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In the Advisorkhoj blog, we have often stressed the importance of selecting consistent performers for your long term mutual fund portfolios. Many investors select mutual funds based on last 1 or 2 years performance, but investors should...

In its last monetary policy review on August 5 the RBI kept the repo rate unchanged at 8%, as was widely expected. Governor Rajan reiterated the central bank’s commitment to bringing down inflation, signalling...

In the last 3 years, SBI Magnum Equity Fund has given around 18% annualized returns versus 12% annualized Nifty returns. This large cap fund underperformed slightly in 2013 but bounced back strongly in 2014 and has been in the top 2 performance...

Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of United States of America, in his 1789 letter, shortly after the establishment of the US constitution, wrote that, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. Tax is one of...

Nippon India Large Cap Fund has completed 18 years since its launch. A long-time favourite with investors, the fund has crossed Rs 50,000 crores of AUM. As per SEBI’s mandate, the fund invests at least 80% of its assets in large cap stocks (top 100 stocks by market capitalization). Nippon India large cap fund has been...

Whole Life plan provides life insurance cover for the entire life of a person or 100 years, which is less. Unlike fixed term plans or endowment policies, whole life insurance policies provide financial security throughout...

Investors, who have trading accounts with equity broking firms, receive text message or emails from their brokers every day, recommending which stocks to buy or sell. When they tune into a business news channel...

If you had started a monthly Systematic Investment Plan of र 10,000 in Reliance Tax Saver Fund 10 years back, by now you would have accumulated a corpus of nearly र 28.51 Lakhs with a cumulative investment of just र 12 lacs. In fact Reliance Tax Saver...

Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS) is one of the most popular tax saving investments under section 80C of the Income Tax Act 1961. By investing in ELSS, the investors can avail three benefits - Tax savings, capital appreciation and tax...

Global financial markets have been roiled after outbreak of war in the middle east. The war has caused major disruptions in global oil and gas supplies. Brent crude price has surged past $100 per barrel. The Dow Jones is down 6% since the war began. The Nifty 50 has fallen by 9% and is now close to 23,000 level while the Sensex...