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In its latest mutual fund ranking (September 2016), CRISIL has ranked DSP Black Rock Focus 25 Fund among the best performing large cap equity mutual fund schemes (Rank 1). Some large cap funds with concentrated or focused portfolios...

It is often said that the fundamental difference between the rich and the poor is: rich invest their money and spend what is left of it. The poor spend and invest what is left of it. You might already know which of these...

Over the last ten years, real estate in India has given good returns. Enticed with the idea of owning a house and seeing their assets rapidly appreciate in value, countless Indians have invested a large part of...

Term Life Insurance – the most basic and yet the most effective and important insurance plan for everyone. Experts recommend it, critics heap praises on its importance and common men, who have benefitted from the plan swear by its...

There is an old saying in cricket, "form is temporary but class is permanent". This applies to HDFC Top 200 fund, a long term top performer in the large cap funds category. This fund from HDFC AMC the largest ...

In our previous articles in this series, we had discussed how Systematic Investment Plans (SIPs) in equity mutual funds (large cap, diversified equity, small & midcap and ELSS) have created wealth for the...

When the Finance Minister was mid way through his Budget speech the Nifty fell sharply to the 52 week intraday low of 6,825. By the end of trading session on the Budget day, the Nifty had pulled back 150 points...

Shiva trilogy is one such series that has taken India by storm. It is also one of the fastest selling book series in the history of Indian publishing. One of the ideas highlighted in the book is that good and evil...

There are both advantages and disadvantages associated with buying single premium versus regular premium life insurance policies. In a single premium insurance policy, the entire premium is paid up front, whereas...

Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund has just completed 10 years since launch. If you had invested Rs 1 Lakh in this scheme at the time of its NFO, your investment would have grown to Rs 10 Lakhs. In compounded annual growth rate (CAGR)...