Just months after crossing the 50,000 mark, the S&P BSE Sensex is targeting its next milestone of 60,000 index level. Amid the sharp rally in the equity market, the valuations have turned expensive and the margin of safety has narrowed. Consequently, investors have become wary and are shifting their focus to safer avenues. According to AMFI data,…
Many investors regard debt instruments as a way to diversify their investment portfolio. Debt is a well-known asset class that provides stability and liquidity to a portfolio. However, with bank fixed deposits offering unattractive returns, fixed income investors have been exploring alternative higher-return options. Debt mutual funds offer investors more flexibility without any lock-in period…
The automotive industry is undergoing a shift and attempting to switch to alternate intensive options such as electric vehicles in order to reduce the burden of rising pollution, scarcity of oil imports and complete international commitments to tackle the global climate change. These are few key factors encouraging India’s automotive industry to adapt the change…
The Indian equity markets are scaling new highs at frequent intervals. Moreover, markets have been scaling up without any major correction over the past 18 months now. From its March-2020 lows, the S&P BSE Sensex has rallied 127% on a closing basis, whereas the S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE Smallcap have posted a stellar…
With global economies performing well amid this pandemic, many investors are attracted towards investing in a globally diversified portfolio. Investments in international funds give investors the necessary diversification for their portfolio to mitigate the overall risk. It allows them to invest in high growth equities of leading companies from the developed markets. International allocation and…
The momentum in the Indian equity market is still intact as the S&P BSE Sensex has breached the 59,000 mark, scaling fresh life time high. High liquidity in the market, strong corporate earnings, growth measures from the government, hopes of economic recovery are among the factors fuelling the market rally. Even though there are concerns about…
A mutual fund house and its fund management team perform the important task of deciding where and how to invest the money pooled from investors. The investment decisions that they take have a significant impact on the performance of a scheme. Fund management involves a lot of research and analysis to make the scheme successful.…
We are in a world where fintech and e-commerce have significantly influenced our way of living. The capital markets too, have been riding on the wave of digitization nearly for the past 18 months. Those who earlier preferred the physical mode of investing are now, gradually becoming more accustomed to investing online. Investing in equities online is…
Fintech has come a long way… it has transformed and improved the entire financial sector with innovation across payments and transfers, capital markets investments, financing and banking, and personal financial management. India had been heavily dependent on lengthy, elaborate, and physical processes, but advancements in financial technology have significantly simplified financial management. After the 2016…
The Rs 36.1 trillion Indian mutual fund industry seems all set to expand further with the entry of new players. India’s largest mutual fund distributor NJ India Invest and Stock broking firm Samco Securities have received SEBI’s approval to launch mutual fund business in India. Meanwhile, Zerodha, India’s largest stock broking firm, and Bajaj Finserv, one of…
