Stock investments are a crucial component of an individual’s investment portfolio. Stocks have the ability to pay high returns in lesser time than most of the other forms of investments. However, these investments are also considered riskier than traditional investments like fixed deposits, LIC or postal savings.
High on risk and high on return are Equity funds. Also known as Growth Schemes, the aim of these schemes is to provide capital appreciation over medium to long term. These schemes normally invest a major part of their fund in equities and are willing to bear short-term decline in value for possible future appreciation.
As an investor, you should be concerned about the way in which the fund manager manages your fund. If he buys and sells the stocks in the fund regularly, you end up paying more and thus reducing your returns. While this strategy can give you high returns, it is more likely that the fund manager… Read More »
As on Dec 31, 2010 the indices were at 20,561 and 6134.5 for Sensex and nifty respectively. With a couple of days to go for the union budget, the stock market is relentlessly moving down. Since then the indices have witnessed a downward movement and the Sensex and nifty stands at 18202.20 and 5456.00 respectively… Read More »