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Experts, philosophers and even our wise elders said the same thing – ‘Change is the only constant’. With time, everything changes and evolves. The same can also be said in the context of life insurance plans. Where earlier traditional plans like Whole Life...

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...

When we talk about retirement different sentiments arise in our minds. Some of us feel tensed about meeting the post retirement related expenses while some of us feel that retirement would set us free from the daily humdrum of working life. Retirement holds...

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...

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...

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...

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...

HDFC Flexicap Fund, erstwhile HDFC Equity Fund, has a wealth creation track record of over 28 years. The fund was launched in 1995 and is among the oldest diversified equity funds in India. Rs 10,000 invested in the fund at the time of its inception would have grown to more than Rs 13 lakhs as on 31st July 2023...

I read a quote once which stayed on with me and even now inspires me to travel. It said, ‘The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page’. Inspiring and motivating, the quote combined my passion for reading and travelling in one and...

Paying money for something which you won’t get if you are alive!!! Doesn’t it sound ridiculous?? Will you pay for any such thing!!! How can we do that?? Now read carefully, I being Gujarati and belonging to...