The past ten years have been like a lost decade for the US stockmarket investors. The Dow Jones is nearly at the same level as it was in December 1999. And since inflation has averaged around 2.5% per year during this decade, the real returns for inv
IPOs (Initial Public Offerings) What is an IPO? An IPO is when a company which is presently not listed at any stock exchange makes either a fresh issue of shares or makes an offer for sale of its existing shares or both for the first time to the
It is that time of the year again when the US central bank takes a call on what yield most asset classes around the world should trade at. And it appears near certain that the status quo is going to be maintained. The Fed is expected to announce its
Credit rating agencies these days seem to be looking at a lot beyond loan servicing capabilities. No, we are not just referring to rating of companies but also that of economies. What else can explain the anomaly that as of November 2009, the Governm
In the recent years, stock markets have become a center of attraction for most us. Equities and related financial products are becoming a popular asset class. This can be clearly seen from the growth in the number of participants, volume of transacti
Stimulus packages have been the magic wand that almost every government and central bank has waved since the beginning of the financial crisis last year. Most are still wary of withdrawing the same lest their GDP growth trajectory gets derailed and i
Capital goods companies here in India seem to be a happy lot these days. Their stocks are shinning and their order books are plump. But that's not such a recent phenomenon either. Except for the dark days of the credit crisis, capital goods compa
IntroductionDifferent investment avenues are available to investors. Mutual funds also offer good investment opportunities to the investors. Like all investments, they also carry certain risks. The investors should compare the risks and expected yiel
ULIP’s are basically long term investment. But still despite of being Long Term in nature they are Return Maximizing tool. The return is maximized through the well known option provided itself in the ULIP product SWITCHES. Each Ulip comes with
The Congress' austerity drive was not unfounded. After all austerity is what global leaders are insisting on in the G-20 summit. US President Barack Obama and his counterparts from the G-20 nations have cited a clear warning that the global re
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