Alternative Investments

Traditional investments include cash, bonds and of course, stocks. Alternative investments are typically higher risk because of the trading styles, limited regulations and lack of liquidity. Alternative investments also have high minimum investment amounts and charge a higher fee to manage portfolios. Four common types of alternative capital investments are venture capital funds, hedge funds, … Read more

Bad Debt Management : a Scheme to Take you Out of Debt Trap

It is often necessary to plan ones repayments, especially when there is a matter of multiple unsecured loans in question. Bad debt management is a plan that is basically meant for repayment of one’s debt as soon as possible. It comes into picture when one is unable to repay one’s debts due to some sudden … Read more

Increasing Consumer Confidence

The Conference Board’s index of Consumer Confidence improved to 49.5% from a extensively upwardly revised level of 48.7 in October. Originally, the October level was at 47.5%. Consensus expectations were for the consumer confidence level to actually fall to 47.5%. The index saw a big enhancement from dismal levels during the spring, but since May … Read more

Mutual Funds Investing vs Bank Fixed Deposits

I have often seen people planning to Invest in bank Fixed Deposits rather than Equity related Mutual Funds inspite of the growing Indian Economy and rising stock market. Though the times are changing and people have started looking at Equity Investment schemes, but still its only the minority of people savings going into the equity … Read more