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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...

Value funds are equity mutual fund schemes which follow value style of investing. The essential feature of value style is investing in stocks which are trading at a considerable discount to the fair value (intrinsic value). Fund managers buy and hold these stocks for a long period of time to capture the valuation upside i.e. when the valuation of the...

Advertisements and billboards have you convinced that you have entered the most happening period of your life: the 20’s. You start the 20’s with zeal to change your life, figure out the purpose and aim of life, go...

Multi-Asset funds are hybrid mutual fund schemes which invest in different asset classes like equity, fixed income, gold etc. The fund manager decides the proportional allocation to each asset class based on the market conditions with the objective of balancing risks and returns. Multi-asset...

Fifties is an interesting decade as you slow down and prepare for a life of retirement. This decade is the most fulfilling decade as you have amassed respectability in your profession. In your personal life your kids...

Aggressive Hybrid Funds are equity oriented hybrid mutual fund schemes, where minimum equity allocation is 65%. Aggressive Hybrid Funds enjoy equity taxation. Long term capital gains (investment tenure of more than 1 year) up to Rs 1 Lakh...

HDFC Small Cap Fund has an illustrious history. The fund was launched in April 2008 as a Multi-cap fund, Morgan Stanley A.C.E. Fund under Morgan Stanley India AMC. In 2013, when HDFC AMC acquired Morgan Stanley India AMC, the fund's name change was changed to HDFC Mid and Small Cap fund. Then in 2016, the...

In our previous article, The best investment choice for our children: Part 1 of 2, we had discussed why you should invest in equities to meet your children’s financial goals. There are plenty of investment products in...

Blue chip stocks are very large corporations with strong nationwide or even global reputations. Based on market capitalization, they are the largest of the large cap stocks. A blue chip fund invests primarily in blue chip stocks. As per SEBI’s categorization of mutual fund schemes, blue chip funds are large cap funds...

I came across this chart over the internet which suggests that instances of negative returns decreases with increase in Mutual Fund SIP tenure. This led me to another question. What would this chart look like if we change the criteria from 0% returns, as implied above, to a minimum of 14% returns that is generally expected by...