about taking bets over the long term.
A note for retail investors: If you are a long-term guy, you should not panic. Long-term investors never panic.
Elections and exit polls continued to set the tone for markets, for a better part of the week ended May 8.
There is little time left for investors to finalise their tax-saving investments. As far as the risk-taking investor is concerned, its about time he tied up his investments in tax-saving funds.
Tax-saving funds have a mandatory 3-year lock-in, so even if stock markets are expensive currently, they are certainly attractive over the 3-5 year investment time frame.
Investors can now invest in mutual fund schemes which invest globally thereby giving investors access to international assets.
After lying low for a while markets came back strongly and breached the 6,000 points mark. The BSE Sensex posted a growth of 3.91 per cent to close at 6,012 points while the S&P CNX Nifty rose by 4.36 per cent to end at 1,914
Stick to the basics and you will have a better chance of achieving your financial goals
MIPs are best suited for investors who are risk-averse and would like to have a tiny component of equity in their holdings purely to boost their returns.
Industry experts stress on the virtues of long term investing in equity markets and professional assistance.
With less than 6 months remaining, investors must plan actively for the Rs 100,000 bounty gifted to them rather than get swayed by trends and themes.
It was yet another dull week at the debt markets and the sentiment continued to be negative.
The much-anticipated correction in the market seems to have finally set in.
This is the right time to get out of schemes, which have not lived up to your expectations.
Nothing can seem to come in the stocks markets' way. It has ignored the $60 per barrel crude oil shock so far and last week it dismissed the London blasts with a 67-point surge the very next day.
Our advice to investors as markets inch upwards is that investments in equities should be made cautiously and with a defined, 3-5 year time frame.
Old Economy stocks were trading steady on the arrival of the monsoon, tech stocks rose following gains in the US markets Tuesday.
Sustained buying by foreign institutional investors and selective buying by local funds pushed a host of stocks to their 52-week highs.
Sustained selling pressure in tech as well as select Old Economy stocks dragged down the market further on Thursday, after a steady opening.
Tech stocks, led by Infosys Technologies, dragged down the market on Monday amid concerns about the pressure on billing rates and a rising rupee. \n\n\n\n
The market recovered on Monday due to bargain hunting in tech stocks. \n\n\n\n
Bull liquidation in the derivatives segment has only compounded losses in indices in the cash market, which is already in the throes due to the overall international political clime.
The finance minister gave a reason to cheer to mutual fund investors last week. After the announcement of the Budget, the stock markets rose sharply.
The market staged a smart recovery on Tuesday following bargain hunting in stocks at lower levels, after six straight sessions of losses. \n\n
Good times for mutual fund investors are continuing.
The market ended higher on Friday, after a subdued start, helped by renewed buying in select New Economy and heavyweight stocks. \n\n\n\n
The market declined on Monday, as investors dumped stocks in the absence of buying support from foreign funds.
Investors must invest in a manner appropriate to their age, income stream, return expectations and risk appetite.
If you firmly believe that all things must come to an end, then the decline in equity markets this week should come as no surprise.
Investors should restructure their portfolios and dispose of investments that are not in tune with their risk-appetite.
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