'This market is very expensive in some pockets, dirt cheap in some, and the belly of the market is reasonably valued.'
The sharp run-up in equity markets brought a lot of cheer to the investing community. However, the recent volatility has given way to skepticism, and talks of an overdue correction have made investors reassess their investment strategy.
'For the same level of return, you can reduce portfolio volatility significantly with a 10% to 15% exposure to international funds.'
Now govt employees to enjoy greater say in how their NPS corpus is invested. Younger employees should raise their allocation to equities in this very long-term investment instrument
In April, the inflows into equity schemes dropped 60% compared to the previous month to Rs 4,608 crore, the lowest since Sept 2016.
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Investors may increase exposure to mid and small-cap stocks as their risk-reward profile is more attractive currently, suggest Nitin Singh and Vinay Joseph.
It is easy to invest in exotic products but difficult to exit them. Think carefully before investing rather than being blown away by expected returns alone, suggests Mrin Agarwal, founder, Finsafe India.
Balanced funds are suitable for investors who have low-risk appetite or are new to equities.Those with more than seven-year investment horizon should look at funds that have higher equity exposure.
Investors with shorter horizon of three-five years can also look at balanced funds and also those looking to invest lump sum money.
If the changes being considered by the EPFO become a reality, investors may have to be more active in deciding equity preference and when to withdraw money, reports Sanjay Kumar Singh
Over the past 25 years the MF industry has come a long way. Geographic reach has increased, many more customers have been added, more channels have been opened up and the product basket is full.
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According to the BofA Merrill Lynch fund manager survey for October, investors are concerned that global economic recovery could falter, while emerging market confidence have started to rebuild.
Restrict investment to Rs 50,000 for tax benefits, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh, but caution that taxation at maturity and compulsory annuities are dampers.
You can look at equity-oriented balanced funds.
Investing heavily in a top-performing fund during good times can cause long-term pain. Don't invest lump sum at market peaks.
The recovery was led by pharma majors led by Dr Reddy's Labs.
Buying stocks during bad times can lead to good returns.
EPFO may start investing up to five per cent of its incremental corpus in the equity market.
Retail investors have matured and have moved away from investing in only in-vogue products, says the managing director and chief executive officer of ICICI Prudential AMC.
After enduring volatility for the first two months of calendar year 2016 (CY16), global equity markets have recouped some of the losses in March. Jigar Shah, chief executive officer, Maybank Kim Eng Securities, believes the next triggers for the rally will come from a soft landing in China and no recession situation in the US.
Salil Dhawan explains how as you progress in your career you can also grow your money at a phenomenal pace if you start investing early.
Mutual funds are better than Portfolio Management Schemes where costs crystallise only at the end of the investment period, says Shashank Khade.
Stockmarket Gurus Raamdeo Agrawal, Manish Gunwani, S Naren and Nilesh Shah discuss their favourite themes for the New Year.
It should cover mandatory expenses, insurance premiums and loan installments for six months to a year.
The watershed 2014 Indian election has thrown a decisive mandate after 30 years of coalition-based governments.
Diversification and asset allocation can reduce uncertainty
Financial assets make a comeback as returns on physical assets falter.
Several brokerage houses have given a year-end target of as high as 30,000 for the BSE bourse's benchmark Sensex, with fund managers telling investors not to redeem though the index is still only around 25,000.
We started our journey in wrong direction and we failed to change direction with time, says Pardeep Goyal, co-founder of School Gennie, a start-up that failed.
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