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SNAPSHOT-India stocks, bonds, rupee, swaps, call at 0425 GMT
Reuters: Financials
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
STOCKS ----------------------- The BSE index is up 0.26 percent while the broader NSE index is 0.32 percent higher, helped by gains in regional equities. GOVERNMENT BONDS ------------------------------- The benchmark 10-year bond yield edges 1 basis point (bp) higher to 7.93 percent, after global ...
Low bond yields have called into question the safety of the 4% withdrawal strategy, while other avenues for extra retirement income have their own pros and cons, says Morningstar's David Blanchett.
January asset flows revealed heavy buying activity of open-end equity funds for the first time in several years, but it's too soon to call it a trend, says Morningstar's Michael Rawson.
Bonds are a better option than cash and less volatile than stocks, but investors should be mindful of headwinds and possibly rethink their fixed-income allocations, says Morningstar's Christine Benz.
Despite aggressive debt repayment at the large incumbent telecom players, most income investors would do better to take a little more risk on the firms' equity versus buying the debt.