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ETFs Offer Great Returns In Investment Portfolios PDF Print E-mail
Written by The RupeeManager Team   
Thursday, 17 November 2011 14:05
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One of the profitable investments in the current market conditions includes ETFs. Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) refers to an index, commodity or an index fund which can be traded like a stock on an exchange. It is listed on a stock exchange and trades intraday, and can be described as, a Mutual Fund traded like a stock. However, there are several important differences between mutual funds and ETFs. Related links on ETFs: What is ETF?, Why investing in Index funds makes sense, Gold ETF takes the cake among ETFs

ETFs tend to follow indexes like the S&P 500, unlike mutual funds, which try to beat them. For example, if S&P 500 trades fifteen percent lower, the ETF that follows will decline by fifteen percent too. Likewise, if S&P 500 trades ten percent higher, the ETF that follows will trade ten percent higher.

The concept of investing in ETFs is new as compared to mutual fund investments. This new investment arena provides great opportunities as currently there are very few investors with the necessary skill and knowledge. So, if you are one of the early birds to invest in ETFs, you have a good chance to reap great returns.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 06 December 2011 21:31
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Gold ETFs takes the cake among Indian ETFs PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 19:12
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National Stock Exchange (NSE) has released a ETF report for November, 2011. Gold ETFs had a lion share of 83.44% of the turnover in October, 2011.

The total transactions in the month of October, 11 was Rs 1962.44 crores whereas the gold etf turnover was Rs 1637.44 crores. The other assets for the Exchange Traded Funds were the money market, the equity market and the international equity market.

As per the report, the average return for Gold ETFs for the last 1 month/3 months is 5.75% and 17.25% respectively. Read more about Gold ETFs

Among 11 Gold ETFs the top 3 gold ETF contributed 90.52% of the total trading volumes during the month. The total trading volume for the month was ` 163743.57 lacs and the top 3 securities were GOLDBEES, KOTAKGOLD & RELGOLD.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 November 2011 19:27
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A Study on Physical Gold and Gold ETF PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ramalingam K   
Tuesday, 08 November 2011 17:20
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Stock Market has lead to tendency of many to go in for much safer investments that gives a reasonable return. This is the reason for gold gaining popularity as one of the safest avenues for investment.

Gold has always held importance as a good investment proposition since the days of our ancestors. But the recent trends of daylight robbery, murders and greed for the precious yellow metal with the difficulty of storage and safety of physical gold had made gold a cumbersome proposition. In addition, fraudulent and not uniform practices followed by jewelers and difficulty in establishing the purity of gold contributed to the popularity and desirability of gold ETF’s.

Read about "Which Gold ETF to buy? Also Ways to invest in Gold ETF

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Why Investing in an Index Funds Make Sense PDF Print E-mail
Written by Ranjan   
Friday, 30 April 2010 22:05
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Why do you invest in an equity mutual fund? The answer might be quite obvious at first, but certainly deserves deeper thought. One may invest to take advantage of the higher returns that equities are supposed to give over the long run. But if that is the only motive, than why not invest in an index fund?

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Ways to Invest in Gold PDF Print E-mail
Written by Gopal Gidwani   
Thursday, 17 December 2009 12:33
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Rahul is a worried father these days. His daughter’s marriage is planned 6 months down the line. He had big plans to buy a lot of gold for his daughter like any father would do in a normal Big Fat Indian Wedding. But the way gold prices have soared in the last 1 year from levels of Rs 10,000+ per 10 grams to the current Rs 18,000+ per 10 grams, Rahul is in a fix. Even after such a big rise in prices in such a short span of time, gold prices show no signs of stopping. Rahul is wondering whether he would be able to buy the quantity of gold he had originally planned to buy at these prices. If we sit back and analyse the reasons behind the tear away rally in gold prices we will have to move back in time by 2 years.

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All You Wanted to Know about Company Deposits

Company Deposits are simply nothing but fixed deposits in companies that earn a fixed rate of return over a period of time. Company deposits are really down-to-earth products. The influential advantage of the company deposits is its plain simplicity. Company deposit is understood even by the most novices among the investors community.

Have you ever wondered the logic behind why pure vanilla flavored ice cream sells more than any other flavor? Similar logic is just as true when it comes to the company deposits vis-a-vis many other modern investment options.

With the meltdown of NBFCs almost a decade ago, company deposit market had a major slow down, but volumes still remain significant and there are loyal investors who prefer company deposits to other investment products.

Advantages of Company deposits:

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Economy

India's Wealth Grows 18% against Global 9.7%

The Mckinsey report had said that the wealth in the emerging markets have grown 3 times more than the rates of assets in developed nations. Now here's a report that is specific about India. Indian wealth management has given a return of 18% against the global 9.7%.

The wealth management arm of the KARVY Group released the 2nd edition of its India Wealth Report today.

This Report studies patterns of individual investments across financial asset classes (excluding physical assets like gold and real estate) and finds that India's individual wealth is expected to nearly triple from the existing 86.5 lac crore to 249 lac crore by FY16. In fact, the wealth of India's HNIs has grown by over 18% compared to a mere 9.7% for global HNIs in the last one year.

Interestingly, the Report shows that fixed deposits & bonds has become the top contributor to overall wealth held by individuals in India, displacing last year's topper, direct equity, primarily due to the uncertainty in the financial markets.

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Editor's Choice

Understanding the Problem of Inflation

Deepak Singh runs a useful blog on the "State of the Market" and has posted his thoughts on inflation on his blog. He asks, Is Inflation a temporary problem or a structural problem?

That’s the big question market is trying to answer…

Is market buying this? - Inflation will come down in 4 months

Inflation in India has not built up overnight. There are severe supply bottlenecks in the country where major reforms are needed. But unfortunately, Government of the day slept over the problem for so long that now even panic responses cannot help. Inflation problem cannot be solved by talking it down. It requires bold thinking and strong policy making which unfortunately has not happened and that’s why everyone is lost now.

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