Apart from sustaining your portfolio when the domestic market is faring well, global diversification also safeguards it against currency risk.
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.
The lesson for the investor from this is that he should look out for funds that have a consistent bunch of stocks that can be identified as the core portfolio.
Investors would do well to curb their enthusiasm and not digress from their investment objectives.
There will be pressure on the fiscal situation, especially at a time when the monsoon can also disappoint. More populist expenditure is on cards if the mandate is a hung Parliament or a coalition government.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
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The Nifty closed at 10,335.30, down 28.35 points, or 0.27 per cent.
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
In the Sensex kitty, ITC turned star performer by surging 2.45 per cent, followed by NTPC rising 2.19 per cent.
The FTSE 100 is up by about 2 per cent since the start of 2015, although the index is down 6 per cent from a record high of 7,122.74 points reached in April.
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Gripped by the pre-election frenzy, Indian markets seem to be factoring in the victory by the Narendra Modi-led BJP.
Most equity funds posted double-digit returns in the quarter ended June 2003, lending weight to the old adage in the investment industry that equities outperform all other asset classes in the long run.
Diversified equity funds put in a smart performance despite a downward trend in equity markets over the week.
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In the Sensex kitty on Wednesday, Tata Motors emerged as the top loser falling 3.01 per cent, followed by Vedanta shedding 2.92 per cent. Other laggards include HUL, Kotak Bank, NTPC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, HDFC, IndusInd Bank and PowerGrid, falling up to 1.77 per cent.
Total debt for listed Indian companies excluding financials fell only 4 per cent to $368 billion in the year ended in March 2015.
The fund house says it is doing this to protect the interests of existing investors.
Sun Pharma stole the show in the Sensex pack, spurting 3.91 per cent, followed by M&M at 2.87 per cent.
The Sensex witnessed a great bull run on Monday.
NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
Weakness in the broader markets, along with expensive valuations that these companies had commanded during their IPOs, has led to this fall
The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
Twenty-three of the 31 stocks in his publicly disclosed portfolio consist small-cap stocks. jhunjhunwala's portfolio rose 15.2% in Q3.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
The 50-share NSE Nifty, however, was little changed, ending 1.20 points down
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 41 points at 7,701, and moved up to a high of 7,732 in early morning deals.
Top losers in the Sensex pack include Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Asian Paints, RIL, Coal India, HDFC Bank, HDFC, TCS, ONGC and M&M, falling up to 3.09 per cent.
The broader markets were firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 1-1.4 per cent on the BSE.
While a little more than 140 penny stocks have doubled in value, 555 have given negative returns in the past year. Of these, 84 shed more than half their value.
Investors went looking for bargain in banking, oil and gas and auto stocks.
In an online chat with readers on August 10, Vidya Bala, Vidya Bala, head of mutual fund research at FundsIndia, answered their queries. For hose who missed the chat, here is the transcript.
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