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One of the biggest challenges that many financial advisors face, is seeing revenues plateau off after an initial period of growth. The most obvious response is to look for new clients, but it is easier said...

Retirement planning is one of the most important aspects of financial planning. The fundamental goal of retirement planning is to achieve financial independence in your retirement years. The other important...

In recent past, the word "direct plan" has created the buzz among the Mutual Fund Investors and has gained popularity. Direct plan may seem to be getting popular but I think Investor should not rush towards direct...

For debt mutual fund investors with a long term investment horizon, dynamic bond funds are good investment options. While these funds are subject to interest rate risk, over a 3 year investment horizon these funds can give excellent returns. In fact, if you...

Interest rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are usually good for the economy. It reduces the borrowing costs of business, which in turn leads to incremental economic activity, higher employment rates and higher GDP growth. The stock and...

Investors perpetually suffer from the lack of diversification. Diversification provides an edge to the portfolio which maximizes returns and minimizes risks. While Large Cap funds are considered to be a relatively safe option, the Mid and Small cap Funds...

As the financial year draws to a close, investors who still have tax saving investments to make under section 80C, should evaluate Equity Linked Savings Scheme. Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS)...

We have discussed growth and value investing a number of times in our blog. For benefit of our readers who are not familiar with growth or value investing in mutual funds, let us briefly recap these two concepts...

The Indian economy is on the cusp of bouncing back from the crunching slowdown of the past few years, which offers excellent opportunity for long-term investors - With many comprehensive measures...

When I began writing this post, I saw that the Nifty was below 7,200. For market observers 7,200 was an important level for the Nifty. Nifty below 7,200 means that it has corrected more than 1,800 points or 20% from its all time of 9,000 made in...