Real estate investment is one of the oldest known classes of investment. Even today, it continues to occupy a majority share in the overall investment portfolio of an Individual.According to Merril Lynch Cap Gemni Wealth...
You should know the Basics of Financial Planning which forms the solid base for your financial pyramid. They may look trivial yet it plays a crucial role in the success of your financial plan and...
German insurance giant Allianz has reported surging third-quarter profits. Results have appeared so strong that the company will retain its full-year targets despite expected claims resulting from Hurricane Sandy. Insurer Allianz of Germany on Friday...
Gold ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) provide a smarter way of purchasing gold in electronic form just like you buy shares of a company. They aim to track closely the price of physical gold and provide...
The first article of this two part series on Online Retail The Current Situation India’s retail industry currently accounts for 14 to 15% of the GDP and is estimated at approximately USD 450 billion dollars,...
On a lazy Sunday afternoon, I was listening to some world music I had discovered recently on Spotify. A few moments after fighting the urge, I received an email confirmation from Amazon.com that my CD...
Index funds invest in a basket of predefined stocks of an index like Sensex or Nifty. These funds follow a passive strategy, instead of picking individual stocks. The fund manager simply follows the index and...
The majority of Germans still prefer using cash over electronic forms of payment, a study has found. Consumers feel real banknotes and coins are a lot safer, and that their use is completely anonymous to...
Women are underserved and underestimated as consumers… ~ Geraldine Laybourne The general perception is that only men ideally need financial planning. Most educated and working women feel that managing money is a man’s job. Why...
Fewer Germans feel inclined to make adequate financial old-age provisions, a study has found. The survey points out that a good part of the population is worried about inflation and record-low capital yields. Germans on...
‘Financial Planning’ is the new buzzword in the current financial services landscape in India. We tend to hear a lot about financial planning these days. The buzzword is used in all sorts of context creating...
In a major boost for MF industry, Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme (RGESS) is all set to allow investment through mutual funds to get tax benefit. There will be certain conditions attached to that. The...