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We have stated a number of times in our blog that Systematic Investment Plan is one of the best ways of wealth creation over a long investment horizon. The benefits of SIP viz. power of compounding, rupee cost averaging and disciplined investing are well known to our regular readers. We have discussed earlier in our blog that bear markets or deep...

For the last few weeks, the Nifty has largely been trading in the range defined by its support level at 7,800 and resistance level at 8,100. Support and resistance levels are very commonly used terms in share...

In our previous article, Choosing between Endowment and Money Back Life Insurance Plans, we had seen that the money back life insurance plans offer very low returns, compared to other investment products...

The Kotak Select Focus fund has delivered superior returns compared to the category of diversified equity funds and the S&P BSE 100 index, over the last one, two and three years’ time periods. The fund adopts an active...

The most important objective of life insurance is to get life cover for the dependents of the insured in the event of an unfortunate death. In other words, in the event of an unfortunate death, your family should receive the sum assured from the...

I constantly see financial advisors share information about various Funds performances, Funds beating their respective benchmarks by huge margin and funds giving 80-100 times return in X no. of years. That leaves me thinking how does...

In our earlier posts on SWPs (Systematic withdrawal plan), we discussed how SWPs from Balanced Mutual Fund schemes could be a very good option for investors looking for regular returns from their investments post retirement etc. The fund we will...

Unlike the old days, in the modern times there are many an occasions when your teenager child may need to travel without the parents. Inter-school or inter-college competitions, trekking on the hills, education summits, youth conferences or simply...

Depending only on your employer’s Group Policy: You should check what kind of benefits your employer’s group health insurance policy offers. Check what is the total amount and nature of illnesses that your company’s...

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...