SMEs play a very important role in the economy of any country, and it is more so in a developing country like India. The function of small and medium enterprises in the economic and social development of the country is well established as it contributes almost 40 per cent of the gross industrial value added to the Indian economy. 

The scrips in this column have been recommended with a 15-day investment horizon in mind and carry high risk. Therefore, investors are advised to take into account their risk appetite before investing, as fundamentals may or may not back the recommendations.

This is our mutual fund recommendation. Every fortnight, we recommend one open-ended equity diversified fund that has the best potential of returns for the next one year considering its constituents remain the same.

This section gives a recommendation of a stock having a stock price below Rs 150 with sound fundamentals and expected to give handsome returns over a one-year time horizon.

Your plan to create long-term wealth might get hindered due to the volatile nature of the equity market.

When it comes to matters related to investments, asset allocation is one aspect which you cannot overlook.

This column gives you a scrip chosen by the research team during the fortnight that is fundamentally strong and expected to give good capital appreciation over a time period of 1 year.

Investing in small-cap stocks, often considered the wild frontier of the financial markets, can be an exhilarating and potentially rewarding endeavour. Bhavya Rathod explains why investors should not ignore small-caps and the opportunities they present for long-term wealth creation

The impact of the performance of the small-cap stocks is clearly visible in the performance of funds dedicated to this cap.

The Nifty registered its third-highest weekly closing in the previous week, and currently it is just another 225 points away from the all-time high and just 62 points away from the all-time high weekly closing.

The special report in a recent issue of DSIJ gave some good insights on understanding bonus shares.

Great things often start small, and the equity market is no exception. In 1981,