Prajna Capital - An Investment Guide

The market is quite volatile these days. Analysts expect the markets to remain volatile in the short to medium terms as more news comes in from the global markets. Here are some tips for investors: A) For short-term investors Investors looking at short term investments should be careful and track market developments closely. You should keep a watch on market movements and maintain a tight 'cut loss' and 'book profit' level for open positions. Since the markets are quite volatile, overnight open positions could be very dangerous. Often, small investors fall into a trap due to their relatively low corpus. Short-term traders should remain in constant touch with the markets. In volatile conditions, markets provide a lot of trading opportunities for short-term traders in day-to-day trade. However, it is not very easy for the small investors to use those opportunities. Brokerage cost in short term investments often reduces or eliminates the profit potential for small...

Still one can bet on global funds as a means of portfolio diversification. Coming after a week when financial giants have collapsed and the world looks on in confusion, it may seem strange to say that investors should still look towards investing in global funds. But financial advisors still believe that you should consider global funds as a means for portfolio diversification and gaining exposure to different asset classes, investment styles, sectors and so on. To make things easier, this article gives you the how and why of investing in global funds. MORE Diversification / OPPORTUNITIES Investors should view global funds as giving them the chance to participate in opportunities and themes that are not available in the country such as investing in gold mining or metal companies or those sectors which are highly regulated in India like oil and fertiliser and to benefit from the boom in these sectors. Global funds also help you make the most of the strengths and the growth characteristi...