If crises are inevitable, how can retired people protect their wealth against unexpected risks? Here's what to do.

Find out how the perfect portfolio has benefits similar to that of a balanced diet and also what your asset allocation strategy should be like.

That when you are investing in a stock, you are actually investing in a business. As the business grows, so will the value of your stock.

Here's what the stir over participatory notes is all about, and why it won't derail inflow of funds into Indian stocks.

Averaging out your selling reduces the risk that randomly fluctuating markets impose on your profits. Ditto for buying. Unless you are sure, don't buy your entire quota of stocks in one day.

One company did not mail the copy for shareholders at all; a deluxe version was privately circulated among FIIs instead. Another insisted on a print run that was a quarter of the number of shareholders. Reason: \"We can always say that it was misplaced in transit\".

Most complaints (almost 20%) that the National Consumer Helpline gets are related to the banking and financial services sector—loans, fixed deposits or credit cards. One of the main reasons for this is that people fail to do their homework before making a financial commitment.

Ulips, compared with traditional life insurance plans, can provide risk cover across asset classes, providing you with a choice of investments suited to your life-stage requirements and your risk profile.

When careers get derailed, the failure is not in falling down, but in staying down.

The recent cyclical monetary tightening will only moderate, not derail, the strength in spending. And the impact of higher interest rates will not kill the investment boom currently under way.

MONEY TODAY applies the methods of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett to the Indian market to generate lists of stocks that pass their test.

The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex, the most-monitored index of stock prices, exaggerates volatility. MONEY TODAY dissects it to show you how.

India has 70,000 branches, 30,000 ATMs, 20 million Net connections and 200 million mobile phones. And they are all networked. It does not take much to see where banking is headed.

The income from your investments depends not only on the returns but also on the tax you pay on them.

Systematic withdrawal plans and systematic transfer plans help reduce your risk and improve your returns. And they are also less taxing.

Portfolio management schemes are now within the reach of the well-paid salary earners too.

We present a portfolio of features on funds to help you get started and get ahead.

Ulips can be used for family protection, mortgage, loan repayment, inheritence, lumpsum investment, saving for retirement or school and college fee.

There's no doubt that Indian markets are becoming increasingly aligned with global markets.

Over the next 10-12 years the MF industry in India will mushroom to an assets under management level of $1 trillion. This will propel India to the global top five rankings.