Gold Saving Schemes in India
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Gold Saving Schemes in India

When you look at the returns gold has given over the years, you can see how it has proven itself as a star investment:

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What is the Connection Between Nifty and Gold Prices?
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What is the Connection Between Nifty and Gold Prices?

In 1999, investing ₹1,00,000 in Nifty 50 would have reaped rewards of ₹20,41,960, while investing the same amount in gold would have yielded ₹14,31,903. It just goes to show that with smart investments, your hard-earned money can grow and flourish over time.

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Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24: Worth Investing?
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Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24: Worth Investing?

Giving a double-digit return on investment in 2022-23, the Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) Scheme tranches 3 and 4 were announced for 2023-24. The scheme yielded an average of 13.7% return for the past few years.

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Which Asset Class Should You Invest In?
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Which Asset Class Should You Invest In?

Imagine you're deciding between different dishes at a buffet – there's the trusty biryani, the classic dosa, and the always popular butter chicken. Similarly, when it comes to investing, you might have options like Fixed Deposits (FDs), Gold, and Real Estate. We'll compare the performance of these investment choices, just like figuring out which dish at the buffet might satisfy your hunger the best.

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Planning to invest in gold? Here
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Planning to invest in gold? Here's how you can get the best returns.

If you are familiar with the stock market, you must be no stranger to the market’s volatility over the year. Global economic turmoil and uncertainty in the stock market have led to multiple investors relocating their portfolios into alternative asset classes like gold. Many experienced investors like Nikhil Kamath of Zerodha have started allocating 20% of their portfolio to gold. Why is everyone bullish about gold this year?

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Buying Gold in India: What is the best way?
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Buying Gold in India: What is the best way?

Gold has been a popular investment option for centuries, and for good reason. Buying Gold not only allows you to hold a tangible asset whose value appreciates over time but also safeguards your portfolio during economic downturns. Buying Gold could be a cumbersome process, given the multiple options available. This blog aims to help you in your Gold buying process & make the best returns on your investment. 

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Gold leasing: A financial innovation in India
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Gold leasing: A financial innovation in India

In India, gold has always been a precious metal, holding auspicious and cultural values. Indians invest in gold not only as an investment option but also as a means to protect themselves in times of emergencies. While holding gold in the physical form has feasibility issues, with the changing time, gold as an investment option has also transformed and become more innovative.

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Gold Reserves in India; These Vaults are Heavy!
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Gold Reserves in India; These Vaults are Heavy!

"The beauty about gold, though, is that in all states from uncertainty to conviction, it never for once gives up its lustre" ― Ufuoma Apoki.

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Busting Indian Investment Myths
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Busting Indian Investment Myths

Yesterday, when a few of my relatives visited, they were chilling in the living room, watching TV. It was a relaxing evening; the adults were just chit-chatting about politics, cricket, and investments. To be honest, I like these discussions because I like to hear their perspectives about various things in life, especially investments. To eavesdrop, I frequently moved across the living room to the kitchen or sometimes just stood there and pretended to be using my phone. 

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Indian Gold Loan Industry: Who’ll take this Underpenetrated Market?
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Indian Gold Loan Industry: Who’ll take this Underpenetrated Market?

India, the world’s second-largest consumer of Gold worth $1.5 Trn, has a meager 3% of it pledged for loans. Is it a multi-billion-dollar market for the taking?

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A Spot Gold Exchange on the cards
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A Spot Gold Exchange on the cards

Recently, SEBI has made a proposal that will allow you to trade gold just like shares! But why, how, and what’s it all about? Well, read on to discover.

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Types of Bonds available in India
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Types of Bonds available in India

Saving money without having financial goals or aiming for additional returns is usually considered as a waste in today’s times. As a result, people often save to invest and invest to save. 

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Gold Exchange Traded Funds: Understanding a Different Form of Gold
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Gold Exchange Traded Funds: Understanding a Different Form of Gold

"Gold is no longer an investment. Gold is no longer a portfolio item. Gold is certainly not a trading vehicle. Gold is your lifeline and I mean that literally."

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Everything about Fund of Funds, GETF and Offshore Schemes
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Everything about Fund of Funds, GETF and Offshore Schemes

Having a limited amount of money as savings often leads to confusion about where it can be invested or kept aside. People with any amount of savings often come across questions like, "Should I store it in the house? Should I put it in the bank? Or should I keep that money in the bank as a fixed deposit(FD) with a lock-in period?"

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Why the prices of gold are rising constantly?
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Why the prices of gold are rising constantly?

Remember Sanjay Dutt’s Vaastav? Had that film been made today, Sanjay Dutt would not have been able to say that famous dialogue “Pachaas Tola!” (translating to 50 ounces of Gold). The reason being, he surely wouldn’t have been able to afford this much Gold with yellow metal’s prices touching record highs. This was on a lighter note, now let’s get into some informational details.

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Why does Gold shine when Economies don
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Why does Gold shine when Economies don't?

As the Coronavirus pandemic has forced the economies around the world to shut down, uncertainty around the world has been rising, and with the rise of fear and uncertainty, there is another thing that has been on the rise, and that is the price of gold. This global health crisis has also thrown the world into a state of financial and economic crisis, and it has always been seen that it is during these times that the prices of gold reach record highs. Be it the economic crisis in 2001, the financial crisis in 2008, or the recent 2020 pandemic; this yellow metal seems to glitter the most when most economies are plunging to their doom.

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Sovereign gold bond Zerodha: Know About Benefits and differences
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Sovereign gold bond Zerodha: Know About Benefits and differences

Unlike most countries, Indians have an unbreakable bond with gold. And one stunning fact is that the Indians hold about 11% of the world’s gold. This is more than the gold reserves of IMF, Germany, and Switzerland put together. But rarely do we realize the choice that exists in the purchase of gold. Gold can be purchased as physical gold, ETF, or in the form of sovereign bonds. 

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Sovereign Gold Bonds Series X: Should you Invest?
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Sovereign Gold Bonds Series X: Should you Invest?

It’s the start of the month, the time when your salary gets credited in your wallet. After paying off your bills, you might tend to look out for avenues to invest a chunk of your income and save some for other expenses.

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