Listen to this article “Your house is not an asset!”– says Robert Kiyosaki in his book “Rich Dad Poor Dad.” He is one of the many millionaires who made a fortune out of rental income. And then there is Equity Mutual Fund investment. It has relatively lesser risk, better flexibility, and liquidity. Head to head, […]
How Can Investors Manage Asset Allocation?
“Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket” But how many eggs in each of the baskets? The answer is subjective. Finding the right balance between equity and debt investments is one thing. But maintaining that balance has always been a real challenge. It is almost like trying to solve a Rubik’s cube that is […]
How Important is this ESG Criteria or ESG Focused Funds?
A longstanding criticism against the free market economy is the concerns of exploitation by the organisations in it. A good organisation must aspire to give as much as it takes: be it its environment, the society around it, even with its governance. In the wake of such concerns—more importantly, Climate Change—came the ESG criteria. It […]
Should Indian Investors Invest in International Funds?—What Does The Industry Experts Think?
Tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and even US investors like Mark Mobius are investing billions in India. Should you flip side and invest in international funds? On one hand, there is a claim that technology funds are risky. And the international market being a relatively “uncharted water” to an average retail investor only seem to […]
Nilesh Shah View on Index Fund vs Actively Managed Fund
One of the frequent questions I receive from clients and especially first-time investors is… “Index Funds Vs Actively Managed Funds, which is better?” “What Percentage of allocation can I give for each?” A very good question indeed. It is not just a matter of choice with investment style. Unfortunately, the noise around social media project […]
Gold as an Investment
“Gold has its price; learning is beyond price.” -Chinese Proverb Everybody has a range of opinions about Gold as an investment. But where does Gold stand as an asset class? Should you invest in Gold or not?—is a question every other investors have been pondering for a long time. The fact is, Gold doesn’t always […]
