Gold Prices Continue to Drop

Gold price is falling in futures markets since few days.  On 8^th of this month, the price of 10 grams of gold was Rs. 29,239 in MCX and by 15^th April, it reached Rs. 25,500.  Gold price was at its highest in November, 2012 when it was Rs. 33,000.According to traders, there is no stock of gold in the local markets though there is high demand for the metal. 

Grounds For Plunge:

• The main reason for the fall of gold pries now is the rumors that Cyprus and Euro zone countries are going to sell their gold stocks.
• Demand for gold is also decreasing.n 2011, the demand for gold was 4,582 tons and in 2012 it was 4,405 tons only.
• Investors are looking towards Dollar  which is a more secure investment than gold.

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Things To Check Before Commodities Investment

Most financial professionals agree that obtaining a broadly diversified investment mix is a prudent strategy. But many investors are missing market exposure to one overlooked category: Commodities.

Like stocks, bonds, and real estate, commodities are an important asset class. Commodities are tangible assets used to manufacture and produce goods. Products like agriculture, energy, livestock, metals, timber and textiles are examples of commodities. The agriculture segment, for instance, includes familiar commodities like cotton, corn, coffee, and wheat.

Many commodity ETFs follow total return indexes which are designed to benchmark the return of fully collateralized commodity futures. Others invest in a single commodity by taking physical delivery.

Three things to keep in mind before investing in commodities

              

•      Avoid Problem Products
•     Coordinate Your Commodity Investments
•     Choose Diversified Baskets

                                                                                                                  

                                                                                                                        Source: (ETF Guide.com)

Most Important Investment Basics

The First Step is to determine the type of result like

1. Safety
2. Income
3. Growth

A perfect investment helps to yield all the above results with safety, along with the principle growth. The safe investment will always provide less income as well as less growth. Similarly for the investment which has an extra ordinary growth will not be much secured.

The Second Step is to determine the time period

1. Short Term (within 1-2 years)
2.  Mid Term (within 3-9 years).
3.  Long Term (10+ years)

 For short term prefer investments. For midterm balanced fund will be good choice. For long term always investments with good growth should be chosen, like mutual funds.

  

Sartorial Tips From The Street Stylistas

Winter wardrobe tips from Fashion Week’s street stylistas

 

From boyfriend coats to vibrant beanies, we take winter wardrobe inspiration from the top 10 New York and London Fashion Week street stylistas.

London Fashion Week

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