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Let your life goals decide your investment mix, not market movements
Your asset allocation and financial goals should anchor your investment decisions
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RBI rate cut: Banking and PSU debt funds still attractive, but return expectations tempered
Stick to funds with good track records and portfolios comprising bonds maturing within three years
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Debt funds get a leg up from RBI’s liquidity infusion
As short-term bond and money market instruments yields fall, these investment options should do well
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Is gold a good portfolio hedge in volatile markets?
The ongoing correction in gold prices can be a good entry point for investors
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Budget 2020: Tax benefit for the housing loans extended for another year
Section 80EEA offered an additional Rs 1.5 lakh towards the interest payment on home loans
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Gilt funds have probably run the course: Mahindra Mutual Fund
It makes sense to invest in credit risk funds now. Investors have shunned this space and the sentiment is very low
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ESG funds: Limited track record, but a well-diversified theme
Unlike most investment approaches, which focus only on returns, ESG investing focusses on risks
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Switch: Moving profits from one scheme to another
The instruction can be given using a form or online
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Dividend yield: Is it a good parameter to judge a stock?
Consistent dividend paying companies are better candidates for using yield as a parameter before investing
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Mandatory hallmarking of gold: Should you be worried about your uncertified jewellery?
The new regime intends to ensure quality
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Steps to make property purchase a smooth affair
Location, connectivity, quality of the construction, documentation and price are important aspects
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Axis All Seasons NFO: Wait for a track record before investing
The scheme would invest in bond funds offered by many asset management companies and across categories
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Off-beat investment themes that wealth managers are recommending
Despite the possibility of earning high returns, risks cannot be ignored
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Best time to buy a house for own use: ANAROCK
Builders are willing to sit across the table and give you a good deal, if you are a serious buyer
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Choosing between liquid and overnight funds
Liquid funds can be used to park your surplus for a short period, typically in excess of seven days. Overnight funds are meant for very short-term money.
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World Gold Funds: Should you invest in them?
These schemes invest in units of funds that invest in gold mining companies listed overseas.
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Why retail investors took to NCDs in 2019
Tepid returns from equity mutual funds in the recent past made investors switch to NCDs that offered high single-digit returns
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Explained: How to calculate yields on your bond investments
You can calculate the yield using simple spreadsheet formulas
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Explainer| The third party administrator in health insurance
A TPA acts as an intermediary between the insurance company and the policyholder
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All about making the receipt of dividends a smooth affair
Investors holding shares of a company on the record date are eligible. If there is a discrepancy in your bank account details, the dividend does not get credited.
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Banking & PSU bond funds: Past perfect, but time to temper return expectations
Given the low credit-risk associated with these bonds, many investors with modest risk appetites took to these schemes
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Either the highly valued large-cap stocks will correct or the rest of the market will go up: Deepak Chhabria
Increased inflows into large-cap stocks led to valuation running up
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How to buy sovereign gold bonds from the exchanges
Traded volumes are low and the price at which they trade are typically at a discount to the prevailing price of gold
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Gold, fixed-income wrap 2019: Yellow metal's prices zoom, long-term bonds deliver
Investors’ confidence is coming back, especially in the second half of the CY2019
