The minimum amount of Investment for Mutual Fund is only ₹500

Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) is basically every month a certain amount of money is invested in Mutual Fund debited from your bank account. The advantage of an SIP is that it is a very easy way to save money and earn handsome returns. Read our Blog for better understanding.

Yes, Equity Linked Saving Scheme(ELSS) & Rahul Gandi Saving Scheme(RGSS) give tax benefit upto 1.5 Lakhs under 80C. It also has a lock in of 3 Years.

In an open ended mutual fund, money can be redeemed at any time the investor wishes. But it is to be noted redemption before 365 days attracts a charge of 1%.

No, Mutual Fund has various types of schemes. It invests in Debt Market, Gold Market, Sectorial Market. It also has Hybrid Funds which is a combination of the above. It has a fund for each risk class. To know better contact us.

Primary dealers can issue government securities by purchasing them at auctions conducted by the Reserve Bank of India. For retailers & corporates, industry experts & brokers like LiquidTalk can help in issuing G-secs.

In case of T-bills, the maturity is less than 1 year and in case of bonds the maturity is more than a year. You can redeem your G-secs at expiry or sell it before maturity.

There are two types of government securities. 1. Treasury Bills

2. Long form Bonds

Government securities usually have a fixed interest rate but variable interests are common too.

Movements in the equity market have a minimal impact on the government and thereby very little impact on G-secs as well.

G-secs are the most secure form of investment since they’re issued by the central & state government itself.

YTM (Yield To Maturity) means the expected return from the G-secs at the end of the maturity period. The coupon rate is the annual interest that the issuer of the bond receives.

Government securities don’t really have a lock in period, one can easily sell them in the secondary market but it’s challenging to find buyers who are willing to buy.

You can buy corporate bonds from the primary market through a brokerage firm like Liquid Talk, bond traders, and brokers.

You can redeem your corporate bonds after a predetermined period of time. Although there are also some bonds that are freely-callable which can be redeemed anytime.

There are 7 types of corporate bonds

Short Term Maturity

Medium Term

Long-Term Maturity

Perpetual

Fixed Rate Bonds

Floating Rate Bonds

Zero Coupon Bonds

The interest for corporate bonds can be fixed or variable, considering the type of bonds you invest in.

Movements in the equity market have very little impact on the government and economy.

In comparison to Government bonds, corporate bonds have relatively higher risk but it also provides you with higher returns.

YTM (Yield To Maturity) means the expected return from the G-secs at the end of the maturity period. The coupon rate is the annual interest that the issuer of the bond receives.

Corporate Bonds don’t really have a lock in period, one can easily sell them in the secondary market but it’s challenging to find buyers who are willing to buy.

Equity represents the shareholders ’ interests in the company, listed on a balance sheet of a corporate entity. It is the percentage of ownership of the holder in a company.

You can trade equity mainly in two markets; Primary market in which the IPO by the company is offered to the investors and the secondary market where further trading of equity is done by the investors in markets such as Sensex.

You need to have a Demat account and an equity trading account where the investors can trade equity through a brokerage house, which is a compulsory process to follow in India.

The 3 types of stocks are Small-Cap Stocks: These stocks have small market capitalization, the companies with stocks ranging upto ₹250 crores are small-cap stocks.

Mid-cap stocks: The mid-size companies having a market capitalization in the range of Rs. 250 crore and Rs. 4,000 crore are mid-cap stocks.

Large-cap stocks: The largest companies in the market such as ITC, HDFC, UCL are Large-cap stocks. They are also called Blue-chip firms.

LiquidTalk will help you to invest in international stocks as we (as an Indian Broker) have a tie-up with a foreign broker to facilitate the transaction that lets you buy international stocks.

BSE SENSEX is a free-float market-weighted stock market index where the 30 well-established and financially sound companies are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The NIFTY 50 is a benchmark Indian stock market index that represents the weighted average of 50 of the largest Indian companies listed on the National Stock Exchange. These are the two main stock indices used in India.