Allocate 70% to equities in this fall; Top 5 wealth creating ideas for next 2-3 years

After a setback from Union Budget 2018, the domestic market has shifted focus into the global volatility which is turning cautious due to premium valuation, increase in interest rate and risk of de-globalisation.     In the short-term, the market may have a positive bias and during which...

Heads up! FIIs create fresh short in index futures of over $145 mn

On the data front, continued writing was seen at OTM (out of the money) Call strikes of 10300 and 10400. We believe that levels near 10,350 will pose as an immediate hurdle for the Nifty.     Indian markets remained under pressure and did not witness any major pullback despite a recovery...

Betting on tech theme? Top 4 stocks which investors could add in their portfolio

The association of Indian IT companies are expecting a strong growth in the fiscal year 2019 as most of the companies are able to adapt to the new age digital technologies and are also strengthening in the automation segments which could make the space as one of the strong sectors for the year 2018.    India...

Stuck with huge portfolio losses? Use ‘Options’ in a falling market

Buying Puts is a simple strategy where an At the Money put is bought on the Index like Nifty with a notional value of the portfolio adjusted for portfolio’s beta.    Options being a non-linear instrument can help investors/traders in multiple ways and here are some of the simple strategies...

Rising interest rates & volatile stocks: Asset allocation to hold key in perfect storm

Here are a few interesting reads that will help you put your money matters in order in the volatile times.    After State Bank of India, the banker to the nation raised interest rates on bank fixed deposits, other banks are expected to follow. While the interest rates are expected...

RBI may hike repo rate by 0.25% in 2018: Report

The Reserve Bank is likely to increase its key rates by 0.25 percent this year as inflation is expected to be at a higher range due to wide fiscal deficit and high prices of oil and farm produce    The Reserve Bank is likely to increase its key rates by 0.25 percent this year as inflation...