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| | Start with balanced funds | 15-NOV-09 |
| | I want to start a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP). I wish to start by investing Rs 2,500-3,000 a month for the next 20 years and I am open to equity funds, too. Please advice about some good schemes I should invest in and how I should balance my portfolio by investing in more than one scheme. | |
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| | Three strong offerings | 15-NOV-09 |
| | Though not a stellar performer, it has impressed. In the first year of its launch (2005), it underperformed in all the three quarters it completed. Since then, it has managed to beat the annual category average every year, with its best performance in 2006, when it returned 60.3 per cent (category average: 54.2 per cent). | |
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| | Before going ON a power trip... | 15-NOV-09 |
| | Investors did not have a very good experience with some of the recent Initial Public Offers (IPOs), especially from companies in the power sector, as many of these in the recent past traded to below the issue price. Most market participants believe the investors completely ignored the fundamentals and just focused on opportunities in the power sector. | |
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| | PSUs' peculiar problem | 15-NOV-09 |
| | With profit-making not being the sole motive of public units, caution needs to be exercised while investing in their IPOs. | |
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| | Restart SIPs, save entry load | 08-NOV-09 |
| | I have invested in an SIP of HDFC Top 200 since 2005. Do I need to stop and start afresh , so that it does not attract entry load. Kindly advise. | |
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| | Start young, start well | 08-NOV-09 |
| | Piyush Bhurangi, 26, a software engineer in Noida, UP, is getting married in November and wishes to have a long-term investment plan to suit a larger family. He invests Rs 1,000 each month in mutual funds via systematic investment plans (SIPs). Currently, on a take-home salary of Rs 25,000 a month, his expenses add up to about Rs 10,000, apart from investments. He has a term insurance plan of Rs 25 lakh, with additional death benefits (ADB), taken in September 2009. All his investments are tilted towards equities. While that wasn't a big problem as he is young, yet diversification is crucially necessary, as he is the only bread-earning member of his family right now. | |
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| | Choosing the right technique | 08-NOV-09 |
| | For investors and traders, who want to do technical analysis, there are a number of software packages for intra-day charting and end-of-day (EOD) software. | |
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| | A practical strategy | 08-NOV-09 |
| | Invest moderately in equities, and be ready to average down if market falls. | |
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| | Reduce interest, pay EMIs | 08-NOV-09 |
| | Issuers allow you to convert your credit card purchases to EMIs, but it comes with strings attached. | |
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| | Sound investment ideas | 01-NOV-09 |
| | I am a 45-year-old banker. I had been investing in six equity schemes (growth options) through monthly systematic investment plans (SIPs) for the past three years. The approximate investment was Rs 2.38 lakh. Yesterday, I redeemed all my units, as I was quite happy with the approximate annualised returns, of between 15-20 per cent, and also as I felt the market was running at a brisker pace than warranted. The approximate maturity proceeds will be Rs 3.45 lakh. | |
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| | Saves. Earns as well | 01-NOV-09 |
| | Launched in 1999, the fund has looked average during market run-ups, but an impressive performance during downturns has translated into a competitive long-term track record. | |
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