What type of funds you should invest in?

Retail investors may safely invest in shorter-duration funds, suggests Sanjay Kumar Singh. Kindly note the image has been posted only for representational purposes. Photograph: Kind courtesy......

Do not park too much money in co-operative banks

Do not go for riskier options like co-operative bank only for the higher return. Even if you go for them, park only a small portion of your capital there, say Tinesh Bhasin and Sanjay......

Want to invest in direct plans? Opt for an advisor

While a do-it-yourself approach in direct plans will help you save money, there is the risk of making poor investment decisions and suffering loss of capital, says Devang Kakkad, head of research,......

Enter midcaps with a 5 year horizon

Investors not stop their SIPs or STPs due to election-related uncertainty.Sanjay Kumar Singh reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Over the past month, the S&P BSE Smallcap Index......