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We have often heard that recent performance of a mutual fund is not always a good indicator of future performance. Yet some financial advisers cite last one year returns when selling mutual funds. In this article...

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...

According to SEBI mandate, Aggressive Hybrid Funds invest 65-80% of their funds in equity and equity related instruments while the remaining 20- 35% is invested in debt and money market instruments. This ensures long term capital appreciation due to the equity exposure coupled with downside protection offered by...

The profit made by a company from its operations is known as the operating profit or in accounting terms, EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Depreciation and Amortization). From EBITDA, the company pays interest to its lenders. Depreciation and amortization, which are non-cash items, are also deducted from...

As kids, do you remember writing a spelling or a answer on a piece of paper to make sure you remember, maybe before exams. I am sure, we all know the reason and benefits of doing this. Holding on to the same...

It is common knowledge in finance that equities as an asset class delivers superior returns over the long term, and as such is one of the best investment options for investors with high risk appetites. However, for...

Equity markets never move in one direction only. Market advances or declines based on a variety of factors on a day to day basis. Sometimes the movement against the market trend can sustain for days and weeks...

About one year back, I read a funny article in article written by Morgan Housel in the popular US investment journal The Motley Fool. It was about excessive use of certain jargons by investment experts and financial...

Reliance Tax Saver Fund, which was one of the best performance ELSS a couple of years back, has slipped a bit in rankings based on short term performance, but in our view it still remains a good ELSS mutual fund for investors with long...

One of the things I am often asked is: Is there a difference between an entrepreneur and a businessman? The answer is: Of course. They are both chalk and cheese...