Investing

Rise in DIY investing: Direct plans now make up around 40% of SIPs

Investors can purchase direct plans directly on MF websites and online investment platforms

LDFs: Suitable for long-term investors with higher risk appetite

LDFs carry significant interest rate risks. Rapid rate increases could result in MTM losses

Tough loan market, rise of momentum investing: Top personal finance stories

This week we write about how to get a loan as availability norms harden and how to select momentum index funds

Is it possible to invest in stocks using a credit card?

Using borrowed funds, like cash withdrawal from credit cards or personal loans, to invest can lead to severe financial consequences due to high-interest rates and market volatility

Paying off home loan or making an investment: Which is a better option

Younger people may invest for they have a longer time horizon, while those nearing retirement might focus on debt reduction

Trend reversal: Growth, quality investing gain momentum, outdo value theme

In a falling interest rate scenario, impacts growth and quality stocks more positively, say experts

India@100: Ex-CEA Subramanian's book addresses India's future macro issues

Economic commentators, readers of business dailies or analysts at fund houses would find this book of long-term help

Why it makes strategic sense to incentivise domestic chip research

It will offer India the opportunity to become R&D centre to the world without losing valuable IP rights rather than frittering away capital on chip-making, for which it has no known capabilities yet

Mutual funds take to factor-based investing; bridging active, passive gap

Use parameters such as momentum, company size, and volatility to construct portfolios

These 3 penny stocks would have made you a millionaire in 20 years

Penny stocks under Rs 10: Had you invested Rs 10,000 each in JSW Steel, Titan Company and Bajaj Finance 20 years ago, when they were just penny stocks, you would have become a millionaire by now

July Budget and slashing of SGBs: A setback for portfolio balancing

Understandable if govt decided not to bear exchange and capital appreciation risks on SGBs anymore, but this would be a pity for investors who would no longer have this option to balance portfolios

Capitalmind launches its first Alternative Investment Fund: Check details

The fund aims for a strategic expansion by leveraging its proven expertise in quantitative investment strategies

Compounding is in your interest: How to reinvest returns on your assets

Allowing returns to compound over time, investors can achieve their financial goals and secure a comfortable future

Smart landing: What to keep in mind when investing in real estate

While prices remained stagnant (2015 to 2021), incomes rose, enhancing affordability. This bodes well for the housing sector in a country facing a shortage of 20 million houses

Fractional investing: Millennials turning to new-age investment instrument

The alternative investment space has caught the fancy of young investors, with millennials dominating 60 per cent of investors' base into fractional investments, according to a report by Grip Invest, a digital investment platform. They are increasingly looking towards fractional asset investing in a bid to diversify their investment portfolios. In its report titled 'Gripping the Boom: Millennial in Fractional Investing', Grip Invest revealed that two-third of all investors on its platform are millennials. At present, Grip Invest has more than 26,000 investors, who have used the platform at least once. The report focuses on the transformative power of fractionalisation, a 150-year-old investing concept re-imagined for the digital age. Fractional investing allows a person to own a fraction or a share of an asset. Going by the report, 60 per cent of all orders made are from investors under 40 years of age bracket. Notably, investors as young as 21 years are choosing fractional high-y

Want to invest in sovereign gold bonds? Know details before investing

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issues SGBs on behalf of the government

Benefits of long-term investing: check out more details

Prior to making any investment decisions, research and analyse a product

4 Sectors to watch for investing this summer

Investor should rebalance portfolio after surge in value fund returns

Investors must blend growth and value styles, enter with minimum five-year horizon

An antidote to bear market pessimism

The author of The Joy of Compounding has come up with another essential reading for all investors keen to master a strategy for navigating through severe bear markets