Here’s our assessment of equity and debt markets in January 2019. Over long periods of time, equity market should deliver close to 12% per year return (which translates to a doubling every 6 years).

With the general elections just a few months away, we have seen several investors being cautious over the equity markets and are either delaying their investments, or worse still pulling back on existing investments.

Equity market returns have been higher than fixed deposits. If history were to be any indicator, this trend should continue.

2018 has been a relatively moderate-to-weak period for stock markets. Though the large cap indices, led by the Sensex is up 5.9%, the midcap and small caps were down.

Here’s a framework to help you understand why logic says equity in the Indian context should deliver a certain return.

Equity fund investors are better off staying invested for the long-term to get the best post-tax returns

I visited Kolar couple of weeks ago. Once famous for its gold mines, it is now more famous for its golf course on top of the ground. Mining for gold at Kolar was stopped about a decade ago. But coming as my visit did amidst raging debate about India’s balance of payments and the role of gold, I decided to ‘dig deeper’.

Financial planning theory recommends a methodical approach to investing