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Nippon India Mutual Fund is launching Nippon India Nifty Alpha Low Volatility 30 Index Fund NFO. This is a passive fund which will track the Nifty Alpha Low Volatility 30 Index. The Nifty Alpha Low Volatility 30 Index is multi-factor index, which will comprise of the top 30 stocks based on alpha...

There is a perception among some people that if you are single you do not need life insurance. On the face of it, the logic seems to make sense. Since single people do not have spouse and children to provide...

When I was in middle school in the mid eighties, I remember that, for many months the headline dominating the newspaper front pages, related to the subject of bank computerization. The banking industry was crippled...

This is a story about two friends who had a completely same lifestyle. Mansukh and Chintamani, both of them had sons named Sukh and Mani respectively. They were of same age, studying in 5th...

Axis Midcap Fund is one best performing midcap equity funds in the last 3 to 5 years period. The fund was ranked 1 in terms of trailing returns over the last 3 and 5 years (ending 17^th November 2020) respectively. The scheme was launched in February 2011 and has given 16.9% compounded annual returns (CAGR) since inception (as on...

We waited in anticipation for the world to end but it continues to revolve. We anticipated that 2013 was going to wreck havoc on humanity. Here we are, standing at the edge of a new year with a feeling of nostalgia...

As a child I grew up with the notion that the west was the land of opportunities. And it was the same for thousands of teenagers growing in the “just liberalized” India. The dream of many Indian students...

The equity market turned volatile after the Trump Administration imposed 50% tariffs on Indian exports to the United States. Though tariff worries dragged the market down, we did not witness a big drawdown as some were fearing. In the last few days, the market has made a smart recovery due to GST rate rationalization, which will...

With rise in short term yields, the spread between the 2 year and 10 year Government bond yield has narrowed to just 12 bps, this is a good time to invest in debt mutual funds which invest in corporate bonds to lock in the high yields...

For this assessment year (FY 2020-21 / AY 2021-22), the Government has provided investors the option of sticking to the current income tax rates (as per their income slabs) and claiming exemption like Section 80C, 80D, HRA etc. or moving to the new tax regime with lower tax rates for incomes below Rs 15 lakhs but giving up most of the...