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An asset allocation fund invests in a fixed or dynamic mix of three main asset classes, equity, debt and cash equivalents. In a fixed asset allocation fund, the asset allocation percentages of equity, debt and cash equivalents are fixed. The fund manager...

While small and midcap equity mutual funds generally tend to outperform large cap funds over a long investment horizon, the Reliance Small Cap fund has been an exceptionally strong performer in the small and midcap funds category and is clearly...

Last year I was speaking with a life insurance advisor. Among other things, I urged him to recommend only term life insurance plans to his clients. Term plans are straightforward protection plans and are in the best interest of the insurance buyer...

What does your life insurance policy depend on? It is common knowledge that the premium depends on four factors. Age, Sum Assured, Term of the policy, Type of plan (e.g. term, endowment, money back etc)...

Top performing mutual funds have outperformed their Unit Linked Insurance Plan (ULIP) counterparts over a three year investment horizon. Top performing large cap oriented diversified equity mutual funds...

Mutual fund investors in India have a large number of options to choose from. There are hundreds of schemes from a large number of fund houses across a variety of categories, which makes it a difficult task for...

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...

So the next time someone tells you "looks are deceiving", "all that glisters is not gold", "it is not what it looks like", do not dismiss it as a cliche All that is a cliche stems from the truth. Even though we often dismiss...

In our previous article, BSE sector performance and pointers for future outperformance: Part 1, we had looked at the performance of six sector indices in BSE and some indicators for future outperformance. We should...

A recent research on retirement planning conducted by Reliance capital asset management in association with IMRB international reveals shocking data on the percentage of people actually planning for retirement in India. With an increase in the...