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In this post, I will share with our readers my thoughts relating to capital market and investments in the financial year just gone by (FY 2016 – 2017), particularly in terms of investing lessons which the past year taught us. I will also discuss what...

The family of Mr. Banerjee was left bereaved when he lost his life due to a sudden heart attack early in the morning. He was only 65 and the sole bread earner of the family and used to make his financial decisions himself. Though the emotional loss...

FY 2017 was a good year for equity investors; the Nifty gave over 18% returns in the last one year and 12% returns in the last three months. The January to March quarter was stellar not just for the Indian equity market, but stock markets around the world...

Many of our readers share information of their mutual fund portfolios with us in the Post Your Queries section of our website. I have observed that, number of mutual fund schemes in the investor’s portfolio ranges from 3 or 4 to dozen or even...

People who have invested in mutual funds for a long period of time know that they are the best investment options to achieve financial goals. Despite rising popularity of mutual funds in India, there are many investors, who are not aware of...

When we hear about Health Insurance, we think of an insurance plan which generally covers the cost of treatment when you are admitted in the hospital. The pay outs are made on actual expenses incurred in the hospital during the treatment period. These...

Many famous fund managers in India and around the world consider themselves disciples of Warren Buffett. Some of our readers in Advisorkhoj may be Buffett fans; you should know that, Warren Buffett himself is a fan of Exchange Traded...

There are several misconceptions regarding Growth and Dividend options among some mutual fund investors and financial advisors. Some people say growth option is better while others think that, dividend option is better. One is not...

In the last 3 years, SBI Magnum Equity Fund has given around 18% annualized returns versus 12% annualized Nifty returns. This large cap fund underperformed slightly in 2013 but bounced back strongly in 2014 and has been in the top 2 performance...

Some of our readers may be familiar with the 20 – 40 – 30 stages of life rule. We are students for the first 20 years of our life, work for the next 40 years and then lead retired lives for another 30 years. This implies that, we are...