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Section 80C of Income Tax Act 1961 allows investors to claim deductions from their taxable income by investing in certain eligible investment schemes. The amount of money invested in the schemes eligible u/s 80C can be claimed as deduction...

SBI Mutual Fund’s Bandhan SWP, on the face of it, is a plain vanilla Systematic Withdrawal Plan (SWP), but it has a beneficiary feature which makes it a unique investment solution for families. Using Bandhan SWP, you can create an income...

ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company has launched a 10 year close ended ELSS new funds offer (NFO), ICICI Prudential Long Term Wealth Enhancement Fund. The NFO opened on December 22, 2017 and will close on March 21, 2018...

Initial Public Offerings garnered huge interest from investors in 2017. More than Rs 70,000 Crores, a record amount, was raised from 38 offerings. Companies from 18 different sectors raised funds through IPOs in Fiscal Year to date, 2018. 2017 saw...

In 2007 legendary investor Warren Buffet made a million dollar wager against a hedge fund manager that a simple S&P 500 index fund would outperform a selection of actively managed funds over a 10 year period. The bet’s timeline...

2017 was a great year for stock markets in India with the Nifty rising by nearly 2,470 points (a rise of nearly 29%). Mutual fund investors enjoyed fantastic returns, especially in the small and midcap funds category in 2017 – fund category return...

In the last 3 years, Principal Balanced Fund gave 16.7% annualized returns, the highest among all equity oriented balanced funds in the industry (please refer to Advisorkhoj research tool, Top Performing Balanced Fund Equity Oriented). Even...

This has been a great year for Indian stocks. Year to date the Nifty has given nearly 25% returns. While years like 2017 are great for investor sentiment, we would like to reiterate that equity as an asset class is volatile in nature. Over the last 28...

Investors can save up to Rs 46,350 in taxes per year by investing up to Rs 1.5 Lakhs in certain schemes specified under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961. Public Provident Fund, National Savings Certificates, 5 year Tax Saving Fixed...

In the Advisorkhoj blog, we have often stressed the importance of selecting consistent performers for your long term mutual fund portfolios. Many investors select mutual funds based on last 1 or 2 years performance, but investors should...