With the SEC clearing Bitcoin ETFs, investors can now safely invest in another asset class
The third in the four-part retirement series highlights the importance of a balanced asset allocation while including three formidable asset classes -- gold, deposits and stocks
This is the time to shift your focus firmly back to asset allocation. Let safety of capital take precedence over returns
Essentially, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are no different from gold, apart from the fact that central banks are yet to hold them in the reserves
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Apart from T-Bills, all other asset class have given returns which are close to each other
Over the long-term the combination of liquidity and improving fundamentals has made the Indian equity, as an asset class look better and bette,said KR Bharat, MD, Advent Advisors.
In an interview with CNBC-TV18, Nobel Laureate Professor Michael Spence of NYU talked about what he believes is happening to asset classes around the world and why he believes that the ongoing volatility is here to stay for a while.
The US Fed kept rates unchanged on Wednesday while explicitly saying it intends to move off its zero rate policy. Speaking about the sudden overt reference to rate revision in December, Ian Hui, Global Market Strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management said he assigns a 45 percent chance of a rate hike in December.
Asian shares outside Japan mostly rebounded early Friday, recovering from early losses after the Federal Reserve cited concerns about global economic growth in its decision to hold off on its first rate hike in nearly a decade.
Prime Property this week showcases A] Bengaluru surpasses Mumbai to have the second largest unsold inventory in the country; B] DLF's hunt for funds and also asks DLF to react to the RBI governor's call to builders to cut prices and revive demand and C] also finds out why warehousing is emerging as a new asset class in Chennai.
Currently liquidity risk, interest rate risk and credit risk associated with investing in fixed income products seem low to moderate. Ensure a balanced portfolio asset allocation.
Richard Yetsenga, Global Head – Financial Markets Research at ANZ Research told CNBC-TV18 that weakness in the emerging market (EM) currencies is expected to continue in the near term.
Jan Lambregts, Global Head Of Financial Markets Research, Rabobank advises investors to stay away from investing into the Indian equity market for the time-being.
Both benchmark indices, the Sensex and the Nifty, swooned last year on fears a tapering of asset purchases by the Federal Reserve will trigger an outflow of funds from the market, falling to year-lows in September.
Dominic Schnider, head of non-traditional asset classes at UBS, told CNBC Asia's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday that the 2014 rally was set to end in tears, and gold and silver would see double-digit declines this year.
Tom Kendall, Head - Precious Metals Research, Credit Suisse, says gold may also slip to lower levels of USD 1000 per ounce if investors don‘t favour the precious metal as an asset class.
Why should the investors panic in these short term market swings when they know that equity investments should be planned for long term? Generally it is seen that the investment objective of equity funds states that they are meant for ‘long term‘ capital appreciation.
Personalfn.com lists out seven factors which are to be considered for asset allocation. It discusses to consider things such as age, income, expenses, nearness to goal, risk appetite, liabilities and so on.
Emerging markets have been hit very badly, but the feature of this recent financial market turmoil is that everything has fallen; safe haven assets, government bonds etc have fallen, corporate bonds, equities have fallen and commodity prices are falling as well
Udayan Mukherjee, managing editor, CNBC-TV18, believes retail investors have no asset class that is likely to post good returns and that one should stay out of the market until the global markets see some stability.
Kiener, managing director and chief investment officer, Swiss Asia is bullish on the asset class' long-term prospects as investors are likely to pull out money from the equities market and allocate them in gold.
While the S&P 500 has climbed more than 15 percent year-to-date, other risk assets have surged as well, while the Fed has expanded its balance sheet past USD 3.4 trillion in efforts to spur growth.
In an interview to CNBC, Hemant Rustagi of Wiseinvest Advisors shared his outlook on investing in mutual funds (MFs).
Pradeep Dokania, managing director and chairman, global wealth & investment management India, Merrill Lynch spoke to CNBC-TV18 about various investment options available for high networth individuals (HNIs).