by Vidya Kumar | Mar 15, 2018 | Debt Fund, Vidya Kumar
Executive Summary: Debt Mutual Funds invest in bonds, treasury bills and other money market instruments. Debt MFs are less volatile and therefore less risky as compared to Equity MFs. They have potential to give returns that can beat inflation. There are...
by Vidya Kumar | Mar 8, 2018 | Cyber crime & Security, Vidya Kumar
Executive Summary: Cyber attacks are on the rise in India. You should take precautions while transacting online. Cyber Safe Insurance Plan by Bajaj Allianz and Personal Identity Protection Plan by TATA AIG provide insurance cover against cyber crimes such as phishing,...
by Vidya Kumar | Mar 1, 2018 | Real Estate, REITs & InvITs, Vidya Kumar
Executive Summary: SEBI has allowed financial institutions and NBFCs to invest in REITs and InvITs. This has been done to encourage the acceptance of these investment funds. Individual investors can invest in them directly or through mutual funds. If utilized...
by Vidya Kumar | Feb 14, 2018 | Investment, Mutual fund, Vidya Kumar
Executive Summary: Mutual funds offer both active investing and passive investing. Actively managed funds are handled by professionals who make decisions of buying and selling units to get the best returns. Passive funds follow the movement of the value of an...
by Vidya Kumar | Feb 5, 2018 | Gold, Vidya Kumar
Executive Summary: Motilal Oswal has launched a new gold plan that allows customers to buy and sell gold online. The buyer’s gold will be safe and secure and the gold can be transformed to physical gold or sold at the market price. But gold as an asset is not...
by Vidya Kumar | Jan 25, 2018 | Bonds, Vidya Kumar
Executive Summary: The Government has replaced the 8% Taxable bonds with 7.75% taxable bonds. The holding period is 7 years. There is no maximum limit on investment on them. The real rate of return is not very lucrative. There are other investments that offer better...
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