Structural trends that will play out in the next decade and how equity investors can gain from them

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Structural trends that will play out in the next decade and how equity investors can gain from them New horizons are opening up that will create multi-year investment opportunities and investors should plan their moves early to ride the growth wave to its full potential. We have identified a few emerging structural trends that are likely to hold sway for the next 10 years. We also outline how investors can play these specific themes. Investing in government bonds directly from RBI is a sound option but don't rush in to buy them Soon retail investors will be able to buy government bonds directly from RBI. Though there are certain advantages of investing in government bonds, experts warn against rushing in to buy bonds for various reasons. ET Wealth Wisdom Ep 109: Why you cannot stick to your household budget There are several reasons you fail to be consistent with your monthly budget. In this podcast, we tell you what you can do to avoid these. Host: Tania Jaleel; Producer: Paramveer Singh With the market scaling new highs, can asset allocation or balanced advantage mutual funds prove their worth? Regardless of strategy, the purpose of these funds is the same—to tackle market volatility and deliver equity-like returns at lower risk. Whether pro- or countercyclical, these follow different routes to the same destination. Investors worried about volatility may take comfort in this space. From our Partners What changed in Sustainable Architecture during COVID With real estate developers and architects witnessing an uptick in enquiries and bookings about green homes post Covid, India may finally see the masses embracing the concept of sustainable buildings. From our Partners A platform for both learners and educators The Study24x7 platform has been designed keeping the requirement of both educators and learners in mind. Should an investor care about the liquidity of his investment portfolio? Liquidity refers to the ability to convert to cash, at the fastest time and at the lowest cost. If converting an asset to cash takes an inordinate amount of time, or involves incurring a high cost to complete such liquidation, we can call that asset illiquid. Sebi's new risk-o-meter for mutual funds is a useful tool but investors need to understand it first The old risk meter had five risk levels which were based on the category of the mutual fund. The new risk meter is based on the actual portfolio of the scheme. Further, the new risk meter helps an investor to analyse the scheme on the basis of two things. Top Mutual Funds SCHEME NAME RATING 3 YRS(%) 1 YR(%) 6 M(%) 1 M(%) Axis Bluechip Fund Direct Plan-Growth ★★★★★ 19.39 23.48 35.00 5.40 Invest Now Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund Direct-Growth ★★★★★ 18.92 31.32 36.22 6.88 Invest Now Axis Bluechip Fund-Growth ★★★★★ 17.88 21.98 34.20 5.29 Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity Fund Regular-Growth ★★★★★ 17.36 29.36 35.13 6.72 Tata Index Sensex Direct ★★★★★ 16.03 27.36 37.31 6.28 Invest Now Will you invest in IPO of a company with no history? During the year 2020, SPAC or Special Purpose Acquisition Company raised an estimated Rs 6,15,000 crore in the US. Also known as blank cheque companies, SPACs raise money to buy start-ups or invest in existing companies. Here is an explainer about how such companies work. How gold, silver, platinum performed during the week ending February 11, 2021 Since it is used as an industrial commodity also, the news of falling Covid cases and hope of economic recovery helped silver to gain more. Here is your weekly market tracker of other alternative investments.

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