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Where To Invest

An investor has too many investment options available today. This section will help you better understand the available options and will also guide you on managing good asset allocation.


  1. How to choose an investment?

    Personal goals and expectations are very important while choosing an investment. Each person's investment goals are different...
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  2. Balancing Risk and Return

    Risk is something you encounter everyday! Even crossing a busy street involves some risk. However, with the risk...
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  3. The Different Types of Investments

    While investing, you have a vast choice of investments to select from. Each asset class has its positives and negatives...
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  4. Cash

    Keeping cash at hand carries no investment risk and no returns either. While a certain amount of cash is required for spending purposes...
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  5. Debt

    Bank deposits - Fixed deposits and recurring deposits
    When a certain sum is deposited in a bank...
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  6. Equity

    Investing in the listed shares of a company.
    Equity or ownership investing means becoming a partial owner of a company...
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  7. Real Estate

    Capital appreciation of real estate is traditionally very high. However, with high returns come higher risks...
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  8. Gold

    Gold has been a traditional investment popular in India. It offers a safe haven when markets are volatile...
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  9. Others

    In the recent years, alternate avenues of investment have become popular for their potential to earn high returns...
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  10. Spreading your investments efficiently

    Asset allocation involves dividing your investments among different asset categories, such as equity, debt, real estate, gold, cash...
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  11. Insurance for Protection

    The purpose of insurance is protection. Insurance, in its purest form, is fundamentally a hedge, a shield against various risks...
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