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Though gold and silver have rallied in recent months, the "smart money" is betting that they will fall again.

Increased competition, greater supply of shares and unwillingness to go public dampen investor interest in the bourse

The biggest beneficiaries of changes in delisting norms will be the calling agencies which work on behalf of merchant bankers and acquirers

Contrary to popular opinion, gold and real estate can at best preserve purchasing power against inflation over long periods

Move asset allocation towards safer investment options such as debt funds

Capital gain is taxed on the basis of the period of holding the asset

We use a mix of quantitative and qualitative parameters to shortlist schemes

A good portfolio need not go beyond 7-12 schemes spread across fund types and asset classes

In the past five years, a total of 83 schemes were a part of Mint50 at different points in time

Department of Disinvestment contemplates an aggressive strategy to encourage more people to open demat accounts

The bank has guided for a restructuring pipeline of `2,300 crore for the March quarter after it recast fresh loans worth `1,755 crore in the quarter to December

The bank reported an operating profit of 6.4% that comes on top of a 2.8% decline in a year ago, with the key worry being deterioration in asset-quality

The company reported constant currency revenue growth of 6.2%, the highest in the last 16 quarters