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Everyone has this million dollar question in them – “Which is the next biggest multi-bagger stock”? Or “Which is that one stock in which I can invest in now and forget it, so that I could see it later after some 30 to 35 years and then pass-on the wealth created from that stock to …
The key points to keep in your mind while redeeming your mutual fund investments, so that you can get the optimal returns is as below: Goal-based redemption – If your mutual fund investment is for a specific purpose, like buying a house, paying for education, or retiring, you should think about selling the funds when …
Investing through a multi-asset strategy offers benefits like diversification, but it also brings psychological drawbacks that can affect decision-making. Recognizing and addressing these psychological drawbacks is key to making informed and effective investment decisions. In this blogpost, we’ll explore how these biases impact multi-asset investing and provide strategies to overcome them for better portfolio management. …
Although things rarely happen as planned in life, it is never a good idea to go on without knowing where you want to end up. According to a quote from Benjamin Franklin, “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail.” This is particularly valid when it comes to investing and saving. Usually, wealth isn’t …
Imagine you’re planning a trip to a foreign museum. Not only an entry ticket to the museum is enough, you would also prefer a Guide, who has good knowledge and experience in explaining the different spots in a museum and the history behind the showcased products in a museum. In the same way, choosing …
Often considered the founder of value investing, Benjamin Graham developed a defensive investment approach that attempted to save investors from large losses while yielding modest gains. His approach to investing focused on choosing undervalued, financially stable businesses with a “margin of safety.” Graham offered a rigorous framework for assessing defensive investing strategies in his well-known …
The average investor loses money on bank fixed deposits (FDs). A one-year fixed deposit with a nationalized bank in India, assuming 30% interest tax, has provided returns less than consumer inflation in ten of the previous thirteen years. The investor ended up a full percentage point behind inflation over the course of those 13 years. That …
The Indian government launched NPS Vatsalya, a new program within the National Pension System (NPS), to promote retirement savings. The NPS Vatsalya program is a big step toward protecting our youngest citizens’ financial future at a time when financial planning is more important than ever. With the help of this program, parents or guardians may …
We should not wait for the government or the regulator to curb the mis-selling of the bancassurance products to the customers of a bank or an insurance company. We customers should be well-informed or aware of the mis-selling of these bancassurance (insurance-cum-investment) products. Bancassurance is an agreement between a bank and an insurance company that …
The idea that “real estate investment never leads to losses” is a popular belief among investors. There is a widespread belief that if you hang onto a property long enough, you will always make money. Let us try to figure out if it is true. How do investors calculate loss and gain? Investors calculate losses …