India in 2013: The Year in Investments - India Real Time - WSJ:
"India’s gold devotees will be disappointed to learn that the yellow metal was one of the worst investments of 2013.
Gold lost value this year as global investors sold the commodity to invest in U.S. stocks and other assets which benefit more as the U.S. economy gains.
In India, investors were better off owning fixed deposits, that paid a guaranteed return of as much as 8.75%. However, that too failed to keep up with inflation which was more than 9% this year.
Individuals should not make or change investments based on one year’s returns.
They should invest in a mix of assets, so that if one investment doesn’t do well, another one which might have done better will help smoothen out the overall portfolio returns.
Here’s a look at how major investments fared in 2013:"
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