You can use gold as a financial instrument to diversify your portfolio into hedging against uncertainties in the market, but for ambitious returns, you must explore opportunities in other asset classes such as equities, debts and real estate, says Adhil Shetty, CEO, BankBazaar.com.
'The deal pipeline across products is robust for 2024.'
A new study shows that the bottom half of the population enjoyed only 15 per cent of national income in 2013-14, down sharply from 24 per cent in the early 1980s.
Your high expectations and attachment to certain property can make you buy property which is not financially suitable.
Rumours about a spike in taxes for equity investors are flying thick and fast.
In a recent article, Rajan has ridiculed critics of the exchange rate policy.
The lowest FMCG index valuation has been around PE 27, while the highest have been above 42PE.
Changes in threshold not to have a significant revenue impact, say officials
Traders who pay in rupees generate over Rs 50 crore in daily cryptocurrency volumes. Indians actually invest a great deal more in forex-denominated trades, observes Devangshu Dutta, explaining why it is impossible to ban cryptocurrency.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto & Sesa Sterlite.
Unlike many peers in the VC space, LSE grad Juneja doesn't have an entrepreneurial background but is said to be strong in finance skills
State owned banks SBI and PNB were the top Nifty gainers along with ICICI Bank and auto shares.
'To the believers of crypto regulations, I have only one question to ask, how will you regulate it?'
Returns for income earned till FY12-13 can be filed till March 31.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The cement sector may be looking at better realisations and higher volume offtake going by the trends of the October-December quarter of the 2022-23 financial year (Q3FY23), a recent price hike, and the promise of a continued infrastructure thrust in FY24. In Q3, revenues rose by an aggregate of 17 per cent year-on-year (YoY), but Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) per tonne, fell by 14 per cent YoY while profit after tax (PAT) rose by 23 per cent YoY. Expenses were up 30 per cent per tonne YoY - power and fuel costs in particular - and that's no surprise given the rise in fossil fuel prices.
Life insurance offers dual benefits: financial security to your family in case of the policyholder's death as well as helps you save tax, says Alok Patnia.
When selecting a liquid fund, stick to schemes with an AUM of above Rs 1,000 crore.
The 30-share Sensex closed at 27,112 up by 481 points whereas the Nifty ended higher by 139 points at 8,115.
Investors must, however, be prepared for volatility in ELSS, cautions Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Rules applicable from April 1, 2014; investors who have already redeemed will also have to pay tax
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for the release of eight Indian nationals, who were sentenced to death after being arrested in Doha in August 2022.
Encouraging domestic financial savings through focused measures would help mobilise long term resources for funding infrastructure and economic development.
This correction has given a good entry for long-term investors. One should buy quality stocks and those with growth potential.
In stock market parlance, "meme stock" was certainly the word of the year. Coined to mean those stocks that gain sudden popularity on the internet with resultant high prices, it was used to derisively describe the behaviour of retail traders globally who entered the market in huge numbers in the two Covid-19 years. A recent study, "Market Concentration and Retail Participation in India", by the National Stock Exchange economics team led by their chief economist Tirthankar Patnaik shows unlike these impressions, the retail investors, at least in India, have not performed inconsistently.
HNI investors need an optimal mix of oversubscription and listing-day gain to make money on leveraged bets, notes Sanjay Kumar Singh.
Just because India has outperformed the US markets in a short recent period, it does not mean that this is based on fundamental reasons that are here to stay, points out Debashis Basu.
Gold prices are already moving fast to the key level of Rs 30,000 per 10 gms
One should base the decision on one's potential liability under the new tax rules.
'...similar to the 2008 global financial crisis, the 2012 taper tantrum, or the 2018 midcap crash.' 'This could lead to a substantial decline in activity and revenues for the broking industry.' 'When this will happen is uncertain, but as brokers, we must be prepared for such a downturn.'
The new capital Amaravati has been divided into various zones.
BSE's, NSE's overnight liquid fund facility can help stock investors maximise returns
The short answer, as usual, is I don't know. But this is what could happen in the next one year...
Most bankers say they will look at reducing deposit rates from April.
According to industry insiders, India has 400 million smartphones and is the world's fastest-growing app market. So the addition or deletion of apps impacts the global valuations of these platforms. "Based on calls given by various local organisations to delete Chinese Apps, there will be an impact," said Blaise Fernandes, director at foreign policy think tank Gateway House. "All of them eventually will go the IPO (initial public offering) route so there would be economic impact also."
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi breached the danger mark again on Sunday following a surge in discharge from the Hathnikund Barrage into the river after heavy rain in parts of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Can't believe you can file your income tax return without Form 16? Read this...
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