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Last year I was speaking with a life insurance advisor. Among other things, I urged him to recommend only term life insurance plans to his clients. Term plans are straightforward protection plans and are in the best interest of the insurance buyer...

Mutual Fund Monthly Income Plans (MIPs) are one of the best investment options for investors with moderate risk tolerance. Monthly Income Plans are conservative hybrid mutual funds which invest 70 – 75% of their portfolio assets...

The quarter ending September 30, 2015 was the fourth successive record quarter on quarter retail mutual fund volume growth. While this is an indicator of growing awareness of mutual funds among retail investors in India, if we look...

We can certainly say the world is an uncertain one. While dwelling in midst of so many uncertainties, we also have to make decisions on a daily basis. We make some humdrum decisions like the menu for breakfast or the clothes to...

As an investor of Mutual Funds you are aware of the fundamentals of Mutual Funds, the process of return generation and all that as an investor you must be aware of. However, a part of you still wonder if the information you have is...

Reliance Top 200 Fund delivered very strong Systematic Investment Plan returns over the last 5 years. If you started a monthly SIP of र 5,000 in the Reliance Top 200 Fund (Growth Option) five years back in November 2010, you would have...

We all have lived long enough to know one fact very well that our brain is the most important organ. If we can think and keep thinking life becomes much easier. However, we do not realize one aspect; the brain’s sole functioning is...

Most of us keep our money lying in savings bank if we plan to use them in short term (less than 12 months) and park it in fixed deposits if we do not plan to use it in the short term (more than 12 months). We have discussed in our blogs that...

Mutual Funds were first launched in India in 1964 in form of units by Unit Trust of India. The first scheme was US 1964. UTI enjoyed monopoly till 1987 after which marked the entry of non-UTI, public sector mutual funds...

We have discussed a number of times in our blogs that asset allocation is one of the most important aspects of financial planning and investing. Asset allocation is the most significant attribution factor of your overall portfolio returns; selection of...