CAGR in Last Five Years

The returns given by various BSE Indices in the last five years are given below: Inflation (CPI): 4.71%Gold: 10.89%BSE Sensex: 17.60%BSE 100: 16.64%BSE Reality Index: 25.50%BSE Healthcare Index:12.53%BSE Finance Index: 16.22%BSE IT Index: 28.58%BSE Consumer Durables Index: 29.61%BSE Consumer Discretionary Index: 14.15%BSE FMCG Index: 13.40%BSE Energy Index: 20.99%BSE Metals Index: 14.88%BSE Telecom Index: 9.72%BSE Oil … Continue reading CAGR in Last Five Years

Advantages of Exchange Traded Funds over Mutual Funds.

ETFs offer the following advantages over Mutual Funds: 1. Lower Fund Management Charges. 2. Eliminates duplicity or overlap of buying Stocks through different Mutual Funds. 3. Exposure to the entire Stock Market in a Country or Region through One or Two ETFs. 4. Global Exposure. 5. Easy Liquidity throughout the Year. 6. Tax implications as … Continue reading Advantages of Exchange Traded Funds over Mutual Funds.

Index.

An Index is a collection of Stocks. It is composed of Stocks from a particular Industry, Country, Continent or the World. It is also segregated as Developed Markets, Emerging Markets and Frontier Markets (Under-Developed Countries). An Index can be theoretical, or it can have practical applications in the form of Index Funds and ETFs. Indices … Continue reading Index.