SIPs give you the advantage of matching outflows to inflows and also proffer the benefit of rupee cost averaging. But even in SIPs you need to make a selection. Here is how you should go about investing in a systematic manner. Step 1: Set out long

Your demat account is your gateway to stock ownership. In fact, it is a lot more. You can hold shares, bonds, ETFs, gold bonds and even your mutual funds in your demat account. The demat account is a statement of ownership and SEBI mandates that it i

Direct Funds or Direct Plans of Mutual Funds are of fairly recent origin. Till August 2009, mutual funds charged entry loads, which were used to pay commissions to sales facilitators. Since entry loads were to the tune of 2 to 2.5, it imposed a huge

We usually use the terms mutual funds and ETFs interchangeably. Conceptually they are both the same. An exchange traded fund (ETF) is also an example of fund manager managing retail money in a professional manner with the benefit of diversification.

Derivatives, as the word suggests, are contracts and not investments. They are referred to as derivatives because their value is derived from an underlying asset. That underlying asset could be an equity stock, an index, a bond, a commodity, a bond i

There is a certain noticeable irony about Indian women in capital markets. In the last 10 years, we have had some of the finest and largest banks and financial institutions in India led by women. State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, HDFC and K

If you thought that investing on your own can be cumbersome, think again! It can be as simple and as exciting as ordering a pizza; seriously. How exactly do you order a pizza today? There are just four simple steps; you download the Pizza delivery ap

A dazzling combo – 25 bps repo rate cut plus accommodative stance There were big expectations built around the monetary policy of June for various reasons. A new government had taken office and the new finance minister had promised to unleash th

Individual freedom, in many ways, becomes pointless in the absence of financial freedom. This is more so in the case of women. Unless women have the financial freedom to choose and build their own future, a lot of the talk of freedom remains just on

How to go about intraday trading in a consistent manner? There is no sure shot answer to this, but in the long run simple rules make the difference between a good trader and an outstanding trader! Here are five rules you can look at. Be clear on w

The beginning of the new financial year is when you normally get increments. If the increment is effective on a later date, you also get the arrears. In addition, there may be performance bonus for the period. In short, you are getting a healthy lump

When you buy mutual funds remember that it is not an off the shelf product that you are buying. On the contrary, it is a solution that you are looking at and expecting that these mutual funds can help you meet your long term goals. Quite often invest