There is no doubt that investment in gold has never faded away despite the good performance of other asset classes. Since February, gold has demonstrated a remarkable yield of approximately 17 per cent. Correspondingly, the commodity’s value has reached unprecedented levels daily in both domestic and global markets, despite an ascent in US Treasury yields. … Read more
In response to last week’s column -‘Time to Ponder a One Foot Out of the Door Plan’- as a possible strategy in the equity market, I received a great deal of feedback from readers sharing their own investment plans and views. One of the aspects they sought more clarity on was the applicability of the … Read more
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has invested Rs 27,105 crore in exchange traded funds between April and October this fiscal, which is about 51% of its investments in the instrument in the whole of last fiscal. In all, the EPFO has invested Rs 2.55 lakh crore in ETFs between 2016-17 and October 31, 2023. It … Read more
Silver ETF has recently been added as an investment option after strong success seen in Gold ETFs. Currently, the Silver ETF has been doing well as silver underlying has given a good upside since hitting the low of August 2022. The price is up by more than 40% in domestic markets. And the upcoming trend … Read more
We all often consider retirement the golden period of our life, a time to sit back, relax, and enjoy the fruits of hard work. However, a comfortable retirement requires careful planning, especially since you will no longer have an active source of income. You may also have family responsibilities and other expenses to consider, and … Read more
The Indian fund industry in recent years has launched quite a few Smart Beta offerings either in the form of ETF or Index funds based on indices developed by NSE. Such offering has been either in the format of a single factors like low volatility or a combination of factors like alpha and low volatility. … Read more
The year 2021 acted as a comeback of sorts as businesses and schools started reopening and people slowly but surely tried to inch back to normal life. The stock markets continued with their spectacular run and saw increasing participation by retail investors as exemplified by the growth in mutual fund Assets Under Management (AUM) and … Read more
Invesco is planning to launch a pair of cryptocurrency-focused exchange-traded funds, even as regulators have repeatedly delayed the approval of a U.S. Bitcoin ETF. About 85% of the Invesco Galaxy Blockchain Economy ETF and the Invesco Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF will be in crypto-linked equities, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange … Read more