scenario looks a bit grim. The Indian market is facing several problems. The interest rates show no sign of coming down in the future as the RBI has not relaxed its stance on it yet and is not keen on arriving at a decision yet. There have been downgrades by rating agencies. Many banks too… Read More »
India is witnessing a fall all around from the stock market to currency value. The only thing that is showing some strength in the market is Inflation. Even theory of relativity fails when it comes to pulling down the Inflation in India. Crude price has recently shown some weakness as the price of Brent has… Read More »
Rupee falls at Rs 48 a dollar. Do we even care for such news? We leave it to NRIs to worry about the exchange rate. For domestic investors, does rupee fluctuation hardly make any difference? Most investors do not read between the lines regarding how rupee fluctuation impacts their investments. Moreover, the exchange rate phenomenon… Read More »
Not taking a very conservative stand doesn’t mean you should play aggressive in the markets. An investor is bound to lose money even if he chooses to take a very aggressive stand by investing his money in high risk avenues such as equities without even taking enough care to understand how they work. The middle… Read More »
FoF is a mutual fund that invests in other mutual funds belonging to the same fund house or belonging to other fund houses. Basically, it is a collection of different mutual funds. These funds can be either debt or equity depending on the objective of the FoF. The FoF in India is Franklin India Dynamic… Read More »
Investing is the action of buying an asset with the aim of making profits and earning income. Contrary to what many people believe, investing is a long-term activity, while trading is a short-term activity. A successful investor takes a look at the fundamentals of the asset before putting down his money to buy the asset.
On 6th August, 2011, S&P downgraded US credit rating from AAA to AA+. The fundamentals of US credit were going down for quite some time and it was just a matter of time before US credit rating would have downgraded. The rating agency also slammed US lawmakers for not taking the right action to solve… Read More »
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?
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 »