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Mr. Sharma’s family was left bereaved when Mr. Sharma lost his life in a fatal accident. The emotional loss incurred was unsurmountable but the family was tension-free when it came to the underlying financial loss. Mr. Sharma was the sole bread-winner of the...

Life Insurance – an instrument which is favored by some due to the inherent tax benefits while others endorse the importance of having a life insurance cover. Though life insurance companies and also the regulatory body IRDA (Insurance Regulatory...

In our last three posts on this SWP series, we found how SWP from ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund, Reliance Regular Savings Fund Balanced option and Birla Sun Life Balanced 95 Fund were good options if you were looking for regular returns by using...

Balanced Funds are ideal investment options for first time mutual fund investors and also investors with a moderate appetite for volatility. Over a long time horizon top Balanced Funds have given investors excellent returns and helped them meet a...

Are you risk averse or do you like taking risks? The answer to this question is often determined by your personality. Some people, by nature, want to play safe; they do not want to lose their sleep over the prospect of losing money. These...

Though derivative trading in India was introduced more than 15 years back, most retail investors perceive derivatives as something very risky. While derivatives can be risky, they can also be used effectively as a portfolio hedging tool...

In our last two posts on this series we discussed how SWP from ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund and Reliance Regular Savings Fund Balanced option were proved to be good options if one was looking for regular returns by using the SWP method...

Like many parents back in the 80s, my parents also wanted me to become either an engineer or a doctor. Not that the prospect of becoming an engineer excited me a lot, but as an obedient son, I studied hard and got admitted into one of the most...

In our last post on this series we discussed how SWP from ICICI Prudential Balanced Fund was proved to be a good option if one was looking for regular returns by using the SWP method. Today we will analyze how the same worked for Reliance Regular...

Balanced Mutual Funds are hybrid equity oriented mutual fund schemes. These funds usually invest 65 – 75% of their portfolio in equity securities and the remaining in debt or money market instruments. The hybrid portfolio moderates the fund volatility to a...