General - why Invest in Stock markets then other options of investments

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Stock markets investments are regarded as best investment options since it delivers better returns as compared to bonds. But these returns come on with a risk factor of stock market investments.

So here are major Advantages and Disadvantages of Investment in stock markets:

Returns on investment: Over time, stocks outperform bonds and real estate. Stocks on average return about 10% a year, whereas these other investments generally return at about 5-7%.


Save on Taxes: If you hold a stock for more than a year, your profits (when you choose to sell your stock) are taxed at long-term capital gains rate of 15% instead of your standard tax rate. Money you make from interest in a savings account or CD is taxed at your regular tax rate, which can be as high as 35%. Option of 

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Indian Union Finance budget 2012-13 highlights

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Following are highlights of Union finance budget 2012-13, Inflation would increase further with price of virtually everything rising. Pranab Mukherjee raised tax exemption slab by just 20000 per annum costing 4500 crore to govt but increasing service tax in order to get 45000 crores additional revenue...so does he think we are headless as govt??

So readers Do you like the budget 2012-13?? is it pass or fail from your side?? leave a comment for healthy discussion..

-Tax burden for individuals to come down: Income tax exemption limit raised from Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 2,00,000; 10% tax for 2-5 lakh income; 20% for 5-10 lakh and 30% beyond Rs 10 lakh; Savings bank account interest up to Rs 10,000 exempted from tax. -Many services and goods to cost more: No change in corporate tax rate, but standard rate of excise duty, as also service tax rates, raised from 10% to 12%; No change in peak customs duty of 10% on non-agri goods.

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SENSEX | NIFTY nosedive in red down 1.5 percent

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, Your one stop website for daily updates about Indian stock markets and more..

Benchmark Indian stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed down by over 1 percent today as investors got dissappointed on RBI decision to keep interest rate unchanged. almost all the sectoral indices like realty, banks and capital goods declined and only IT index remained in green.

NSE's Nifty ended at 5382.85, down 81.05 points. The broader index touched a high of 5462.50 in daytrade today. The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed at 17682.14, down 237.16 points. It touched intraday low of 17622.13 today.

Indian Stock markets analysis report for today is as follows:

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Indian Stock markets today's analysis and report

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Greetings from LiveBombayStockExchange, your one stop website for all about Indian Stock market analysis and daily stock markets updates.

Benchmark stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's most watched SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY remained in green today as positive global cues helped.

NSE Nifty closed at 5466.55, up 37.05 points. The broader index touched a high of 5499.40 during daytrade today. The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex ended at 17919.30, up 105.68. The 30 component index touched low of 17837.22 during intraday trading today.

Indian Stock market highlights for today are as follows:

NSE Updates

Top Losers	Top Gainers	Most Active stocks
TCS	PNB	SBIN
JPASSO	AXISBANK	ICICIBANK
TATASTEEL	ICICIBANK	TCS
WIPRO	L&T	INFY
RCOM	NTPC	HDFC

BSE Updates

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What are Exchange Traded funds

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You must have heard about various investment options available to people involved in stock markets, Mutual funds investment, stock trading are most famous ones, but WAIT ! here comes Exchange Traded funds which offer a safer, cheaper alternative when compared to mutual funds. So You can read my complete blog post on Investing in Exchange traded Funds. HAPPY TRADING!!

Indian Stock markets analysis for today

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Greeting from StockInvestingTips, your one stop website for daily updates from Indian Stock markets. benchmark Indian stock indices including Bombay Stock Exchange's most watched SENSEX and National Stock Exchange's NIFTY closed higher today as investors purchased stocks due to improved global sentiments.

The broader index Nifty closed at at 5429.50, up 69.95 points. The index touched a high of 5438.65 in daytrading today. The Bombay Stock Exchange's Sensex closed at 17813.62, up 225.95 points. The large-cap index touched low of 17680.23 during intraday trading.

Following is today's detailed analysis of Indian stock markets:

NSE Updates

Top Losers	Top Gainers	Most Active stocks
WIPRO	JPASSO	SBIN
M&M	STER	MCX
RELINFRA	SAIL	RELIANCE
TATAMOTORS	SESAGOA	INFY
HCLTECH	GAIL	TATAMOTORS

BSE Updates

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Characteristics of a stock scam

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Many novice investors fall trap to marketing agents who sell them a loss making stock while giving very high promises. So one should be aware of such traps for stock investing which ultimately helps in loosing your hard earned money and may be even making you bankrupt. But how to identify a stock scam? is a big question. Although there is very less percentage of people which fall prey to stock scams but make sure you are not the one to fall into this list in future. Here in this post I shall list few characteristics of a stock scam, which you should be aware of so that in future if you get any call from telemarketer telling you for a very good investing oppurtunity which gurantees you 2x or even more returns...blah blah blah...then you should not fall into his trap and invest your hard earned money into it.

6 Characteristics of a stock scam:

1. The most important thing one has to keep in mind whenever any telemarketer calls you for Investment oppurtunity is to ask for "mailing the policy terms and conditions document" to your inbox rather then listening to his rubbish statements over phone. Most of such agents who sell scams will never forward you the actual official terms and condition document because they speak lies over phone whereas actual investment terms are no way near to ehat they say and mind you "No stock investment oppurtunity can ever offer guarantee returns", So following this approach you are saved from falling into a stock scam for sure.

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Indian Stock indices closing prices for March 2012

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Following are closing prices of major Indian stock indices, Similar posts for each calendar month would be posted for following the trends of Indian stock markets over a longer period of time. This would help in long term analysis for doing investments in components of these indices.

So here is closing price for SENSEX, NSE's NIFTY, MIDCAP index and SMALLCAP index for March 2012:

date	Index	Closing price
6 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17173.29 (Down -189.58 pts) -5222.40 (Down -57.95 pts) -6201.70 (Down -69.70 pts) -6700.19 (Down -87.51 pts)
7 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17145.52 (Down -27.77 pts) -5222.40 (Down -1.95 pts) -6196.55 (Down -4.92 pts) -6659.37 (Down -40.82 pts)
8 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17503.24 (Up^357.72 pts) -5333.55 (Up^113.10 pts) -6330.15 (Up^133.60 pts) -6749.21 (Up^89.84 pts)
9 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17503.24 (Up^357.72 pts) -5333.55 (Up^113.10 pts) -6330.15 (Up^133.60 pts) -6749.21 (Up^89.84 pts)
10 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SATURDAY
11 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SUNDAY
12 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17587.67 (Up^84.43 pts) -5359.55 (Up^26.00 pts) -6397.06 (Up^66.91 pts) -6796.26 (Up^47.05 pts)
13 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17813.62 (Up^225.95 pts) -5429.60 (Up^69.95 pts) -6474.44 (Up^77.38 pts) -6865.93 (Up^69.67 pts)
14 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17919.30 (Up^105.68 pts) -5463.90 (Up^34.40 pts) -6495.34 (Up^20.90 pts) -6846.64 (Down -19.29 pts)
15 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17675.85 (Down-243.45 pts) -5380.50 (Down -83.40 pts) -6405.36 (Down -89.98 pts) -6780.45 (Down -66.19 pts)
16 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	- - - -
17 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SATURDAY
18 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SUNDAY
19 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17273.37 (Down-192.83 pts) -5257.05 (Down -60.85 pts) -6300.56 (Down -61.03 pts) -6632.28 (Down -72.18 pts)
20 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17316.18 (Up^42.81 pts) -5274.85 (Up^17.80 pts) -6335.90 (Up^35.34 pts) -6630.43 (Down -1.85 pts)
21 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	- - - -
22 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17196.47 (Down -405.24 pts) -5228.45 (Down -136.50 pts) -6312.62 (Down -146.71 pts) -6599.69 (Down -112.51 pts)
23 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17361.74 (Up^165.27 pts) -5278.20 (Up^ 49.75 pts) -6350.92 (Up^ 38.30 pts) -6626.35 (Up^ 26.66 pts)
24 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SATURDAY
25 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	SUNDAY
26 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17052.78 (Down -308.96 pts) -5184.25 (Down -93.95 pts) -6249.17 (Down -101.75 pts) -6533.36 (Down -92.99 pts)
27 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17257.36 (Up^204.58 pts) -5243.15 (Up^58.90 pts) -6245.06 (Down -4.11 pts) -6522.05 (Down -11.31 pts)
28 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	NA
29 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17058.61 (Down -63.01 pts) -5178.85 (Down -15.90 pts) -6200.87 (Up^ 9.93 pts) -6496.80 (Up^ 45.31 pts)
30 March 2012	SENSEX NIFTY MIDCAP SMALLCAP	-17404.20 (Up^345.59 pts) -5295.55 (Up^116.70 pts) -6346.38 (Up^145.51 pts) -6629.38 (Up^ 132.58 pts)