Signs of economic weakness, Standard & Poor’s downgrading of the U.S.’s credit rating and spreading debt crisis in Europe had heightened worries and all eyes were on Fed as it met yesterday. The global stock markets which had witnessed a meltdown over the last 2 days were hoping for some miracle.
Is it time to panic or is it time to smile? Depends on which side of the wall you are in. If you are a contrarian, sitting on cash patiently for this day to come, you have reasons to rejoice. But, has the day arrived?
There is a lot of buzz being generated all over the world over the debt-ceiling issue of the US of A. No day goes without a front-page article on the issue. This article tries to give you a basic understanding of the whole issue and gives insights into the Indian scenario too.
Nifty and Sensex went up the hill, they took along the NASDAQ and Hang-seng too, then Greece and Obama’s problems started and they all came tumbling down! Ironical, but the Jack and Jill poem seems to hold true for what’s happening in the financial markets around the world. Every market seems to be tumbling downwards.… Read More »
The US stock and commodity markets crashed by almost 10% during the last week with a 5% drop happening yesterday. Indian markets have also dropped by over 1200 points (Sensex) in less than 10 days. What lies ahead?
The RBI has continued its upward interest rate revision policy of the past one year by yet again hiking the interest rates by 50 Basis points. The new REPO rates are 8% and the corresponding reverse repo rate (1% lesser than repo rates) is 7%. This in effect will mean that things are going to… Read More »
With the prices of gold soaring and reaching new highs, you might not be able to buy gold for your family, but you can increase the returns on your investment by investing in them. This is possible by investing in Gold ETFs. Investing in Gold ETFs has a lot of advantages. Firstly it helps you… Read More »
With the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s move to introduce Qualified Foreign Investors in the budget for the fiscal year which commenced on April 1, is said to attract stable funds from retail foreign investors on a long term basis. If you are a foreign investor, you are allowed the freedom to invest directly and buy… Read More »
You, as an investor, might have had to undergone a lot of psychological and emotional upheavals to decide what would be the ideal stocks in which you want to invest you hard earned money into. This a lot of times creates a bias, where in a stock that has a good track record in the… Read More »
We all know that investing in equities is the key to build long-term wealth and become rich. However it is important to remember that not all stocks are created equal. While mid and small caps do have the potential to generate high returns, large caps do offer stability to your portfolio. But it does not… Read More »