During the last 5-6 months GILT funds have given returns like Equity funds … Something around 20-40% in last 5-6 months … And they are almost safe on downside … Lets see more on this Read : 5 mistakes of my first trade What are GILT Funds ? A mutual fund that invests in several […]

In this market people are facing dilemma whether to invest in tax saving funds or not ? There are lot of tax mutual funds which will appear on the list if you search for best funds . So the best thing is to hear the experts in the field . Valueresearchonline.com are the most trusted […]

People who have invested in FMP’s should read this … other should also . What is FMP : Read here FMP’s are considered as equivalent of FD’s , with better return , butits not exactly true … They are also risky and “lehman borthers”equivalent in India .. They are investing in sub-prime home loans inindia […]

Today Let me ask some questions on personal finance to you which you can answer to see how much you understand things in investing. This small quiz will help you and me know where you belong to. How much have you learned?  I request you to give answers of the questions as a comment back to […]

This post is most probably the one on which i didnt worked hard . This is just an email reply from my side to one of my friend who queried me regarding his Endowment Policy package which an agent has created for him . The policy looks like this … 15 small polices of 1,00,000 […]

What should be the ideal portfolio for someone in this market for long term ? As far as i think , A good portfolio now will contain stocks which are beaten down because of panic selling , but still they are fundamentally sound . My Recommended portfolio would be: For Safe Investor (assuming time horizon […]

Bloodbath in Stock Market As I write this article on Oct 9, 2008, Sensex is below 11000 (10850) … Most of the Mutual fund investments returns (since peak of Dec 2007 – Jan 2008) must be down by 40-50% (lump sum investment) and 25-35% (if SIP). Looks like Sensex is heading towards it original value […]

1. Compound Interest This formula is often used to calculate the returns some investment has given. The main concept in compound interest is that interest gets accumulated with the total principal amount and that interest again earns interest over the years. Which makes it very powerful. Formula : A = P * (1+r/t)^(nt) Where, P […]

If you want to save money it needs to be invested somewhere. But lot of people makes some mistakes in investing which seems very small at that time but they can prove a disaster to your financial life. Today in this article I’m going to tell you 4 common mistakes in the investing world that […]

Which return is better return, 40% or 30% ? There is no doubt that 40% is more better return. But is it a right way to judge the return just by seeing the number. we ignore another important factor called as “RISK” involved. In most of the cases, people really don’t consider evaluating the return […]