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If you had invested Rs 1 lakh in Principal Emerging Bluechip Fund nearly 12 years back at the time of its inception (NFO), its market value today (as on 2^nd December 2020) would be nearly Rs 12.5 lakhs. More 12X growth in 12 years imply a CAGR of well over 20%, which is phenomenal by any standard. There are funds which...

Global and Indian equities made a strong comeback in November after remaining volatile in October. The Nifty is back above the 20,000 level and the S&P 500 also posting strong gains in November. The Indian economy continues to be strong with Q2 GDP growth rate of 7.6% surprising...

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...

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...

Franklin Templeton has launched Sapphire Equity Long Short SIF NFO. Equity Long Short SIFs are specialized investment funds (SIF) which can take naked (unhedged) short positions. Minimum investment amount for SIFs is Rs 10 lakhs, which though is substantially higher compared to mutual funds, is significantly lower than...

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...

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...

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...

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...