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You have choice of 9.5 -10% interest FD from banks like HDFC on the lower side to regional banks offering 10%.

MIPs are a bit tricky as the monthly dividend is not fixed and varies depending on markets. MIPs have around 15-25% in stocks and hence are risky but may deliver higher returns.

[QUOTE=malavade_sandeep;52693][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Need help to invest lump sum amount lets say 15 laks in mutual fund or pension fund in India. My broker is recommending investing in HDFC pension fund. What is the advantage of pension fund over regular mutual fund? Also I should invest ...

In this context, i read a book called " The Bull" by Maggie Mahar. It was quite interesting to see how the market and media worked together to conjure images - people like Abby Cohen, and other analysts. Even greenspan who first said irrational exuberance and then backtracked, CNBC et al.[ India is ...

Some of the Indian Funds which invest in stocks/ funds abroad are Fidelity International Equity Fund DSP ML World Gold Fund Principal Global Opportunities Birla Sunlife International equity ICICI Indo Asia Equity Fund ING GLOBAL REAL ESTATE ( NEW FUND) These are some funds that come to my mind ...

my faves: Learn to earn by Peter Lynch Beating the street by Peter Lynch Common Stocks Uncommon Profits Phil Fisher Annual Reports of Berkshire Market Wizards - forgot authors name Poor Charlies Almanac - a beautiful coffee table book on and by Charlie Munger Interviews from Outstanding Investor ...

I dont see any direct link between US RE and Indian RE, but if one were to assume that the global liquiidty glut is the reason for rise in prices of all assets be it stocks, RE, commodities, art etc, then it is likely that a liquidity crunch will reduce the prices. I believe that this is likely to ...

For more about investing in Indian Mutual Funds you can visit sites like Valuresearchonline.com. They provide a wealth of information that can be trusted. some banks allow you to invest in MFs online, too. Think ICICI and HDFC does. Also you will not be eligible to invest in Indian MFs that are regd ...

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Think you should look at Fixed Maturity plans in Indian MFs they offer around 9.00% post expense pretax annually.

Tax free income for an NRi would be abt 8%+ post TDS.

Hi Desi is right, you can still salvage the shares which are in your name by writing to the company with the folio no , they send a legal form on stamp paper for indemnification, which you sign notarise and send back and then the company puts out a news paper ad, and if no one has objections to it ...