by Vidya Kumar | Feb 14, 2013 | Fixed Income, Investment
Most of us are conservative when it comes to investing hard earned money. We prefer to invest in secure investment options. But for higher returns we need to take risk. As it is rightly said – no risk no profit. There are financial instruments such as...
by Vidya Kumar | Jan 25, 2013 | Investment, Smitha Hari
Financial markets today are flooded with investment products by several players. Investors are often left confused as to which product to choose and hence look for safe and trustworthy advice from professionals. While there are players who are genuine in their advice,...
by Vidya Kumar | Jan 21, 2013 | Investment, Smitha Hari
There are several investment options for NRIs. While NRIs who have a high risk appetite can opt for equities and real estate, risk-averse NRIs can look at investing in Savings accounts, FCNR (B) account, fixed deposits, Treasury bills, mutual funds, PSU bonds,...
by Vidya Kumar | Jan 17, 2013 | Fixed Income, Investment
When you invest for fixed income, it is most likely that you prefer bank fixed deposits because that’s the way it has been, since long time. Bank fixed deposits are considered infallible. But consider this, what about investing in products where you get returns...
by Vidya Kumar | Jan 11, 2013 | Investment, personal finance, Smitha Hari
A chit fund is a savings scheme which has been very popular in South India and in some other states of the country for several decades. Over the past couple of decades, chit funds have been shrouded by news of fraudulence. As a result, many small chit funds closed...
by Vidya Kumar | Jan 4, 2013 | Investment, savings, Smitha Hari, taxation
The Union Budget 2012-13 saw the announcement of a new scheme by the Government called the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS), which was introduced with the aim of attracting small investors into the capital market. This scheme was notified by the Finance...
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