Stand-in Finance Minister Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget on February 1, 2019. It proposes tax breaks and sops that will have a positive impact on your finances. The new government that takes charge after the approaching elections will present a full budget. The interim budget proposes sops for the middle class, farmers, and unorganized […]
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“If you don’t have a plan, you become part of somebody else’s plan.” – Terence McKenna These words highlight the importance of having a financial plan and being an informed investor. There are very few earners who have not been approached by bank or agents to buy their financial products. When they make a profit
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If you are wondering whether or how to benchmark your investment portfolio, this is must read for you. Most investors and advisors measure the performance of their portfolios against benchmarks. They use different yardsticks to measure the performance of their portfolio. Some of these yardsticks are index returns, category returns, expected returns, last year’s gains,
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If you believe that it’s the security or fund selection that is crucial to your financial success, you might be in for a surprise! Asset allocation provides stable risk-adjusted returns. If you get your asset allocation right, your portfolio will take care of itself. Most people search for the best mutual funds and try to
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P/E and market cap-to-GDP ratios can be excellent indicators that you can rely on while investing in equities. Investors can use the price-to-earnings (P/E), and the market cap-to-GDP to make sense of market valuations. The market or index P/E ratio helps investors to determine whether it’s the right time to invest or exit. The market
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If you are a parent looking to make a lump sum investment to build a corpus for your child’s future, this is a must read for you. A lump sum investment can help you to achieve your child’s long-term goals. Once you have invested a sizeable amount, you can relax and let compounding do the
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Here is all you should know before investing in a Company – Corporate Fixed Deposits… If you are fixed deposit investor, I am sure you will look for the Bank that offers the highest interest rate, an alternative to Bank FD is company fixed deposits or corporate fixed deposits. Company fixed deposits provide higher interest rates than
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Here are the details that you should be know to become a Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) in India, Before SEBI RIA regulations, anyone could start working as an investment adviser. Therefore to protect the interests of investors, the capital markets regulator SEBI introduced the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013. These
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The Indian growth story has so far been remarkable. The World Bank has projected that Indian economic growth will be around 7.3% for the fiscal year 2018-19 and 7.5% for the fiscal year 2019-2020. This stable economic growth is a factor that entices many NRIs to invest in Indian equity markets for better returns and
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Here is a financial checklist to refer to when your child turns major. When your children turn 18, it is no doubt, a major milestone for them as well as you! You would be happy to see your child grow into a young adult. At 18 years, your children become eligible to vote to choose the
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