How can i invest in indian share market, can any one tell me the procedure?
Answers: A)If you want to invest yourself directly in share markets, you can do in the following ways :
1. Buy thru the IPO- Subscribe the IPO with the required qty and the value.
2. you can purchase in the secondary markets.
In both the cases you require to open a DEMAT ACCOUNT (for opening a demat a/c now PAN card is mandatory)
B)There is another route also, you can invest through Mutual Funds, where your money is managed by professionals ( Now PAN Card is required here also)
So first you may apply for PAN Card then open a Demat Account ( Now almost all the banks are offering this service, you may check your bankers)
If you objective is long term, go for mutual fund unless you have the expertise and the time to monitor and track the market. Btw, Indian's not in my portfolio too.
Why not invest in Metlife mutual fund smart plus?
Answers: There are thousands of different mutual funds available with many different options to better suit you as the investor. You should investigate as many as possible and find one that best fits your individual needs (taxes etc. ). If you have done that and feel that the Metlife fund you are referring to is the one, then by all means go ahead and invest.
Why is a bull market known as a bull market and a bear market as a bear market?
Answers: It's psycological. A bull (male cow) is known for being wild. Like wise, when the stock market goes up it's because the investors have stopped being rational and are just wildly spending their money on stocks.
A bear is known for hibernating in the winter. When the stock market goes down, it's because the investors with money are hiding, like they're hibernating.
A bull market is a 'bull market' because it's going up. The metaphorical Bull is pushing up prices with it's horns.
A bear market is so called because the metaphorical Bear is clawing prices down with it's claws. The sharemarket goes down.
It's really just two animals used as symbolism for the movement of the share market. The bull pushes it up, the bear claws it down.
Early on when the stock market was a fledgling the country still practiced frontiersman like behavior. Some forms of entertainment where to watch a bull and a bear fight. Typically a bear will attack on it's hind legs slashing down at it's prey, while the bull will attack head on and thrust upward with it's horns. This carried over into the market jargon as depicting a down market with the actions of a bear and an up trend with the actions of a bull. That's the facts Jack.