With the first union budget of the new government only a few days away, the much awaited pre budget rally has finally arrived. The Sensex and Nifty have rallied to cross the psychological 25,000 and 7,700...Read More
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...Read More
About less than a decade ago, buying and selling a product online was quite unthinkable. However, in today’s era where e-Tailing is more popular with the youth than retailing, CDs shops and bookstores are shutting down by the dozens, screen...Read More
Sometimes investors are confused with the variety of options in mutual funds. These options are designed to meet the different needs of the investors with different risk profiles and financial objectives. Mutual fund...Read More
Term insurance policies are becoming increasingly popular in India, and for a very good reason. Yet a large number of people still go for traditional plans like endowment plans or money back plans. The appeal of...Read More
The 20s are the most exciting decade of your life, but it helps if they are tinged with responsible fiscal behaviour. Most people who are about to graduate from college can barely contain their excitement. They are in the first years of the swinging...Read More
Gilt fund investors are sure to be disappointed with returns in the last 3 to 6 months. While 2014 was a fantastic year for investors in long term gilt funds with returns average category returns of more than 15%, 2015 was lot more volatile despite a...Read More
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...Read More
If you had invested र 10 Lacs in the NFO of ICICI Prudential Dynamic in the month of October 2002 and withdrawn र 8,000 per month from November 2003 then the current value of your investment would have been र 1.46 Crores even after withdrawing...Read More
Financial advisors have made a huge contribution to the development of the financial services industry in India and to improving the financial lives of Indian investors. As a society we know the virtues of saving, but among vast sections of...Read More