Financial Planning

Dear Sir, I wish to describe here my present investment details as follws : [A] Insurance : Sl.No. Policy Name Start Date Annual Premium (Rs) 1 Birla Sunlife – Freedom 58 – Super 20 28/03/2010 15,000 2 ICICI Prudential – Assure Wealth Plus 15/02/2010 25,000 3 ICICI Prudential – Life Time Super Pension 08/02/2008 12,000 […]

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LIC policy

hey guys,I am 23 yrs old and new to investments,etc. I need to know which is the best LIC policy for me? I will be able to pay a premium of upto Rs.30000/- The policy I am looking for should be a death cover + returns plan.

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FDI in retail and its effect on stock market

Hi guys, Indian govt has decided to allow FDI in multi-brand retail upto 51 percent.This means there will be lots of opportunities for logistics and supply chain management sector. query1:under this current scenario pls suggest some good company in logistics and supply chain management sector which is listed in stock market.I think the value of […]

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Bonus on MIS scrapped for existing Or new investors ?

Recently the MIS (Post office monthly saving scheme) bonus of 5% on maturity has been scrapped ,but is it scrapped for existing investors also or just for new investors ? I think it should be for new only , because then its unfair to existing one’s . Can anyone confirm this ? Manish

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UTI ETF jacked up?

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/stocks-in-news/uti-cautions-investors-as-etf-gains-150-in-a-month-traders-could-be-manipulating-shares/articleshow/10647297.cms If this is the case for ETF how should we go low price equity investment…ETF is considered to be one of low prices stuff

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Why do Retail Investors are always out of the Markets?

I watch the business news channels quite frequently (for entertainment, of course). It always surprises me when the anchors and the experts say that the Retail Investors have not participated or joined in. When the markets are rising, they (retail investors) remain on the sidelines since they have missed the bus. When the markets are […]

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Retirement Planning. Should I continue ?

Hi, For the last 6 years, I have regularly invested in MF via SIP and few lumpsump during recession times. Total balance is around 46 Lakh now.  I am 32.  I am thinking should I stop contributing ( contributing 40K per month ) as this amount with 12% in 20 years can grow to 4.4 […]

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Query Regarding BIRLA SUN LIFE – DREAM PLAN

Hello, I have taken BSL Dream plan in Nov 2009 with yearly premium of 7200 it has insurance of 10,50,200 with a coverage period of 20 years.I have paid up Rs 96950 till now but its current value is only 75,803.59. I am currently paying with a monthly premium of 6000.   I have following […]

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interest rate hike and markets

Today the market crashed 2.7% with worry of interest rate hike. I am not a expert in equity but can someone explain how does the increase in interest rate signal worry for equity market? Do they fear all the money will be pulled out if the interest rates are high? Does the interest rate here […]

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Non resident Indians from UK can now invest “online” in etf’s traded on secondary markets in India.

Greetings, For some time non residents based in UK were not allowed to invest in the exchange traded funds such as goldex and nifbee etc “online” in India. Though this was allowed offline. I have now confirmed in my icicidirect account that this restriction has been removed and now non resident Indians from UK can […]

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