What do u feel about your Investments?

Few would dispute that the year 2008 has been tough on investors. This holds especially true for first-time investors i.e. the ones whose tryst with equity markets only began in the last few years. After having seen the markets surge to record highs, the downturn has certainly caught several investors off-guard.
And the despondency is [...]

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Market Crash- What to do to cut your losses

THE market’s blows are only getting harder.
The bad news is that the worst may not be over yet. Amidst all this turbulence, only one thing can save you: The right advice.
Here’s how you can limit the damage, straight from wealth’s experts.
Scenario 1: I invested in the markets for the short term; what should I do [...]

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SPICE JET is Worse Jet

I booked a flight from Coimbatore to Chennai and on that day the flight got cancelled. I was informed a day before that the flight got cancelled. They said they can provide another flight but that will depart only in the evening. I booked for 9:40 AM flight and they said if i can go [...]

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10 principals of teaching children about money

As Indians try to come terms with the current trends in the financial markets, this provides an opportunity to teach the next generation. Here are ten principles for teaching children about money:Talk about money. Every time money is involved, parents have a chance to teach their children the values and analysis behind their actions. Money, [...]

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5 Things for your portfolio

WHAT are the ‘must haves’ in your suitcase, when you go on a holiday?
Cash, clothes and camera?
Okay, if you’re a girl then add make up kit to that list as well!
A holiday is incomplete if any of these essentials are missing. Similarly, there are certain ‘must haves’ in a financial portfolio as well.
And [...]

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What is the safest asset today

‘FORGET stocks. Invest your money in buying a bigger bed. You can tuck away all your cash here’, read an sms that I got the other day.
Funny I thought, but it really gives away what the world is thinking today. Everyone and his uncle are scared to invest their money!
“Should I keep all my [...]

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Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi bahu thi coming to end

Finally Kyunki Saas bhi kabhi Bahu thi will come to an end by first week of November. SGL Entertainment Ltd, part of the STAR Group, has issued a notice to the producer of this serial, Balaji Telefilms to terminate its the show with effect from 10th November. It is a popular Hindi TV soap opera [...]

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Google and Indian Developers

When Sanjeev Bikchandani first had the idea for digitizing the job classifieds that were posted in the newspapers he has to make a call to his brother in US to find about what Internet is all about and to buy some server space for him to host his website. That costed him $25 per month [...]

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The Ultimate website for MBA aspirants- pagalguy

With the most prestigious management exam, CAT just around the corner, I thought it would only be appropriate to review this startup now. I came to know about this website (read startup) when I was preparing for CAT in 2006. I am not trying to be hip here, I have never written the exam and [...]

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5 things to look at in an Fixed Deposit

Fixed Deposit (FD) probably ranks as the most conventional investment avenue for domestic investors. More importantly, given its offering, it makes an apt choice for risk-averse investors. In this article, I present 5 things investors must look at in an FD.

1. Credit profileThe FD’s credit profile is an indicator of the degree of risk associated [...]

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Saving fo Children through MF route

Indians have a strong family bonding than any modern community. Saving for children is one of its visible signs. Securing future of the children, some times takes the tax route through the Sec 80 of the Income tax Act 1961. Insurance companies have done their bit eversince the segment was open for private entry ever [...]

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Are you a high risk taker? Top 5 products to invest in

Enamored with the thought of earning above average returns? These avenues are for you.
Risks vary from one investment avenue to the other. For instance government securities, bonds and bank deposits are less risky compared to equities that are a high-risk avenue. So before you take the plunge into investing in various avenues ascertain your risk [...]

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Growth and Dividend Options Difference

People are confused , really confused …
There are 3 Mutual Funds Options (Growth , dividend , dividend Re-investment) and we will discuss those today. There are lot of misconceptions and myths which add to confusion in the world of mutual funds and agents use it against investors and make them fool …Different Options in [...]

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Why Endowment policies should be avoided

Today we are going to see Today we are going to see why Endowment policies should be avoided in any portfolio and how other things are much better than Endowment policy with the same cost .The assumption is that you understand what are Endowment policies and What are Term Insurance Plans .A look at the [...]

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How to build Mutual Fund (MF) portfolio?

First we should choose the fund houses based on the performance in good times as well as bad times over a period of 5-10 years instead of 1-2 years.
Some recommendations are SBI Magnum, Reliance, Fidelity, HDFC, ICICI etc. Then we should allocate our investible funds for different categories starting first with diversified funds.

1) Diversified funds: [...]

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