Hi Subashini, Every financial instrument has its place in the portfolio. A balanced portfolio gives you growth during good time and protects your wealth during recession. You should NEVER put your investments in just Gold or stocks or real estate. Over a long period of time equity or stock still remains...

Q :I have invested in icici prulife with 3000 as monthly sip. What is current nav? Answer :You can get an online login id and password with ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company's website. We are not authorized to check policy details on your behalf unless you are a client, in which case we could...

Q :I have invested in icici prudential infrastructure fund in sip scheme {monthly3000} for 18 months. My average value is 21.82, now rate is 27.59. I want to know whether I go for withdrawing or shall I hold it a few days. Please give me your feed back. Answer :Normally, equity investments should be...

Q :I am 30 years , married with no kids yet. I have 7Lakh Rs at my disposable which I can invest immediately. Please suggest. Answer :It's a good time to start looking at your financial goals. First, set your goals, then the asset allocation will be devised and you can invest accordingly. Start a...

Irrespective of good times or bad times, if you follow these basic rules with your money you are sure to reap rewards and a secure future! 1 . Invest early! The early bird gets the worm and the nectar in the flower too! There is no bigger mantra than starting to invest early. The difference in an investment...

Why pharma is the cure?? Investing was never as difficult as it seems today. In times like these, it's best to go for safe sectors. Pharmaceuticals might just be a good example, difficult though it is for investors to decipher. But why pharma? Here are some reasons: 1. Chemical synthesis skills Indian...

The past three years have been a dream run for Delhi-based property agent Virendra Saxena. There was always a crowd of prospective buyers at his office. Saxena had his hands so full that he didn't have time for those looking for rented accommodation. It didn't make sense to spend time finding...

You know your expenses have been inflated and your income has been deflated. Did you know that inflation has also shrunk your investments? Thanks to the media, everybody is an economist and knows all about inflation. Or so they'd like to think. The fact is that most of us have only a tenuous grasp...

Brought Wealth Zoom: Suzlon Energy,Areva T&D Safe Wealth: NTPC, Glaxo SmithKline Consumer The steady erosion in the NAVs of the model portfolios continues in line with the broad market indices. In spite of the 700-point rally on a day when our portfolios are marked to market, Wealth Zoom's NAV...

Shares: When companies look for money for their business, they can get it in two ways - either they borrow from a bank and pay interest ("debt") or they ask people like you and me to invest and give us shares ("equity"). A share is a part of a business. Then let's say a friend...