Young investors could allocate in the proportion of 70:20:10 to equity, debt and gold.
'We are all in a tizzy about NBFCs in the aftermath of the IL&FS default.' 'We tend to jump to the notion that an NBFC is like a bank. But banks make a promise that deposits are liquid and have an assured return.' 'NBFCs make no such promises,' points out Ajay Shah.
With fear of a slowdown looming, a steep fall in world's markets last week and the US being downgraded first the time in seven decades, domestic retail investors have made losses in their most-favoured schemes this year.
While the purchases of celebrity investors become public knowledge, what is not known is the price point at which they bought them.
Spending that bonus, sprucing up your home, preparing something delicious -- a festive special this week.
Are you confused about where to invest your hard-earned money? Do you want to earn high returns while ensuring the security of your capital? Then here are some hot investment options that will help you maximize the returns on your investment.
It could be a tough week In the run-up to such an event, the market is always nervous.
The junior Ambanis - Anmol and Anshul - were inducted on the board to respect the wishes of the shareholders who during the recent AGM asked the management to get fresh blood into the company by bringing them on board.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi's) board on Wednesday allowed foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to trade in exchange-traded commodity derivatives. The move, it said, "will enhance liquidity and market depth, as well as promote efficient price discovery." Overseas investors will only be allowed to deal in non-agricultural commodity derivatives and only cash-settled contracts.
Multi-cap funds have the flexibility to invest across the market cap segments. This should mean returns that beat diversified equity funds. But, what we find is their returns are similar
Indian Industry leaders are elated that the Congress government has returned to power. Here is a wishlist of Cabinet ministers.
'India has started appearing on the radar of foreign retail investors.'
GSR 592(E) states that all NRIs -- including PIO like your son -- are not eligible to open PPF accounts. The accounts opened prior to all these dates are allowed to run up to their maturity but no extension or renewal can be made.
Investing heavily in a top-performing fund during good times can cause long-term pain. Don't invest lump sum at market peaks.
It won't be an easy ride for the markets, reckon experts, considering the multiple state elections in 2018 and general elections next year.
To provide similar extended time limit for payment of tax deducted from payments made to non-residents, it is proposed that the deductor shall be allowed to claim deduction for payments made to non-residents in the previous year of payment.
Single window clearances for realty must.
Nimesh Shah, managing director & CEO of ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company, tells Chandan Kishore Kant that he is bullish on the Indian market.
Silver, which is currently trading at Rs 68,453 per kilogram, has appreciated 21.7 per cent over the past three months. Investors, however, shouldn't get carried away by its recent performance and put their money in it. Instead, they should evaluate its pros and cons and then take a considered decision based on their risk appetite.
Is this a good time for people to invest in stocks? Or do you feel that the stockmarket is overheated and will soon nosedive?
NBFCs are mainly dependent on funding their operation from their own cash flows.
ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds), have already become extremely popular investment vehicles in developed markets, though back home they are yet to make any tangible headway.
'Quality of management, corporate governance, allocation of capital, full disclosures should form the basis to decide investing in a particular stock.'
If a retail investor wants exposure to a healthcare ETF, it should be a part of his satellite portfolio, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh.
The key team members are in place. Prateek Agrawal, the equity head is from ABN AMRO AMC, Sujay Das, the fixed income head came from DSP Merrill Lynch AMC and Nanda Kishore S, the marketing head is from Sundaram BNP Paribas AMC. Dasgupta himself is from Deutsche AMC. Bharti-AXA has a 35-member strong team, which would be expanded to 70 by June.
'Our advice is to put money into equities now rather than staying away.'
Securities and Exchange Board of India chairman G N Bajpai on Saturday said the proposal for introduction of T+1 settlement in Indian bourses is on schedule.
Loses notional value by 37.5% because of markdowns by investors
Besides return and risk, investors also need to weigh the liquidity of the instrument they are putting money in
'We have seen a host of businesses across sectors generate economic value and wealth for investors.'
This would be a 10-fold jump from $10-12 bn raised a year from Indian markets over past 2-3 years
CoinSwitch has 7.21 times more cash holdings in rupees, compared to that held by its users on its platform.
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.
'Investors need to expect steady returns over the next one to two years with bouts of high volatility.'
Lump sum investments in equity and hybrid schemes of mutual funds (MFs) declined to Rs 17,900 crore in October - the lowest since January 2021. The fall in lump sum investments comes even as flows through systematic investment plans (SIPs) rose to a new all-time high of Rs 13,000 crore in October. The latest lump sum tally is just a third of the peak inflow of Rs 49,700 crore in July 2021.
UTI Asset Management Company, the country's fourth-largest mutual fund, is reviewing its proposed initial public offering in view of the turbulence in the global financial markets and the meltdown in Indian equities. The management is having a rethink on the IPO because of the bearish sentiment prevailing in the markets and a lack of investor appetite, according to a source familiar with the development.
With the Budget just a little over a week away, the Indian realty sector has lined up its wish-list which include a tax holiday under Section 80-1B for affordable housing, promoting real estate mutual funds and clarity on introduction of a real estate regulator, among others.
