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Systematic Investment Plans (SIP) has been the favoured investing mechanism of many retail mutual fund investors, since they were introduced in India almost 20 years back by Franklin Templeton. SIPs offer a simple...

ULIP or Unit Linked Insurance Plans provides you the benefit of market-linked returns along with a life insurance cover into one product. ULIPs are a wealth-creating tool that fulfils your financial goals in the medium to long-term period. ULIP plans offers...

I remember having read recently that the frequency of traffic collisions in India is amongst the highest in the world. Every year more than 135,000 traffic collision related deaths are reported in India (Source: National Crime Records Bureau, India). But...

Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) is one of the most popular investments allowed under Section 80C, since the investors can avail double benefits of tax savings and capital appreciation. An ELSS is a diversified equity scheme with a...

In volatile market conditions, blue chip funds are always a wise bet because their portfolio mix limits downside risks in such conditions. ICICI Prudential Focused Bluechip Equity fund is a clear chart topper in its...

Principal Large Cap Fund recently completed 10 years. If you invested र 1 lac in the Principal Large Cap fund growth option in its NFO, your investment would have grown nearly to र 4.5 lacs by November 13, 2015. Since inception the fund...

Balanced Funds have been around in Indian Mutual Industry for nearly 25 years now. Balanced funds are essentially hybrid funds with both debt and equity in its portfolio to balance the risk. The Balanced fund portfolios typically hold up to 65-70% of its...

Many of our advisor friends requested us to do this article just because the markets have been scaling new highs almost daily during the last 7 – 10 days. The Sensex closed at 23871.23 after hitting the all time...

ICICI Prudential Banking and PSU debt fund has been a strong performer in the short term debt funds category over the last few years. In the last one year this short term debt mutual fund schemegave 9.7% return, which was much higher than bank...

When one talks about medical or health insurance, many prospective policy takers believe that they are sufficiently covered by their organisation and / or by their children’s place of employment. However, with spiralling cost of healthcare, one has...