Gold vs mutual funds as investment options – it is a debate that is slowly gaining denomination. While gold represents the ‘old school’ of investment thoughts, mutual funds find favor with the modern generation. However, with the stock market bloodbath that prevailed over the last couple of years, investors are suddenly rediscovering the virtues of investing in gold. This is not to mean that mutual funds have lost their charm, or potential as an efficient and effective investment option. When comparing gold with mutual  funds as investment options, it is pertinent to note the benefits and weaknesses of each option individually. Investments...

What does it take to invest successfully? Most people have this wrong notion that successful investing requires a college degree in high finance or loads of experience in the stock markets. Worse still, many of us assume that it requires timing the...

Its an old joke in finance.. Two economists walking down a street spot a 100 rupee note. When one of them rushes to pick it up, the other one says “Don’t waste your efforts.. If it was really a 100 rupee note, someone would have already...

One of the biggest roadblocks in mutual fund investment in particular (and investments in general) is a very basic one: getting started in the first place. Most persons, especially new investors, keep putting off the investment on one excuse or another....

A mutual fund is one of the most potent investment options. It provides a viable investment avenue for the entire range on investors, from the discerning millionaire to the humblest of the investors. Though this tool of investment conevenience has been...