TCS tops the list of 100 wealth creators for the fourth time in a row
Don't focus on market or product returns -- focus on your target rate of return, and then choose an investment.
The year-to-date returns are 13.33 per cent for Indian funds, compared to 11.66 per cent for emerging market funds overall.
President Droupadi Murmu administered him the oath at a brief ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The BSE Midcap and the Small-cap Index have run up 25.3 per cent and 31.3 per cent respectively over the past year. Valuations are no longer cheap, notes Sanjay Kumar Singh.
'For the same level of return, you can reduce portfolio volatility significantly with a 10% to 15% exposure to international funds.'
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
We all need an expert whose advice you can trust, who will not start pushing products at you and rather help you understand why your wealth is not growing as it should, says Erik Hon.
If the rupee falls further, it would negatively impact the dollar-based returns of foreign investors, and could influence foreign flows into India.
sharper-than-expected economic recovery back home, analysts say, can fuel a further rally in domestic cyclicals, industrials, and financials as global central banks continue with their easy money policy.
Mutual funds are better than Portfolio Management Schemes where costs crystallise only at the end of the investment period, says Shashank Khade.
With most ministers juggling dual portfolios at the Centre, talks of an imminent Cabinet reshuffle is gaining momentum in United Progressive Alliance circles.
Even investors with sums as low as Rs 1,000 per month can start their investment journey.
'We expect the bull run to continue until economic growth continues.'
Managing wealth is primarily about asset allocation. The basis for choice of assets and the proportion that should be held in each investor's portfolio depends on his/her objectives and constraints. It is the core proposition of financial planning.
Besides their country of origin, General Motors, Ford Motor and Harley-Davidson have another trait in common: all three have failed in India, the world's fifth largest automobile market. All three of them took a tough call to de-prioritise India as a market amid disruption from heightened regulations and sharper focus on capital allocation by the parent.
The government was formed 10 days after Shinde raised a banner of revolt against the Shiv Sena leadership. Forty out of 55 Sena MLAs sided with Shinde, which resulted in the collapse of the two-and-a-half-year-old Maha Vikas Aghadi dispensation comprising the Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress.
Investing in equity markets to earn a good return over long term is not a cakewalk. One has to understanding her/his risk profile and importance of asset allocation to achieve financial aims
An analysis of how DSP BlackRock Micro Cap fund has performed in the last five years
'Invest a part of your portfolio in a global currency that can't be printed, or meddled with -- gold,' suggests Chirag Mehta.
In the midst of the stand-off between the Congress and its ally Nationalist Congtress Party at the Centre, the urban development department headed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday came in for criticism by his Deputy Ajit Pawar over its alleged failure to spend funds allocated to it.
Instead of getting swayed by market gyrations, investors must stay invested for the long term, advises Sarbajeet K Sen.
Move 10 per cent of your portfolio to the yellow metal.
There seems to be no end to re-allocation of portfolios even after Sunday's major Cabinet reshuffle with S Jagathrakshakan of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on Friday being given the portfolio of minister of state for commerce and industry.
The prime minister, who is under attack over the allocation during 2005-2009 when he held the coal portfolio, has been waiting to make a statement since last week but could not do so because of disruption caused by Opposition, mainly BJP.
Investors with shorter horizon of three-five years can also look at balanced funds and also those looking to invest lump sum money.
The country's foreign exchange reserves surged by $58.38 billion in April-September 2021 to $635.36 billion, says an RBI report released on Wednesday. The forex reserves were at $576.98 billion at end-March 2021. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) publishes half-yearly reports on management of foreign exchange reserves.
The FPI holding in India's top 100 companies, which are part of the Nifty 100 index, declined to 24.23 per cent on average at the end of March this year, from a high of 27.5 per cent at the end of March 2021. This is the lowest FPI holdings in India's top listed companies in at least three years. A general sell-off by FPIs has weighed on stock prices and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex is down 8.5 per cent, from its 52-week high made in October 2021. Most analysts expect FPI flows to remain weak in FY23 as well, given rising bond yields in the US and an expected earnings slowdown in India due to high inflation and commodity prices.
The Communist Party of Indi today demanded that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reply to charges of irregularities in allocation of coal blocks instead of evading an answer over the issue.
'A soft landing of the Indian economy would be a long-term positive for the equity markets.'
Invest in liquid funds if you have a horizon of three months, ultra-short-term for six months, and low-duration funds for one year.
The whole idea is to have a balance between long-term and short-term goals.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Rupani announced in Gandhinagar that the finance portfolio had been given to Patel and that the issue was over now.
19% of 320 institutional investors managing $1.3 trillion prefer India as investment destination in 2017
Buying stocks during bad times can lead to good returns.
'We would advise investors to hold on to multi-cap funds and not invest further until further clarity emerges.'
Investors need to get the timing of entry and exit right to make money in thematic and sector funds, suggests Sarbajeet K Sen.
'Could robots vote for effective political leadership?' 'Arguably they could do this better than humans.' 'They are far better at fact-checking for obvious lies, and far better at gauging the sincerity of statements by analysing body language, facial movements and vocal tonality of speakers,' says Devangshu Datta.
The broader NSE Nifty also settled lower by 23.10 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 11,922.80.
