Investing in gold? MUST READ this!

Current Income Gold in any form does not give any current income. The only exception is the dividend option in the Gold ETFs. If held in the physical form, there is only outflow of cash for the maintenance of lockers. Capital Appreciation Historically, gold has been the perfect hedge for inflation. This is based on [...]

Weekly Fundamentals

Financial markets were, and will be, mainly directed by sentiment over the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone. Headlines regarding what will be delivered after the EU summit (now the key meeting will be on October 26) were mixed and somehow confusing. Yet, no matter what plans will be announced after the meeting, it remains [...]

A 10% Yielding Power Infrastructure Company With An Improving Payout Ratio

Providing an essential service with revenue backed by long-term contracts, Canadian power generation stocks occupy an enviable position in late 2011. No matter how bad things get in the credit market and economy, they’ll keep getting paid — and passing the profit along in dividends to investors. That point is widely acknowledged by investors, demonstrated [...]

Looking For A Rebound In This Hard-Hit Coal ETF

Bears expected to finally savor victory in the third quarter. They were hoping to take advantage of the market’s turmoil due to investors’ fear over the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the fiscal showdown in the US and the potential for slowing growth in China. The SP 500 (SPY ) descended into a classic correction [...]

Playing The Uncertainty In Healthcare

Investors traditionally have regarded healthcare as a defensive sector that stands to benefit over the long term from favorable demographic trends. Not only does demand for healthcare products and services remain relatively resilient when the economy weakens – consumers tend to regard these purchases as non discretionary – but an aging US population and rising [...]

Crude Oil Choppy Before EU Summit, Gold Weakness Likely to Continue

Talking Points  Crude Oil Likely to Rise as Risk Appetite Recovers on Earnings, EU Bailout  Gold Anchored to US Dollar’s Fortunes, May Gain if Risk Appetite Holds Up WTI Crude Oil (NY Close): $85.30 // -0.81 // -0.94% Crude oil remains firmly anchored to underlying risk appetite, showing a firm correlation with the SP 500. [...]

Rich investors seek high realty returns

Products structured on real estate and promising over 20 per cent annual returns are gaining popularity among wealthy investors. These products, sold by wealth managers to their high networth individual clients, could have land or unfinished properties as underlying assets, with a buyback agreement after a certain number of years. With a minimum investment of [...]

Telecom ministry targets Rs 650,000-crore investment!

At a time when concerns are being raised over possible flight of investors from the telecom space due to the 2G scam and its fallout, the department of telecommunication has projected an investment of a whopping Rs 6,50,000 crore (Rs 6,500 billion) in the sector in the next five years. According to a background note [...]

Sahara asked to return money to investors

Rejecting the appeals of Sahara Group companies, the Securities Appellate Tribunal on Tuesday asked them to refund the money raised through Optionally Fully Convertible Debentures to investors within six weeks. “. . .both the appeals are dismissed. . . . “The appellants in both the appeals shall now repay within six weeks from today the [...]

Best ways to invest for your child’s future

Factors to keep in mind before planning Planning for your child’s future is very crucial to your child’s well-being. There are certain points which one should keep in mind before choosing the investment options as it will help you generate optimum capital in future. 1. It’s a long term capital requirement – You need the [...]

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