Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Add a term plan with a child mutual fund for best results.
The BSE Sensex lost about 1,600 points, while the National Stock Exchange Nifty was down about 400 points.
While stocks are at cheap valuations, the volatility can be unnerving.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
These numbers show overall exposure and are not a reflection that all loans are going to be impacted.
Equity fund managers say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times.
Don't sidestep the idea of investing in term insurance. Here's why.
The National Stock Exchange's proposed IPO to raise Rs 10,000 crore this year is expected to see the largest ever PE exit, of around Rs 5,000 crore.
Ten Indian states contribute a lion's share of 95% or Rs 12.25 lakh crore.
Balanced funds may be a good option for first-time investors.
Over 700,000 new investor accounts have been opened so far in FY15.
'A fund investor could pick, say, three of the top active funds in any given category.'
In 2015, foreign investors slowed net buying of Indian equities.
The hard truth is that unless you start investing for your children in advance, in appropriate investment avenues, you are risking their future aspirations.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
The KYC parameters now include declaration of the gross annual income or net worth.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Three closed-ended equity schemes have been launched in the past month or so and another is set to open soon for subscription.
While riskier than debt, Sebi's stringent guidelines may ensure a safe and liquid product.
Credit profiles have turned healthier from a year ago
Three fund managers share their views and state where they are looking for value.
You can look at equity-oriented balanced funds.
No fund houses could muster the courage to launch equity funds during the period and the sector lost a lot of its equity assets.
The lower yield is better for property landlords as it indicates an appreciation in the capital value of the property, says Raghavendra Kamath.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Vishal Sikka who was made vice-chairman till his successor was appointed, also quit the board with immediate effect.
You may invest even at current market levels provided you have an investment horizon of five years or more.
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With uncertainty looming large over Indian markets, retail investors can increase their exposure to US funds.
A formal sector worker can contribute towards pension scheme till the age of 58.
Invest 5 to 10 per cent in a banking sector fund. Ensure that mutual fund's portfolio includes all three players -- private sector banks, public sector banks and NBFCs.
There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank Ltd -- have come from the insurance sector, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
A combination of bank guarantees, letters of credit, buyer's credit for computer servers have been provided to the two local operational arms by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Deutsche Bank.
If you are diagnosed with a critical disease, then its treatment would be very expensive and may require intensive care and hospitalisation which your comprehensive insurance plan may not cover. In such type of cases you have to pay the cost of the whole treatment.
Buying an insurance policy? Claim Settlement Ratio helps you find out the chance that your claim will be settled and how soon it will be setled.
For rest of the year, the issue is largely going to be the balance between growth rates and macro stability versus interest rates, says Sankaran Naren.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
Experts believe volatility is here to stay for some time, at least till China stabilises and clarity regarding the US Fed's interest rate move emerges.
PFRDA will invite bids to appoint pension fund managers.
India remains an attractive destination and the recent sell-off has made valuations attractive in the large-cap space.
