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Indian equity market saw a fantastic rally over the past 12 months. The rally in the last 6 months was quite spectacular (as can be seen in the Nifty 50 chart below); in the last 6 months the Nifty gave over 17% returns...

Buying a home which you and your family can proudly call as your own is a life-time experience. It requires a lot of planning by family members about the exact necessities in a home and search for prospective homes and builders etc. Post these; you...

We see a tendency among many investors and financial advisors of preferring popular mutual funds. Funds become popular by dint of their past performance and are thereafter, sought after by investors. However, many a times, in this process...

A term plan calculator is a specially designed tool that helps you calculate the required life cover in order to get a desired sum assured for you. This calculator, which helps you to calculate the exact premium for the desired life cover for you, is available on...

ULIP or Unit Linked Insurance Plans provides you the benefit of market-linked returns along with a life insurance cover into one product. ULIPs are a wealth-creating tool that fulfils your financial goals in the medium to long-term period. ULIP plans offers...

If you are looking to open a savings account which offers 7% savings account interest rates, zero ATM charges & 24x7 virtual assistance, then digiSavings account of Digibank, powered by DBS Bank Ltd is the answer...

A contemporary trend that has captured popular imagination, irrespective of age, is travelling. Social media is flooded with accounts of various places to travels, bloggers have been writing about their travelling experiences, and once in a while we even...

Your vehicle is probably one of the most expensive things you own in your life. Car Insurance also known asMotor Insurance protects this asset and helps you cope with financial loss caused by accidents, damage or theft of your car. Another reason for...

ULIP or Unit linked insurance plan is a market-linked Insurance product that combines the very best of two - investments and insurance into one. The exciting feature of combining investments and insurance into ULIPs has brought a revolution in...

Consistent performance, in our view, should be most important selection criterion for mutual funds. While consistent performance is important for all categories of mutual funds, it is especially significant for long term debt funds (or income funds). This is...

Mutual Fund Systematic Investment Plans or SIPs were introduced in India way back in 1993 by Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund. Since then investing through SIPs have come a long way according to data provided by Association of Mutual Funds in India...

Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) are one of the most perplexing investment instruments. While most new investors are wary of them, a lot of seasoned investors too have struggled to get their SIP strategy right.So, before jumping on to...

A survey by IMRB International shows that India’s per capita retirement and pension assets as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is among the lowest compared to other economies like Germany, USA and Brazil. The survey also...

My friend Amit understood the meaning of life Insurance when his colleague Muthu suddenly died in office. Muthu met with a sudden heart attack and declared dead when brought to the hospital. Even though Muthu was earning Rs 65,000 a month, he had...

"Change is the only constant" applies most aptly in case of insurance buying trend in India. During the time of our parents,traditional plans like whole life insurance, money back, Endowment Insurance and pension plans ruled the roost. However, post launch...