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...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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)...Read More
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...Read More
After a prolonged period of volatility, the Nifty has stabilized and is consolidating near the all time highs. Even the broader market has shown solid signs of recovery, with Nifty Midcap 100 trading nearly 15% higher than its all time low. While historical data shows that equity is the best performing asset...Read More
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...Read More
On the eve of Independence Day, I wish that people of India also vow for being financially independent. Let’s celebrate 15th August by not only feeling proud of being a citizen of Independent India but furthermore...Read More
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...Read More
The problems faced by small independent financial advisors in trying to grow their business are quite a few. These problems are not unlike the problems, which many small businesses face when they try to scale up...Read More