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The government of India announces issuance of the fourth tranche of sovereign gold bonds and the five days window of sovereign gold bond subscription opens on July 6th. Investors who are looking for alternative assets to shift their investments amid capital market volatility would like to enroll in these bonds.  With the gold price in the …

Scalping and swing trading both are short-term trading methods that are practiced to pocket profit from price movement. If you are new to equity market trading, then learning the differences between scalping and swing trading will give you better control over the risk-reward situation. Once you get clarity on each, you can choose a trading …

Currency market allows investors to trade in foreign currencies and diversify portfolio for profit optimisation. In volume, it is the largest financial market, even bigger than the equity market. In forex marketplace, currencies are bought and sold against each other, usually within a short period, which can be a day, an hour, or even a …

The brokerage industry like every other industry witnessed a change with the advent of the internet and better technologies of communication. Unlike in the past when only a certain class of people had access to the stock market, placing a buy or sell order today merely requires an internet connection, a bank account, a Demat …

The coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be a trying phase for investors and traders in the stock market. Due to the wide-spread fear among both individuals and businesses, the financial markets throughout the world are witnessing a huge sell-off. The Indian financial markets, in particular, appear to be greatly affected, with both the benchmark …

Even in the most volatile markets in perhaps a decade owing to the Coronavirus pandemic, a section of market experts and investors see an investment opportunity, especially since several quality stocks have declined severely, thereby, making them highly attractive. It is undeniably a difficult phase for any investors but as some would say: it might …

When you consider adequacy of insurance, you need to consider various insurance covers, including life cover and medical cover. When you take a medical cover you need to balance between adequacy of cover and the cost of the cover.When Rajiv met his financial advisor for the first time, he started off quite confidently. He had …

Children have special needs due to a variety of reasons. For example, some children may have learning impairment and others may have a psychiatric syndrome. Most of the children with special needs have developmental challenges or profound cognitive impairment which makes it very difficult for the child to mingle with other children of the same …

Over the last three years the average Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) collections per month has almost doubled. During the year 2017-2018, SIP contribution accounted for around Rs 67,000 crore and the total number of active SIPs accounts stood at 2.52 crore. That is a huge number. But what exactly is a SIP? A SIP is …

What exactly is an all weather portfolio? Obviously, it is not a portfolio that will outperform under all conditions. That does not exist in reality. An all weather portfolio which has an element of alpha and risk management built into it. That means in good times the portfolio does not really perform better than an …