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How can a foreigner invest in India ?

  India is today’s time has been attracting heaving foreign investments due to its promising market size, natural resources, and skilled low wage labor. The various foreign investors want to make the best use of the Indian resources for their profit and in turn major development is happening in India due to foreign direct investment. For many foreign investors, the path of foreign investment in India is not very clear hence in this blog we will be covering all the essential points in regard to this. Before making foreign investments in India it is vital to understand the foreign policy guidelines that have been laid down by the government of India from time to time because amendments are made to them. There are two routes through which foreign direct investments can be made in India and that is the government route and the automatic route. Through the government route, there are certain sectors in which the government of India has put restrictions for foreign investments that only ...

Top 10 mutual funds in India

  A mutual fund is an investment vehicle where many investors pool their money to earn returns on their capital over a period. This corpus of funds is managed by an investment professional known as a fund manager or portfolio manager. It is his/her job to invest the corpus in different securities such as bonds, stocks, gold and other assets and seek to provide potential returns. The gains (or losses) on the investment are shared collectively by the investors in proportion to their contribution to the fund. Here is the list of top 10 mutual funds: 1. Axis Bluechip Fund 2. Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund 3. Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund 4. Kotak Standard Multicap Fund 5. Axis Midcap Fund 6. DSP Midcap Fund 7. Axis Small Cap Fund 8. SBI Small Cap Fund 9. SBI Equity Hybrid Fund 10. Mirae Asset Hybrid Equity Fund

Why Foreign investors should invest in India ?

  There are several good reasons for investing in India.  1. Large and Expanding Size of the Market India is the fifth largest economy in the world (after US, China, Japan and Germany). With an estimated population of 130 crore (1.3 billion), it is the second most populous country in the world (after China). According to a study published in Lancet journal (July 2020), India’s population would peak at 160 crore (1.6 billion) in 2048. The country will have the world’s largest working-age population of 57.8 crore (578 million) by 2100.  India has an estimated middle class of 40 crore (400 million) people who are the mainstay of consumption expenditure. In view of the focus of present government on rural areas and farmers, rural India is also emerging as a promising market for all types of consumer goods, even branded ones. India is strategically located with easy access to markets of Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Foreign investors’ confidence lies...

Top 10 investment options in India

  Most investors want to make investments in such a way that they get sky-high returns as quickly as possible without the risk of losing principal money. This is the reason why many are always on the lookout for top investment plans where they can double their money in few months or years with little or no risk. Here is a list of top 10 investment options available in india. 1. Direct equity Investing in stocks might not be everyone's cup of tea as it's a volatile asset class and there is no guarantee of returns. Further, not only is it difficult to pick the right stock, timing your entry and exit is also not easy. The only silver lining is that over long periods, equity has been able to deliver higher than inflation-adjusted returns compared to all other asset classes. At the same time, the risk of losing a considerable portion or even all of your capital is high unless one opts for stop-loss method to curtail losses. In stop-loss, one places an advance order to sell a stock a...