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Most of us keep our money lying in savings bank if we plan to use them in short term (less than 12 months) and park it in fixed deposits if we do not plan to use it in the short term (more than 12 months). We have discussed in our blogs that...

In the first part of this series, Top 7 Small and Midcap Equity Mutual Funds for investment in 2016: Part 1, we saw the top 7 small and midcap funds, based on CRISIL’s latest mutual fund ranking (for quarter ended March 2016) and also our...

Tax free bonds have gained popularity among investors in the high tax bracket as interest earned from tax free bonds is exempt from income tax. In this article we will discuss about tax free bonds and see how they...

This year has been especially volatile for equity markets in India. The Sensex has fallen by 10% over the past one month. If we compare with the all time high in early March, the Sensex is down over 15% (as on Sep 2)...

In 2015 we had looked at the best family floater Mediclaim Plans, based on Mediclaim ratings by Mint, the leading financial daily. Mint rates Mediclaim or health insurance plans based on a variety of parameters like premiums...

Selecting the right life insurance product is often a tough task for insurance buyers because of the plethora of products offered by insurers, deliberate mis-selling of some products by certain insurance intermediaries...

Balanced funds are excellent investment option for investors with moderate risk tolerance, since they can generate excellent returns for the investors with limited downside risks. The other major advantage of balanced funds is the...

Debt mutual funds offer a large variety of products that cater to a wide spectrum of investment needs, risk profiles and interest rate scenarios. While bank fixed deposit is almost an automatic choice for most retail investors as far as short...

We have discussed earlier in our blog that, asset allocation is the most important aspect of financial planning (please see our article, Asset Allocation strategies for different age groups). A number of studies have...

Balanced funds are attractive investment options for first time mutual fund investors and investors with moderate risk tolerance, especially during periods of high volatility. In fact over the last year balanced funds on an average have...