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Term insurance is often seen as something only the "main earner" needs. But real families don't work that way. Women today may be earning, running a business, supporting parents, taking career breaks, raising children, or managing the household full time. In every one of these roles, a woman's absence can create a real...

360 ONE Focused Equity Fund, erstwhile IIFL Focused Equity Fund, is one of the best performing focused funds. In the last 1 year, 360 One Focused Equity Fund ranks among the top 3 funds (Mutual Fund Trailing Returns - Equity Focused).

Yes, the markets are volatile & hence I call them as “Behavior of the Beast”. I have taken data points from April 2018 till April of 2023. It covers the FII, DII & MFs Gross Purchase, Gross Sales & Net Purchase/Sales and the S&P BSE 500 movement. The FIIs have been Net Negative at...

After the outbreak of the first wave of COVID-19 the Reserve Bank of India pumped massive amount of liquidity in the financial system, to support the economy. As a result the yields of short term debt and money market instruments have remained low. As per CRISIL, the yields of Commercial Papers and Certificates...

Equity market has been volatile for the last 15 months. Though the market recovered from March 2025 lows, market continued to be volatile due to uncertainty about tariffs, geo-political tensions, escalating global trade conflicts, depreciating INR and continuing FII sell offs. Market recovered strongly after US and India reached...

The market has been volatile for the last few months. The Nifty bounced back from 23,500 but has again slipped below the psychologically important 24,000 level after the US Federal Reserve indicated fewer rate cuts in 2025. The correction has brought Nifty valuation below the long-term average PE (see chart below). However...

Bank of India Mutual Fund has launched a new fund offer (NFO), Bank of India Business Cycle Fund. The fund focuses on riding business cycles by identifying and investing in growth themes through dynamic allocation across sectors and stocks at different stages of business cycle, resulting from the impact of medium...

Most people think they need to have a lot of money before they can start investing. These days, with as little as Rs 500 you can get your feet wet with mutual funds. Investing in mutual funds allows you to take part in a larger pool of funds that will be managed by a professional fund manager. This presents a lot of advantages, the best...

Asset allocation is important in achieving your financial goals, whether in bull market or bear market. Many investors ignore asset allocation when the market is favourable but this can be harmful to their financial interests in the long run because they may take more risks than warranted by their risk profiles and financial goals. The stock market...

As per SEBI guidelines, the top 100 stocks in India by market capitalization are called Large Cap stocks. Large cap funds invest at least 80% of their assets in large cap stocks. UTI Large Cap Fund is the oldest of all the existing equity schemes in India with a vintage of nearly 40 years. The market is in...