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This is either a rookie mistake on part of the investor or deliberate mis-selling by the distributor or financial adviser. Par value of a mutual fund unit is meaningless, because the unit by itself has no value...

Though there is growing awareness about taking health and life insurance in India, an astonishingly high number of people still do not believe in taking insurance. Of these, some rely on their company-sponsored insurance policy. The others may decide to...

You might have read or heard a lot about Financial Planning or Financial Freedom planning. What does Financial Freedom Planning (FFP) mean? When can one claim that one is financially free? Many times we...

The Narendra Modi Government in India has, since its inception, made infrastructure, the most important priority area, as far as fiscal policy is concerned. Budgetary allocations to infrastructure are on an increasing trend since the current Government...

In the previous two articles in this series on Best Mutual Fund consistent performers, we discussed the most consistent Best mutual fund performers in the large cap and diversified equity categories. Consistent performance...

The true meaning of the word Life Insurance made sense to me when my neighbour Raghu suddenly expired one morning. Raghu met with a sudden heart attack and declared dead on arrival at hospital. His family had no clues as to what to do in a...

In the previous two articles in the tax planning series, we had explored investment options allowed under Section 80C, as permissible deductions from taxable income to determine tax obligation for the taxpayer...

When picking a mutual fund for your investment, consistent performance should be one of the most important selection criteria...

In our previous article we had discussed how to effectively study the key information elements presented in the factsheet for equity funds. In this article, we will discuss to effectively evaluate the information...

The mutual funds are allocating a higher portion of their assets under management (AUM) to stocks in banking and finance sectors. As per the data published by the Securities and Exchange Board of India...