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October and the months that follow are considered to be special in India because it marks the festive season. The festive season continues till we welcome the New Year. We just witnessed the phenomenon of Dusshera and reinstated...

All of us try to make our lives a little better and easier. However, there is a thin line which distinguishes bad decisions from good ones. The impact of such decisions is not felt in the short term but the long term impacts are inevitable...

Ask someone who is 10 to 15 years away from retirement, whether he or she will be financially comfortable if they have to retire within the next 5 years. The answer you are most likely to get is...

While conventional wisdom tells us that a concentrated portfolio strategy exposes the investor to incremental risks, to the credit of its fund managers, ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity Fund has delivered strong risk...

Equity markets have been very volatile for the past 6 months. As such many financial advisors are recommending balanced funds to their clients. Balanced funds are excellent investment option for investors with...

What if your Home loan tenure is reduced without increasing EMI and even if the interest rate remains the same? Sounds interesting? Read it. In year 2010, I bought a flat in Ahmedabad for which I took the home loan of Rs 48...

Reliance Growth Fund and Reliance Vision Fund recently celebrated their 20th birthdays on October 8th. While it is common knowledge Reliance Growth Fund’s reputation of wealth creation is second to none, Reliance Vision...

A few years back, I was over at my old school friend’s place for lunch. My friend’s financial advisor was supposed to drop by for a quick chat and my friend wanted me to sit through it. The financial advisor after getting...

The primary objective of investing in equity funds is capital appreciation over a sufficiently long investment horizon. However, different investors have different financial needs. Some investors want income from their investments, at the same time they...

In the beginning of your investment journey, you decided you are only going to rely on fixed income instruments to plan your financial future. After this decision, you seem to constantly get news of friends, family and relatives who have fared badly in the...