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Gold rate today: Yellow metal's August contracts on the MCX opened at Rs 96,735 per 10 grams on July 4.

Gold rate today: Yellow metal rises; check the latest prices in your city on May 21

Gold rate today: Gold's June contracts on the Multi Commodity Exchange of India (MCX) opened at Rs 95,344 per 10 gram today.

What’s the most important factor affecting your Credit Score?

Your credit score is impacting by a variety of factors including your payment history, credit utilisation, frequency of credit applications and more. Some factors weigh more than others. By understanding which factors affects more you can carefully plan on building a high credit score.

How to choose the right annuity plan in NPS?

Compulsory annuitisation under NPS is an essential requirement for novice senior citizens. Before buying the annuity, a NPS subscriber has to assess his future financial needs, available annuity and payout options and also review the terms and conditions of the annuity contract, experts say.

12 micro-cap multibaggers that conservative retirement oriented MFs love to hold. Do you own any?

Retirement solution oriented mutual funds schemes mainly look for relatively less risky, quality stocks from large and midcap space. Despite their conservative nature, many of them prefer few holdings from micro-cap universe that could turn multibaggers over long run.

How the government-run Atal Pension Yojana assures pension for the working poor: Explained

Atal Pension Yojana scores over other retirement-related investment products considering its guaranteed pension assured by the government, modest contribution by the subscriber, superior annuity model and tax benefits. It is an ideal approach for both husband and wife to enrol in APY and receive a pension as much as Rs 10,000.

7 Midcap stocks that the government run pension schemes love to hold

Atal Pension Yojana is a government run pension scheme that gives assured income to the people in the unorganised sector. It invests up to 15 percent in equities. Three pension fund managers, LIC, SBI and UTI, manage the entire corpus

SIPs work in debt mutual funds too. Here’s why this is the right time to invest

The US appears to be getting ready to cut interest rates and that might trigger a rate cut in India too. Wealth advisors have been recommending allocation to debt funds, despite the absence of capital gains and indexation benefits. And a systematic investment plan (SIP) is good to build your allocation

30 Sovereign Gold Bonds coming up for premature redemption: Should you surrender or hold units?

Since there is little or no scope for new SGB launches, these premature redemption windows may draw fewer tender requests. Experts advise investors to stick to their asset allocation mandate.

10 smallcap stocks that multi-asset allocation MFs love to hold

Besides debt, commodities, and REITs & InvITs, multi-asset allocation mutual funds mainly invest in equities of different market capitalisation categories. Their allocation towards smallcap stocks has helped them deliver better returns

No new sovereign gold bonds? Check out the most liquid ones on the NSE

The government may go slow or just stop on issuing gold bonds altogether, as Moneycontrol has reported. For those who wish to buy them, some existing listed ones offer a good option

Want to invest in US equities? Here’s how you can use the Liberalised Remittance Scheme

Indian investors can easily invest in Nvidia, Tesla, and other US stocks through the Liberalised Remittance Scheme.

Global market fall sweeps up equity mutual funds

While experts advise investors not to be swayed by short-term gyrations and focus on long-term goals, here’s a list of equity schemes that saw the sharpest one-day fall on August 5

Mid-caps beat small-caps in the long term. Here are top performing mid-cap funds

Mid-cap companies are fairly established firms with an improving business model. Mid-cap mutual fund schemes can offer balanced growth while carrying a modest level of risk compared to large-cap and small-cap funds

How India’s largest equity mutual funds won the race for small investors?

Equity mutual funds have been part of this journey and rewarded the long-term investor. Moneycontrol looks at the performance of the equity-oriented schemes with large corpus. Most of these schemes are the best-performers ones in their respective categories

Mutual funds bet on these sectors likely to benefit from Budget 2024

FMCG, manufacturing, infrastructure, power, banks, housing and agriculture are the few sectors likely to benefit from the announcement made in the Union Budget 2024. Active fund managers hold significant allocations in these sectors

Here's what Budget 2024 means for MFs' top midcap infra bets

Budget 2024 once again lays emphasis on the infrastructure segment. Focus on urban development, energy transition, housing, water supply and sanitation augurs well for the sector

12 new micro-cap stocks that PMS managers bought in June

Quality micro-cap stocks with strong prospects are finding favour among portfolio managers. Though micro-cap stocks carry very high risk, they have the potential to deliver high returns

Some smallcap favourites of MFs wake up from long sleep, take big leaps. Do you have any?

These smallcap stocks that had been moving sideways for over two years have now begun to rise noticeably over the past two months

Record inflows: Top 10 stocks that MFs shopped big for in past 6 months

Over the past six months, equity mutual funds attracted record net inflows of Rs 1.66 lakh crore. Fund managers deployed the money in the beaten down quality stocks

Nasdaq, Nasdaq Next, FANG, Total Market and Value: How to get the best out of US focused MFs?

Indian mutual funds that invest in US markets gave an average return of 33% in the last one year. But don’t get swayed by past returns. Here is a low-down on the sub-categories of these funds

The ascent of MNC funds and their top midcap bets

MNCs typically have a strong parentage, robust export stories, and high standards of corporate governance, distinguishing them as stronger entities within the broader market index

Sensex at 80000: SIP sahi hai. Here are the top flexicap MFs that have given up to 20% over 15 years

The Indian market has awarded long-term investors with healthy returns. Similarly, the power of compounding and rupee cost averaging work in favour of long-term SIPs, take a look

Decoding the EV ecosystem, stocks, sectors: Nifty EV and New Age Automotive ETF

Mirae Asset Nifty EV and New Age Automotive ETF was launched on June 24. This ETF aims to capitalise not just from electric vehicles but also future disruptions like hydrogen fuel cell and autonomous vehicles.

PMS fund managers fell in love with these 12 midcap gems in May. Do you own any one?

These quality midcap stocks were identified by PMS managed ahead of the election results that could hold up well regardless of the election outcomes